James Lapine
Directing

James Lapine

Born 1949-01-10

James Elliot Lapine (born January 10, 1949) is an American stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. He has won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times, for Into the Woods, Falsettos, and Passion. He has frequently collaborated with Stephen Sondheim and William Finn.

WriterProducerDirectorCinematographyCastMusicalStage DirectorExecutive Producer

Known for

Into the Woods★ 5.8Viewing moment
Into the Woods
2014
Sunday in the Park with George★ 7.3Viewing moment
Sunday in the Park with George
1986
Life with Mikey★ 5.6Viewing moment
Life with Mikey
1993
Act One: Live from Lincoln CenterViewing moment
Act One: Live from Lincoln Center
2015
Impromptu★ 6Viewing moment
Impromptu
1991
Custody★ 7Viewing moment
Custody
2016
A New Brain★ 9.3Viewing moment
A New Brain
2015
Into the Woods★ 8Viewing moment
Into the Woods
1991
Six by Sondheim★ 7.3Viewing moment
Six by Sondheim
2013
Into the Woods★ 8.3Viewing moment
Into the Woods
2011
Falsettos★ 8.3Viewing moment
Falsettos
2017
Earthly Possessions★ 6.5Viewing moment
Earthly Possessions
1999
Passion★ 7.3Viewing moment
Passion
1996
In the Company of RoseViewing moment
In the Company of Rose
2023
Sunday in the Park with...StephenViewing moment
Sunday in the Park with...Stephen
1990
Table Settings★ 5Viewing moment
Table Settings
1982
Sunday In the Park With George★ 10Viewing moment
Sunday In the Park With George
2013
Passion (Live from Lincoln Center)Viewing moment
Passion (Live from Lincoln Center)
2005
Into the Woods: A ConversationpieceViewing moment
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
1990

Frequent collaborators

Stephen SondheimStephen SondheimBernadette PetersBernadette PetersMandy PatinkinMandy PatinkinPaul GemignaniPaul GemignaniJonathan TunickJonathan TunickDan FoglerDan FoglerJudi DenchJudi DenchAudra McDonaldAudra McDonald