Gender
Male
Born
Jan 10, 1949
Mansfield, Ohio, USA
Director Writer
External Links
James Lapine's official website
Relations
Uncle of
Sarna Lapine
  • CREDITS
    Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (Apr 08, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025)
    Musical, Original
    • Book for Sunday in the Park with George, Passion, and Into the Woods by James Lapine
    Into the Woods (Aug 06, 2022 - Jan 08, 2023)
    Musical, Revival
    • Originally directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Flying Over Sunset (Dec 13, 2021 - Jan 16, 2022)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Sunday in the Park with George (Feb 23, 2017 - Apr 23, 2017)
    Musical, Revival
    • Book by James Lapine
    • Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
    Falsettos (Oct 27, 2016 - Jan 08, 2017)
    Musical, Revival
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Act One (Apr 17, 2014 - Jun 15, 2014)
    Play, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Written by James Lapine
    Annie (Nov 08, 2012 - Jan 05, 2014)
    Musical, Revival
    • Directed by James Lapine
    Sondheim on Sondheim (Apr 22, 2010 - Jun 27, 2010)
    Musical, Original
    • Conceived and Directed by James Lapine
    Sunday in the Park with George (Feb 21, 2008 - Jun 29, 2008)
    Musical, Revival
    • Book by James Lapine
    • Originally Directed on Broadway by: James Lapine
    The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (May 02, 2005 - Jan 20, 2008)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    Passion (Oct 20, 2004 - Oct 20, 2004)
    Musical, Benefit
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Amour (Oct 20, 2002 - Nov 03, 2002)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    Into the Woods (Apr 30, 2002 - Dec 29, 2002)
    Musical, Revival
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Dirty Blonde (May 01, 2000 - Mar 04, 2001)
    Play, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Conceived by James Lapine
    Golden Child (Apr 02, 1998 - May 31, 1998)
    Play, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    The Diary of Anne Frank (Dec 04, 1997 - Jun 14, 1998)
    Play, Revival
    • Directed by James Lapine
    Into the Woods (Nov 09, 1997 - Nov 09, 1997)
    Musical, Benefit
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Sunday in the Park with George (May 15, 1994 - May 15, 1994)
    Musical, Benefit
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Passion (May 09, 1994 - Jan 07, 1995)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Falsettos (Apr 29, 1992 - Jun 27, 1993)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Into the Woods (Nov 05, 1987 - Sep 03, 1989)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Sunday in the Park with George (May 02, 1984 - Oct 13, 1985)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Into the Woods (Feb 18, 2023 - Jul 30, 2023)
    Musical, Revival
    • Originally Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Falsettos (Feb 08, 2019 - Jun 30, 2019)
    Musical, Revival
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Into the Woods (Nov 26, 2016 - May 28, 2017)
    Musical, Revival
    • Book by James Lapine
    The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Sep 19, 2006 - Jun 01, 2008)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    Falsettos - Second National (Mar 13, 1993 - Jul 03, 1994)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Falsettos - First National (Dec 01, 1992 - Jan 24, 1993)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
    Into the Woods (Nov 22, 1988 - May 13, 1990)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by James Lapine
    • Book by James Lapine
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    Special Award for Lifetime Achievement

    2026 | Recipient
    James Lapine
     

    Best Play

    2014 | Nominee  | Act One
    Written by James Lapine
     

    Best Direction of a Musical

    2005 | Nominee  | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
    Directed by James Lapine
     

    Best Direction of a Musical

    2002 | Nominee  | Into the Woods
    Directed by James Lapine
     

    Best Direction of a Play

    2000 | Nominee  | Dirty Blonde
    Directed by James Lapine

    Best Book of a Musical

    1994 | Winner  | Passion
    Book by James Lapine
     

    Best Direction of a Musical

    1994 | Nominee  | Passion
    Directed by James Lapine

    Best Book of a Musical

    1992 | Winner  | Falsettos
    Book by James Lapine
     

    Best Direction of a Musical

    1992 | Nominee  | Falsettos
    Directed by James Lapine

    Best Book of a Musical

    1988 | Winner  | Into the Woods
    Book by James Lapine
     

    Best Direction of a Musical

    1988 | Nominee  | Into the Woods
    Directed by James Lapine
     

    Best Book of a Musical

    1984 | Nominee  | Sunday in the Park with George
    Book by James Lapine
     

    Best Direction of a Musical

    1984 | Nominee  | Sunday in the Park with George
    Directed by James Lapine

    Pulitzer Prize

    for Drama

    1985 | Winner  | Sunday in the Park with George
    Book by James Lapine

    Drama Desk Award

    Outstanding Director of a Musical

    2005 | Winner  | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
    Directed by James Lapine
     

    Outstanding Director of a Musical

    2003 | Nominee  | Amour
    Directed by James Lapine
     

    Outstanding Director of a Musical

    2002 | Nominee  | Into the Woods
    Directed by James Lapine
     

    Outstanding Director of a Play

    2000 | Nominee  | Dirty Blonde
    Directed by James Lapine
     

    Outstanding Book of a Musical

    1999 | Nominee
    James Lapine (for "A New Brain")

    Outstanding Book

    1994 | Winner  | Passion
    Book by James Lapine
     

    Outstanding Director of a Musical

    1994 | Nominee  | Passion
    Directed by James Lapine

    Outstanding Book of a Musical

    1988 | Winner  | Into the Woods
    Book by James Lapine
     

    Outstanding Director of a Musical

    1988 | Nominee  | Into the Woods
    Directed by James Lapine

    Outstanding Book

    1984 | Winner  | Sunday in the Park with George
    Book by James Lapine

    Outstanding Director of a Musical

    1984 | Winner  | Sunday in the Park with George
    Directed by James Lapine
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (Apr 08, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025)
Musical, Original
  • Book for Sunday in the Park with George, Passion, and Into the Woods by James Lapine
Into the Woods (Aug 06, 2022 - Jan 08, 2023)
Musical, Revival
  • Originally directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Flying Over Sunset (Dec 13, 2021 - Jan 16, 2022)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Sunday in the Park with George (Feb 23, 2017 - Apr 23, 2017)
Musical, Revival
  • Book by James Lapine
  • Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine
Falsettos (Oct 27, 2016 - Jan 08, 2017)
Musical, Revival
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Act One (Apr 17, 2014 - Jun 15, 2014)
Play, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Written by James Lapine
Annie (Nov 08, 2012 - Jan 05, 2014)
Musical, Revival
  • Directed by James Lapine
Sondheim on Sondheim (Apr 22, 2010 - Jun 27, 2010)
Musical, Original
  • Conceived and Directed by James Lapine
Sunday in the Park with George (Feb 21, 2008 - Jun 29, 2008)
Musical, Revival
  • Book by James Lapine
  • Originally Directed on Broadway by: James Lapine
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (May 02, 2005 - Jan 20, 2008)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
Passion (Oct 20, 2004 - Oct 20, 2004)
Musical, Benefit
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Amour (Oct 20, 2002 - Nov 03, 2002)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
Into the Woods (Apr 30, 2002 - Dec 29, 2002)
Musical, Revival
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Dirty Blonde (May 01, 2000 - Mar 04, 2001)
Play, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Conceived by James Lapine
Golden Child (Apr 02, 1998 - May 31, 1998)
Play, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
The Diary of Anne Frank (Dec 04, 1997 - Jun 14, 1998)
Play, Revival
  • Directed by James Lapine
Into the Woods (Nov 09, 1997 - Nov 09, 1997)
Musical, Benefit
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Sunday in the Park with George (May 15, 1994 - May 15, 1994)
Musical, Benefit
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Passion (May 09, 1994 - Jan 07, 1995)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Falsettos (Apr 29, 1992 - Jun 27, 1993)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Into the Woods (Nov 05, 1987 - Sep 03, 1989)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Sunday in the Park with George (May 02, 1984 - Oct 13, 1985)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Into the Woods (Feb 18, 2023 - Jul 30, 2023)
Musical, Revival
  • Originally Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Falsettos (Feb 08, 2019 - Jun 30, 2019)
Musical, Revival
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Into the Woods (Nov 26, 2016 - May 28, 2017)
Musical, Revival
  • Book by James Lapine
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Sep 19, 2006 - Jun 01, 2008)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
Falsettos - Second National (Mar 13, 1993 - Jul 03, 1994)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Falsettos - First National (Dec 01, 1992 - Jan 24, 1993)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine
Into the Woods (Nov 22, 1988 - May 13, 1990)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by James Lapine
  • Book by James Lapine

Tony Award®

Special Award for Lifetime Achievement

2026 | Recipient
James Lapine
 

Best Play

2014 | Nominee  | Act One
Written by James Lapine
 

Best Direction of a Musical

2005 | Nominee  | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Directed by James Lapine
 

Best Direction of a Musical

2002 | Nominee  | Into the Woods
Directed by James Lapine
 

Best Direction of a Play

2000 | Nominee  | Dirty Blonde
Directed by James Lapine

Best Book of a Musical

1994 | Winner  | Passion
Book by James Lapine
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1994 | Nominee  | Passion
Directed by James Lapine

Best Book of a Musical

1992 | Winner  | Falsettos
Book by James Lapine
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1992 | Nominee  | Falsettos
Directed by James Lapine

Best Book of a Musical

1988 | Winner  | Into the Woods
Book by James Lapine
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1988 | Nominee  | Into the Woods
Directed by James Lapine
 

Best Book of a Musical

1984 | Nominee  | Sunday in the Park with George
Book by James Lapine
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1984 | Nominee  | Sunday in the Park with George
Directed by James Lapine

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

1985 | Winner  | Sunday in the Park with George
Book by James Lapine

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Director of a Musical

2005 | Winner  | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Directed by James Lapine
 

Outstanding Director of a Musical

2003 | Nominee  | Amour
Directed by James Lapine
 

Outstanding Director of a Musical

2002 | Nominee  | Into the Woods
Directed by James Lapine
 

Outstanding Director of a Play

2000 | Nominee  | Dirty Blonde
Directed by James Lapine
 

Outstanding Book of a Musical

1999 | Nominee
James Lapine (for "A New Brain")

Outstanding Book

1994 | Winner  | Passion
Book by James Lapine
 

Outstanding Director of a Musical

1994 | Nominee  | Passion
Directed by James Lapine

Outstanding Book of a Musical

1988 | Winner  | Into the Woods
Book by James Lapine
 

Outstanding Director of a Musical

1988 | Nominee  | Into the Woods
Directed by James Lapine

Outstanding Book

1984 | Winner  | Sunday in the Park with George
Book by James Lapine

Outstanding Director of a Musical

1984 | Winner  | Sunday in the Park with George
Directed by James Lapine

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