Cast & creator
James Lapine
Best known for American Playhouse, American Playhouse, American Playhouse
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.
40
film credits
4
television credits
5
1976–2023 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (44)
Showing 44 of 44 credits
American Playhouse
Writer
1982American Playhouse
Theatre Play
1982American Playhouse
Director
1982
Live from Lincoln Center
Writer
1976
Into the Woods
Screenplay
2014Into the Woods
Musical
2014
Impromptu
Director
1991
Custody
Writer
2016Custody
Director
2016
Life with Mikey
Director
1993
Six by Sondheim
Executive Producer
2013Six by Sondheim
Director
2013
Into the Woods
Musical
1991Into the Woods
Stage Director
1991Into the Woods
Director
1991Into the Woods
Writer
1991
Sunday in the Park with George
Stage Director
1986Sunday in the Park with George
Musical
1986Sunday in the Park with George
Writer
1986Sunday in the Park with George
Director
1986
Falsettos
Stage Director
2017Falsettos
Musical
2017Falsettos
Director
2017Falsettos
Writer
2017
Passion
Writer
2005
Table Settings
Writer
1982
Act One: Live from Lincoln Center
Writer
2015
Earthly Possessions
Director
1999
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
Self
1990Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
Writer
1990
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
1995
Into the Woods
Musical
2011
Sunday In the Park with George
Musical
2013
In the Company of Rose
2023In the Company of Rose
Director of Photography
2023In the Company of Rose
Producer
2023In the Company of Rose
Director
2023
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
1990Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
Writer
1990
Passion
Stage Director
1996Passion
Musical
1996Passion
Director
1996Passion
Writer
1996
Children Will Listen
self
2004