James Lapine

Directing

Born: 1949-01-10
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

Biography

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.

Awards & Nominations15 won Β· 25 nominated

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Play

Act One

2014
πŸ† Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

2005
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

2005
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

2005
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

2002
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

2002
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

2000
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play

2000
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

1999
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

1999
Nominated

Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

1997
πŸ† Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

1994
πŸ† Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

1994
πŸ† Won

Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Passion

1994
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

1994
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

1994
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

1994
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

1994
πŸ† Won

Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Falsettos

1992
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

1992
πŸ† Won

Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

1991
Nominated

Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

1991
πŸ† Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

1988
πŸ† Won

Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Into the Woods

1988
πŸ† Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

1988
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

1988
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

1988
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

1988
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

1988
πŸ† Won

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Sunday in the Park with George

1985
Nominated

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Sunday in the Park with George

1985
πŸ† Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

1984
πŸ† Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

1984
πŸ† Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

1984
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

1984
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

1984
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

1984
Nominated

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical

1984
πŸ† Won

Drama League Award

πŸ† Won

Guggenheim Fellowship