James Lapine (born January 10, 1949 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American theatrical director and librettist. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mansfield is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Richland County. A libretto is the text used in an extended Musical work such as an Opera, Operetta, Masque, sacred or secular Oratorio and
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". The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards bestowed by The Village Voice newspaper to Off-Broadway Theater The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918 From 1918 to 2006 the Drama Prize was unlike the majority of the other Pulitzer Prizes during these years the The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented
A graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, Lapine is married to screenwriter/director Sarah Kernochan. Franklin & Marshall College (abbreviated as " F&M " is a four-year private co-educational liberal arts college in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Sarah Kernochan (born December 30, 1947) is an Oscar-winning documentarian, Film director, Screenwriter and producer from
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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
Plays
- Table Settings (1978)
- Twelve Dreams (1978)
- Luck, Pluck, and Virtue (1994)
- The Moment When (2000)
- Fran's Bed (2005)
Director
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
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
References
- Haagensen, Erik J. Sunday in the Park with George is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken non-sung dialogue and storyline of a musical play The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918 From 1918 to 2006 the Drama Prize was unlike the majority of the other Pulitzer Prizes during these years the Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken non-sung dialogue and storyline of a musical play Falsettos is a musical with a book by James Lapine and William Finn and music and lyrics by Finn comprising March of the Falsettos The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken non-sung dialogue and storyline of a musical play Passion is a musical adapted from Ettore Scola 's film Passione d'Amore (which was in its turn based on Iginio Ugo Tarchetti The Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical is awarded to librettists of the spoken non-sung dialogue and storyline of a musical play The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. A revival is a restaging of a former hit play at a later date Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (literally translated in English The Bellringer of Notre Dame) is a musical, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics Alan Menken (born July 22 1949 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American Broadway and an eight-time Academy Award Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American Musical theater lyricist and Composer. A New Brain is a musical with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Finn and James Lapine. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. A revival is a restaging of a former hit play at a later date March of the Falsettos is a musical with a book lyrics and music by William Finn. William Alan Finn (b February 28 1952, Boston Massachusetts) is an award-winning American Composer and Lyricist, especially Sunday in the Park with George is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Merrily We Roll Along is a musical with a book by George Furth and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Falsettos is a musical with a book by James Lapine and William Finn and music and lyrics by Finn comprising March of the Falsettos The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Passion is a musical adapted from Ettore Scola 's film Passione d'Amore (which was in its turn based on Iginio Ugo Tarchetti Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. A revival is a restaging of a former hit play at a later date The Diary of Anne Frank is a stage adaptation of the book The Diary of a Young Girl. Albert Hackett ( February 16, 1900 &ndash March 16, 1995) was an American Dramatist and Screenwriter. Albert Hackett ( February 16, 1900 &ndash March 16, 1995) was an American Dramatist and Screenwriter. David Henry Hwang (黃哲倫 Pinyin: Huáng Zhìlún (born August 11, 1957) is a contemporary American Playwright who has risen to Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (literally translated in English The Bellringer of Notre Dame) is a musical, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics Alan Menken (born July 22 1949 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American Broadway and an eight-time Academy Award Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American Musical theater lyricist and Composer. Dirty Blonde is a play by Claudia Shear. Conceived by Shear and James Lapine and featuring songs from I'm No Angel and Claudia Shear (born circa 1962 is an American Actress and Playwright. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. A revival is a restaging of a former hit play at a later date The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and Amour is a musical Fantasy with an English book by Jeremy Sams, music by Michel Legrand, and lyrics by Didier Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer arranger conductor and pianist of Armenian descent The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a one act musical Comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn and a book by Rachel Sheinkin William Alan Finn (b February 28 1952, Boston Massachusetts) is an award-winning American Composer and Lyricist, especially The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and Susan Sarandon (born Susan Abigail Tomalin; October 4 1946 is an American Actress. Stephen Dorff (born July 29, 1973) is an American Actor, best known for portraying Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat Life with Mikey is a 1993 Comedy film starring Michael J Fox. Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and Impromptu is a 1991 movie based on a screenplay written by Sarah Kernochan, directed by James Lapine, produced by Daniel A Judy Davis (born 23 April 1955 is an Academy Award -nominated Screen Actors Guild Award, three-time Emmy Award, two-time BAFTA Award Hugh John Mungo Grant (born 9 September 1960 is a British Actor and Film producer. Mandy Patinkin ( (born November 30, 1952) is an American actor of stage and screen and a Tenor vocalist Bernadette Peters (born February 28 1948 is an American Actress and Singer from New York City. "The Passion of James Lapine. 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