Lapine 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.
James Lapine, Act One
James Lapine, Act One
James Lapine, The 25sup>th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee
James Lapine, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
James Lapine, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
James Lapine, Amour
James Lapine , Into the Woods
James Lapine, Into the Woods
James Lapine, Dirty Blonde
James Lapine, Dirty Blonde
James Lapine, Passion
James Lapine, Passion
James Lapine, Passion
James Lapine , Passion
James Lapine, Falsettos
James Lapine, Falsettos
James Lapine, Into the Woods
James Lapine, Into the Woods
James Lapine, Into the Woods
James Lapine, Into the Woods
James Lapine, Into the Woods
James Lapine, Sunday in the Park with George
James Lapine, Sunday in the Park with George
James Lapine, Sunday in the Park with George
James Lapine, Sunday in the Park with George
James Lapine , Sunday in the Park with George
James Lapine has written 18 shows including Table Settings (Playwright), Sunday in the Park with George (Bookwriter), Into the Woods (Bookwriter), Falsettoland (Bookwriter), Falsettos (Bookwriter), Passion (Bookwriter), Luck, Pluck, and Virtue (Bookwriter), Twelve Dreams (Playwright), A New Brain (Bookwriter), The Moment When (Playwright), Dirty Blonde (Conceiver), Fran's Bed (Playwright), Sondheim on Sondheim (Conceiver), Act One (Adapter), Little Miss Sunshine (Playwright), Barbara Cook: Then and Now (Conceived by), Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing (Author), Flying Over Sunset (Book).
James Lapine has been nominated for various awards throughout his career. Some of his nominations include Best Play for "Act One" at the BroadwayWorld Awards and Tony Awards, Outstanding Director of a Musical for "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Direction of a Musical for "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at the Tony Awards, Outstanding Director - Musical for "Amour" at The Lortels, and Outstanding Director of a Musical for "Into the Woods" at the Drama Desk Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards. He has also received nominations for "Dirty Blonde," "Passion," "Falsettos," and "Sunday in the Park with George" across various award ceremonies.
James Lapine has won several awards throughout his career, including Best Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Act One, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Amour, Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Dirty Blonde, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Passion, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Falsettos, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Into the Woods, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Into the Woods, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Into the Woods, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George, and Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George.
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