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.
Known For
Life with Mikey
(1993)
Director
Impromptu
(1991)
Director
Earthly Possessions
(1999)
Director
Custody
(2016)
Director
Into the Woods
(1991)
Director and Stage Director
Falsettos
(2017)
Stage Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Sunday in the Park with George
(1986)
Stage Director
Impromptu
(1991)
Director
Into the Woods
(1991)
Director and Stage Director
Life with Mikey
(1993)
Director
Passion
(1996)
Director and Stage Director
Earthly Possessions
(1999)
Director
Six by Sondheim
(2013)
Director
Custody
(2016)
Director
Falsettos
(2017)
Stage Director
In the Company of Rose
(2023)
Director
Acting
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
(1990)
Self
Sunday in the Park with...Stephen
(1990)
In the Company of Rose
(2023)
Writing
Sunday in the Park with George
(1986)
Musical and Writer
Sunday in the Park with...Stephen
(1990)
Writer
Into the Woods
(1991)
Musical and Writer
Passion
(1996)
Musical and Writer
Passion
(2005)
Writer
Into the Woods
(2011)
Musical
Sunday In the Park With George
(2013)
Musical
Into the Woods
(2014)
Screenplay and Musical
Act One: Live from Lincoln Center
(2015)
Writer
Custody
(2016)
Writer
Falsettos
(2017)
Musical
Production
Camera