Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 57 (1985) Winner
James Lapine
ジェームズ・ラピーン
Jēmusu Rapīn
Aliases:
James Elliot Lapine
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-01-10 （Mansfield, Ohio, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Stage director, playwright, screenwriter, librettist
- Active Years
- 1977-2024
- Influenced By
- Gertrude Stein, Stephen Sondheim, William Finn
- Nominations
- Nominated multiple times for Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Nominated for Tony Award for Best Play (Act One)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin and Marshall College | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| California Institute of the Arts | — | Photography and Graphic Design | MFA | — | United States |
Franklin and Marshall College
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
California Institute of the Arts
Photography and Graphic Design
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Sunday in the Park with George | — | Columbia University | Won |
| 1988 | Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical | Into the Woods | — | American Theatre Wing | Won |
| 1992 | Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical | Falsettos | — | American Theatre Wing | Won |
| 1994 | Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical | Passion | — | American Theatre Wing | Won |
| 1984 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | Drama & Performance Art | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Honored |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1985
Work:
Sunday in the Park with George
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
Won
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
1988
Work:
Into the Woods
Organization:
American Theatre Wing
Result:
Won
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
1992
Work:
Falsettos
Organization:
American Theatre Wing
Result:
Won
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
1994
Work:
Passion
Organization:
American Theatre Wing
Result:
Won
Guggenheim Fellowship
1984
Category:
Drama & Performance Art
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
Honored
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sunday in the Park with George
1984 MusicalExplores the life and creative process of artist Georges Seurat, inspired by his painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
ArtCreativityLegacy across generations
Into the Woods
1987 MusicalCharacters from Grimm fairy tales venture into the woods to have their wishes granted, learning consequences.
Consequences of wishesFamilyMorality
Adaptations
- [Film] Into the Woods / Rob Marshall (2014)
Falsettos
1992 MusicalDepicts relationships in a modern Jewish family in New York.
FamilyHomosexualityFriendship
Passion
1994 MusicalStory of obsessive love by an Italian soldier.
PassionLoveJealousy
Bibliography
- Table Settings
- Twelve Dreams
- Luck, Pluck, and Virtue
- The Moment When
- Fran's Bed
- Act One
- Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing
- Putting It Together
Adaptations
- Into the Woods (film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Innovative narrative structuresIntegration of visuals and music
- Recurring Motifs
- Family dynamicsIntersection of art and reality
Legacy
Renowned for collaborations with Stephen Sondheim and William Finn, he won three Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and the Pulitzer Prize, leaving a legacy as an innovator in modern musical theater.
Archives
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
In Popular Culture
- Daughter Phoebe Lapine is a food writer
- Niece Sarna Lapine directed a revival of his work Sunday in the Park with George
Trivia
- Played Jack in an elementary school production of Jack and the Beanstalk
- His daughter Phoebe Lapine is a food writer
- His niece Sarna Lapine directed the 2016 concert version and 2017 Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George