James Lapine

4 titles·Since 1991

January 10, 1949

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.

Frequently works with

Bernadette Peters

2 titles together

Filmography (4)

Custody

2016 · Director

Life with Mikey

1993 · Director

Impromptu

1991 · Director

Into the Woods

1991 · Director

January 10, 1949

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.