James Lapine
James Lapine | |
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Lapine at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards | |
| Born | James Elliot Lapine January 10, 1949 Mansfield, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Stage director, playwright, screenwriter, librettist |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Spouse | Sarah Kernochan |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1985) |
James Elliot Lapine (born January 10, 1949) is an American stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. He has won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times, for Into the Woods, Falsettos, and Passion. He has frequently collaborated with Stephen Sondheim and William Finn.