James Lapine Biography (1949-)
Full name, James Elliot Lapine; born January 10, 1949, in Mansfield, OH; sonof David Sanford and Lillian (maiden name, Feld) Lapine; married Sarah Kernochan (a writer and director), February 24, 1985; children: Phoebe.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, writer
- Birth Details
- January 10, 1949
- Mansfield, Ohio, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Work
- Director
- Photograph, 1977
- Twelve Dreams, c. 1977, then Public Theatre, New York ShakespeareFestival, New York City, 1982, revised edition staged at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1995
- Table Settings, 1978
- March of the Falsettos, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1982
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1982
- Sunday in the Park with George, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, 1984-85
- Merrily We Roll Along, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 1985
- Into the Woods, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1987-89
- The Winter's Tale, Public Theatre, New York City, 1989
- Falsettoland, 1990
- (With William Finn) Falsettos, John Golden Theatre, New York City,1992-93
- Luck, Pluck & Virtue, La Jolla Playhouse, 1993
- Passion, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1994-95
- Golden Child, Public Theatre, 1996-98, then Longacre Theatre, NewYork City, 1998
- The Diary of Anne Frank, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1997-98
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (musical), 1999
- Dirty Blonde, New York Theatre Workshop, then Helen Hayes Theatre,New York City, 2000-
- Into the Woods, Dodger Theatricals, New York City, 2002-
- Film Work
- Director
- Impromptu, Hemdale, 1991
- Life with Mikey (also known as Give Me a Break), Buena Vista, 1993
- Television Work
- Director; Movies
- Earthly Possessions, HBO, 1999
- Stage Director; Specials
- Sunday in the Park with George, PBS, 1986
- (And director) Into the Woods, 1990
- Passion, PBS, 1996
- WRITINGS
- Stage Plays
- Twelve Dreams, c. 1977, then Public Theatre, New York ShakespeareFestival, New York City, 1982, revised edition staged at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1995
- The Moment When, Playwrights' Horizons Theatre, New York City, 2000
- (With Claudia Shear) Dirty Blonde, New York Theatre Workshop, thenHelen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 2000-
- Author of Books
- Passion, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1994-95
- (With William Finn) A New Brain (musical), Mitzi Newhouse Theatre,New York City, 1998
- Adaptor
- Photograph, 1977
- Into the Woods, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1987-89
- (With William Finn) Falsettos, John Golden Theatre, New York City,1992-93
- Luck, Pluck & Virtue (adapted from the Nathanael West novel A Cool Million), La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 1993
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (musical; adapted the work by Victor Hugo), 1999
- Teleplays
- Specials
- Sunday in the Park with George, PBS, 1986
- Into the Woods, 1990
- Passion, PBS, 1996