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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Robert Lantos to Steven Levitan
Paul Lazarus Biography (1954-)
Born October 25, 1954, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Steven (a business executive) and Arlene (a teacher; maiden name, Travin) Lazarus. Addresses: Agent: Kaplan-Stahler Agency, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 923, Beverly Hills, CA90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director
- Birth Details
- October 25, 1954
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Director
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Scooter Thomas, Lincoln Center Institute, Juilliard School, New York City, 1982
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The Baker's Wife, Woodstock Opera House, Woodstock, IL, 1983
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You Never Know, American Stage Festival, Milford, NH, then Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA, 1984, later Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 1985
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Follies in Concert, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Avery FisherHall, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1985
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Personals, Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 1985
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God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH, 1986
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Blesse, Alliance Studio Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 1987
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Let Freedom Sing!, Mandell Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1987
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Cave Life, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1988
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Johnny Pye and the Foolkiller, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1990
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Camping with Henry and Tom, Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge, MA,1993, then Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1995
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You Never Know, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1996
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The People vs. Mona, Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, CA, 2000
- Director of Henry V and Henry IV, Parts I, II and III, allRoyal Shakespeare Company, London and Stratford-upon-Avon, England; Working, Dartmouth Summer Repertory, Hanover, NH; Escurial and Gray Spades, both Actors Studio, New York City; Harry Ruby's Songs My Mother Never Sang, Production Company and Manhattan Theatre Club, New YorkCity; Chinamen and Acceptance, both No Smoking Playhouse, New York City; Rearranging Deck Chairs, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City; A Stephen Sondheim Evening, Composer's Showcase, WhitneyMuseum, New York City; Barnum's Last Life, La Mama Experimental Theatre Club, New York City; An Evening with Stephen Sondheim and Friends, American Music Theatre Festival, Philadelphia; Rapunzel, PromenadeTheatre and Town Hall, New York City; A Marc Blitzstein Tribute, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City; The Emperor's New Clothes, Theaterworks USA and Town Hall, New York City; The Divine Orlando, Classic Stage Company, New York City; Hot L Baltimore, Dartmouth Summer Repertory.
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Film Work
- Producer and director, Seven Girlfriends, Castle Hill Productions,1999
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Television Director
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Episodic
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Dream On, HBO, 1990
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L.A. Law, NBC, between 1990-1991
- "Castles in the Sand," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1992
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Mad about You, NBC, 1992
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Melrose Place, Fox, between 1992-1995
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Jack's Place, ABC, 1993
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Models Inc., Fox, 1994
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Friends, NBC, 1994
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Partners, Fox, 1995
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Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
- "Wet 'n Wild," Baywatch (also known as Baywatch Hawai'i), 1995
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Ned and Stacey, Fox, 1995
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Everybody Loves Raymond (also known as Raymond), CBS, 1996
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Getting Personal, Fox, 1998
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2gether: The Series, MTV, 2000
- Also directed episodes of Buddies,
Class of '96, and Teech.
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Other Television Work
- Director, Whispers from the White House, HBO, 1980
- Creative consultant, Nightcap, ARTS, 1982
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Radio Work
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Series
- Producer and host, Anything Goes, WBAI-FM, New York City and National Public Radio, beginning in 1978
Further Reference
ADAPTATIONS
- The film Seven Girlfriends, released by Castle Hill Productions in 1999, is based on a story by Lazarus.
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