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
- CREDITS
- Stage Director
- Scooter Thomas, Lincoln Center Institute, Juilliard School, New York City, 1982
- The Baker's Wife, Woodstock Opera House, Woodstock, IL, 1983
- You Never Know, American Stage Festival, Milford, NH, then Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA, 1984, later Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 1985
- Follies in Concert, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Avery FisherHall, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1985
- Personals, Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 1985
- God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH, 1986
- Blesse, Alliance Studio Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 1987
- Let Freedom Sing!, Mandell Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1987
- Cave Life, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1988
- Johnny Pye and the Foolkiller, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1990
- Camping with Henry and Tom, Berkshire Playhouse, Stockbridge, MA,1993, then Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 1995
- You Never Know, Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ, 1996
- 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.
- Film Work
- Producer and director, Seven Girlfriends, Castle Hill Productions,1999
- Television Director
- Episodic
- Dream On, HBO, 1990
- L.A. Law, NBC, between 1990-1991
- "Castles in the Sand," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1992
- Mad about You, NBC, 1992
- Melrose Place, Fox, between 1992-1995
- Jack's Place, ABC, 1993
- Models Inc., Fox, 1994
- Friends, NBC, 1994
- Partners, Fox, 1995
- Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1995
- "Wet 'n Wild," Baywatch (also known as Baywatch Hawai'i), 1995
- Ned and Stacey, Fox, 1995
- Everybody Loves Raymond (also known as Raymond), CBS, 1996
- Getting Personal, Fox, 1998
- 2gether: The Series, MTV, 2000
- Also directed episodes of Buddies, Class of '96, and Teech.
- Other Television Work
- Director, Whispers from the White House, HBO, 1980
- Creative consultant, Nightcap, ARTS, 1982
- Radio Work
- 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.