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Biography
James Elliot 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, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Sunday in the Park with George. He has frequently collaborated with Stephen Sondheim and William Finn.
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Awards & recognition
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Director of a Musical · 2005
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Musical · 1994
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Book of a Musical · 1994
- Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 1994
- Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 1992
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- Laurence Olivier Award — Best New Musical · 1991
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Book of a Musical · 1988
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Musical · 1988
- Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 1988
- Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 1985
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Director of a Musical · 1984
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Book of a Musical · 1984
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Musical · 1984
- Drama League Award
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Tony Award — Best Play · 2014 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Director of a Musical · 2005 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 2005 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Director of a Musical · 2002 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 2002 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Director of a Play · 2000 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Play · 2000 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Book of a Musical · 1999 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Musical · 1999 · nominated
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best New Musical · 1997 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Director of a Musical · 1994 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Musical · 1994 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Book of a Musical · 1994 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1994 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1992 · nominated
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best New Musical · 1991 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Musical · 1988 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Book of a Musical · 1988 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Director of a Musical · 1988 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1988 · nominated
- Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 1985 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Director of a Musical · 1984 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Musical · 1984 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Book of a Musical · 1984 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1984 · nominated
Filmography9 titles
Into the Woods
2011Musical
2011Musical
Into the Woods
1991Director, Musical, Stage Director, Writer
1991Director, Musical, Stage Director, Writer
Sunday in the Park with George
1986Director, Musical, Stage Director, Writer
1986Director, Musical, Stage Director, Writer
Six by Sondheim
2013Director, Executive Producer
2013Director, Executive Producer
Custody
2016Director, Writer
2016Director, Writer
Impromptu
1991Director
1991Director
Into the Woods
2014Musical, Screenplay
2014Musical, Screenplay
Life with Mikey
1993Director
1993Director
In the Company of Rose
2023Director, Director of Photography, Producer
2023Director, Director of Photography, Producer