James Lapine

James Lapine
Lapine at the 73rd Annual Peabody Awards
Born	James Elliot Lapine (1949-01-10) January 10, 1949 (age 75) Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Franklin and Marshall College (BA) California Institute of the Arts (MFA)
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.