James Lapine - Theatre

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