birth_place awards nationality name birth_date spouse article_title birth_name alma_mater
mansfield , ohio , united states pulitzer prize for drama -lrb- 1985 -rrb- united states james lapine 10 january 1949 sarah kernochan -lrb- 1 child -rrb- james lapine
 james elliot lapine franklin and marshall college -lrb- 1971 -rrb-
james lapine

james elliot lapine -lrb- born january 10 , 1949 -rrb- is an american stage director , filmmaker , 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 .
