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. |
| Education | |
| Occupations | 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, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Sunday in the Park with George. He has frequently collaborated with Stephen Sondheim and William Finn.