James Lapine - Theatre

Theatre

As a director, Lapine has worked on
  • 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
  • Merrily We Roll Along (1985, La Jolla Playhouse)- composed by Stephen Sondheim
  • Into the Woods (1987) - composed by Stephen Sondheim
  • Falsettos (1992) - composed by William Finn
  • Passion (1994) - composed by Stephen Sondheim
  • 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 and Stephen Schwartz
  • Dirty Blonde (2000) - written by Claudia Shear
  • Into the Woods (revival) - 2002
  • Amour (2002) - composed by Michel Legrand
  • The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) - composed by William Finn
  • Sondheim on Sondheim (2010) - musical revue of Stephen Sondheim work
  • Little Miss Sunshine (2011, La Jolla Playhouse) - also wrote the book; composed by William Finn
Writer, musicals

He has written the libretti for the following musicals:

  • Sunday in the Park with George - 1984
  • Into the Woods - 1987
  • Falsettos - 1992
  • Passion - 1994
  • Luck, Pluck, and Virtue (also director) - 1995, La Jolla Playhouse and Atlantic Theatre Company, both starring Neil Patrick Harris
  • Der Glockner von Notre Dame - 1999 (in Berlin)
  • A New Brain (Off-Broadway) - 1999
Writer, plays
  • Table Settings (also director) - 1979 and 1980 at Playwrights Horizons
  • Twelve Dreams (also director) - 1978; 1981 Public Theater
  • The Moment When - 2000 Playwrights Horizons, featuring Mark Ruffalo and Phyllis Newman
  • Fran's Bed (also director) - 2003, Long Wharf Theatre, starring Mia Farrow; 2005 Playwrights Horizons

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