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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