James Lapine
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James Lapine (born January 10, 1949 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American theatrical director and librettist.
Theatre first became a part of Lapine’s life when he was hired at Yale University as a graphic designer in theatre. Before this he was a photographer, graphic designer and architectural preservationist.
Lapine is winner of an Obie Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and three Tony Awards for “Best Book of a Musical".
A graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, Lapine is married to screenwriter/director Sarah Kernochan.
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[edit] Libretti
- Sunday in the Park with George (1984)
- Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama
- Into the Woods (1987)
- Falsettos (1992)
- Passion (1994)
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book
- Into the Woods (revival) (1997)
- Der Glockner von Notre Dame (1999, in Berlin) - composed by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
- A New Brain (Off-Broadway) - 1999)
- Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Book of a Musical
- Into the Woods (revival) - 2002
[edit] Plays
- Table Settings (1978)
- Twelve Dreams (1978)
- Luck, Pluck, and Virtue (1994)
- The Moment When (2000)
- Fran's Bed (2005)
[edit] Director
[edit] Stage
- Photography of Gertrude Stein (1977)
- March of the Falsettos (1981) - composed by William Finn
- Sunday in the Park with George (1984) - composed by Stephen Sondheim
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
- Merrily We Roll Along (1985, La Jolla Playhouse)
- Into the Woods (1987) - composed by Stephen Sondheim
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
- Falsettos (1992) - composed by William Finn
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
- Passion (1994) - composed by Stephen Sondheim
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
- Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Director of a Musical
- Into the Woods (revival) - 1997
- The Diary of Anne Frank (1997) - written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
- Golden Child (1998) - written by David Henry Hwang
- Der Glockner von Notre Dame (1999, in Berlin) - composed by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
- Dirty Blonde (2000) - written by Claudia Shear
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Play
- Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Director of a Play
- Into the Woods (revival) - 2002)
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
- Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Director of a Musical
- Amour (2002) - composed by Michel Legrand
- Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Director of a Musical
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) - composed by William Finn
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
[edit] Films
- Earthly Possessions (1999, TV) - starring Susan Sarandon, Stephen Dorff
- Life with Mikey (1993) - starring Michael J. Fox, Cyndi Lauper
- Impromptu (1991) - starring Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters
[edit] References
- Haagensen, Erik J. "The Passion of James Lapine." SHOWmusic The Musical Theatre Magazine 1994: ppgs.11-16
