Theatre
- As a director, Lapine has worked on
- Photography of Gertrude Stein (1977)
- March of the Falsettos (1981) - composed by William Finn
- Sunday in the Park with George (1984) - composed by Stephen Sondheim
- Merrily We Roll Along (1985, La Jolla Playhouse)- composed by Stephen Sondheim
- Into the Woods (1987) - composed by Stephen Sondheim
- Falsettos (1992) - composed by William Finn
- Passion (1994) - composed by Stephen Sondheim
- Into the Woods (revival) - 1997
- The Diary of Anne Frank (1997) - written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
- Golden Child (1998) - written by David Henry Hwang
- Der Glockner von Notre Dame (1999, in Berlin) - composed by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
- Dirty Blonde (2000) - written by Claudia Shear
- Into the Woods (revival) - 2002
- Amour (2002) - composed by Michel Legrand
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) - composed by William Finn
- Sondheim on Sondheim (2010) - musical revue of Stephen Sondheim work
- Little Miss Sunshine (2011, La Jolla Playhouse) - also wrote the book; composed by William Finn
- Writer, musicals
He has written the libretti for the following musicals:
- Sunday in the Park with George - 1984
- Into the Woods - 1987
- Falsettos - 1992
- Passion - 1994
- Luck, Pluck, and Virtue (also director) - 1995, La Jolla Playhouse and Atlantic Theatre Company, both starring Neil Patrick Harris
- Der Glockner von Notre Dame - 1999 (in Berlin)
- A New Brain (Off-Broadway) - 1999
- Writer, plays
- Table Settings (also director) - 1979 and 1980 at Playwrights Horizons
- Twelve Dreams (also director) - 1978; 1981 Public Theater
- The Moment When - 2000 Playwrights Horizons, featuring Mark Ruffalo and Phyllis Newman
- Fran's Bed (also director) - 2003, Long Wharf Theatre, starring Mia Farrow; 2005 Playwrights Horizons
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