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.

KNOWN FOR

American Playhouse
1986
Live from Lincoln Center
2005
Into the Woods
2014
Custody
2016
Impromptu
1991
Life with Mikey
1993
Six by Sondheim
2013
Into the Woods
1991
Table Settings
1982
Passion
2005
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
1995
Falsettos
2017

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
5
Directing
15
Writing
21
Producing
2
Camera
1
2023
In the Company of Rose
2004
Children Will Listen
as self
1995
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
1990
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
as Self
1990
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen