He has won the tony award for best book of a musical three times, for into the woods, falsettos, and passion. On the surface, into the woods is an entertaining blend of some of the worlds most beloved fairy tales set to the magnificent music of stephen sondheim. James lapin, who practices law in denver, colorado, was selected to super lawyers for 2007 2020. Stephen sondheims songs, seamlessly melded to james lapines text, are perfect expressions of the complications of living in modern society and the difficult. First, to enrich understanding of the musical for all audience members, especially those with a folklore or theater background. It brings characters from classic fairytales cinderella, jack and the beanstalk, little red riding hood, and others. Some 30 years ago, writer james lapine and composerlyricist stephen sondheim created a musical that has charmed audiences across the world for decades. Stephen sondheim once gave james lapine, his friend and longtime collaborator, a useful if inadvertent piece of advice. Overview for sarah kernochan turner classic movies. Victorian opera 2014 into the woods theatre studies resource. A baker and his wife are assigned a number of tasks by a nearby witch. By reading this, you have in no way acquired the right to perform into the woods in any form or fashion. Select this result to view james m mergens phone number, address, and more. James lapine was born on january 10, 1949 in mansfield, ohio, usa.
Stephen sondheim and james lapines into the woods study guide. We hope that this study guide will help you further your understanding and enjoyment of one of stephen sondheims most popular musicals. Into the woods music and lyrics by stephen sondheim book by james lapine please note. James mergen phone, address, background info whitepages. With songs and lyrics by stephen sondheim and a book by james lapine, who also directed the stage production, into the woods humorously combines a number of classic fairy tales into one overarching narrative. This peer designation is awarded only to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state. Into the woods is the imaginative account of what happens when the lives of new and old fairytale characters dramatically and humorously come together. In many ways the experience you will have seeing into the woods will be similar. The best result we found for your search is james m mergen age 40s in downingtown, pa. He has frequently collaborated with stephen sondheim and william finn.
He is a writer and director, known for into the woods 2014, american playhouse 1981 and the moment when. Into the woods screenplay by james lapine music and lyrics. Stephen sondheim and james lapine s into the woods study guide sponsored in part by. Jack, traveling with milky white, meets the baker and his wife in the woods. Dramatists play service, one of the premier playlicensing and theatrical publishing agencies in the world, was formed in 1936 to foster national opportunities for playwrights by publishing affordable editions of their plays and handling the performance rights to these works. Jamie was a loving, fun hearted easy going young man who adored his family. Sondheims consistent ability to merge words and music that hint at the deeper. He also directed the first revival of merrily we roll along at lajolla playhouse in 1985. Find exclusive interviews, video clips, photos and more on entertainment tonight. Grant thornton and john woods merge their operations. James elliot lapine born january 10, 1949 is an american stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. When james woods insulted family friends of neil patrick harris, the how i met your mother star didnt take it lying down on monday, woods, 70, tweeted a photo of a father, mother and.
Now, after legit runs, national tours, london versions, revivals, a movie, his oldie into the woods grimms fairy tale is into a. Now grace and her mother, jackie lee, move from the naval base in virginia to ritzy palm beach, florida, to start all over again. Why nph thinks james woods is ignorant and classless page six. Sunday in the park with george nyc discount theatre tickets. Jul 10, 2016 stephen sondheim once gave james lapine, his friend and longtime collaborator, a useful if inadvertent piece of advice. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information. James woods obituary north carolina pendrys lenoir. Following a very successful run, the production moved to the old globe in san diego, ca in the summer of 2014. A multitalent, new yorkborn, connecticutbred sarah kernochan dropped out of college to pursue a writing career with the village voice. Big beasts of broadway stephen sondheim and james lapine. View sarna lapines profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. William finn and james lapine lincoln center theater.
Find james lapine movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. Dec 23, 2014 james lapine wrote the book for and directed the musicals into the woods, passion, and sunday in the park with george all with scores by stephen sondheim and falsettos, a new brain, muscles, and little miss sunshine all with scores by william finn. He has won the tony award for best book of a musical. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the use of folktales in stephen sondheim and james lapine \u27s 1987 awardwinning musical into the woods. In the prologue to into the woods, the main characters sing these words and a magical quest begins.
Now grace and her mother, jackie lee, move from the naval base in. James lapine wrote into the woods after an intense. Lapin is an attorney providing legal services covering family law and general litigation and personal injury general. Velmas ethnicity is native american, whose political affiliation is unknown. Pius x cafe stage for the first time in over a decade and a half. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover sarnas. They have also lived in phoenixville, pa and aston, pa plus 1 other location. Into the woods is an intelligent and downright funny bit of musical theatre. View the profiles of professionals named james woods on linkedin. Into the woods movie tiein edition by stephen sondheim, 9781559364997, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Stephen sondheims songs, seamlessly melded to james lapine s text, are perfect expressions of the complications of living in modern society and the difficult. James lapine 3771 environ blvd fort lauderdale, fl 33319 954 4850598. Top rated denver, co family law attorney james lapin. Sarna lapine director, dracula classic stage company. James woods mocks anderson coopers eye roll with homophobic butt plug insult conservative actor gets crude in response to cnn hosts reaction to white house counselor kellyanne conway. Big beasts of broadway stephen sondheim and james lapine on. Into the woods brings wellknown fairytale characters to musical life, interwoven with the story of a baker and his wife, whose longing for a child is thwarted by a mischievous witch. James pine was a vice admiral in the united states coast guard and superintendent of the united states coast guard academy biography. James lapine wrote the book for and directed the musicals into the woods, passion, and sunday in the park with george all with scores by stephen sondheim and falsettos, a new brain, muscles, and little miss sunshine all with scores by william finn. Pulitzer prize for drama sunday in the park with george 1984 tony award nominations. Cinderella, jack of beanstalk fame, little red ridinghood, and the baker and his wife set out. The old globe to offbroadway 1987 broadway production mccarter theater center in princeton, new jersey in 20. Weaving classic fairy tales with more contemporary fiction, into the woods tells the story of a baker and his wife who are unable to have children.
Victorian opera 2014 into the woods theatre studies resource 2 into the woods and down the dell, the path is straight, i know it well. Dec 22, 2014 into the woods first premiered on broadway in 1987 with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and the book by james lapine. Abstract effect of a new area frame on levels of area expansions are investigated. James lapine has worked with stephen sondheim on the broadway productions of sunday in the park with george, into the woods, passion, and sondheim on sondheim.
Other names that velma uses includes velma l fisher. Into the woods is a musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by james lapine. Into the woods, and who can tell whats waiting on the journey. By her mid20s and while still an active journalist, she coproduced and directed the fresh, penetrating oscarwinning documentary marjoe 1972, about the peripatetic evangelical work of preacherturnedhippie actor marjoe gortner. Lapine directed the broadway revival of sunday in the park with george to critical acclaim, starring jake gyllenhaal and. James lapine, playwright james lapine, director playwrights horizons, producer richard goodwin, set designer robert wojewodski, costume designer annie wrightson, lighting designer michael spellman, sound designer robert moss, managing director andre bishop, artistic director kevin mangan, stage manager opening night production credits. James jamie nelson woods iii james nelson woods iii jamie passed away on tuesday, august 8, 2017 in asheville. James lapine bio, photos, theatre credits, stage history. The two first worked together in the mid1980s on sunday in the park with. Suddenly, the wellworn boot of cinderella steps into the frame and lands on what we thought was the sky, but in fact is simply its reflection in a puddle of water. Into the woods by james lapine, stephen sondheim, hardcover. Into the woods movie tiein edition by stephen sondheim. When you consider some of the names that have shaped the modern american musicalrodgers and hammerstein, rodgers and hart, lerner and loewe, for examplewell, sondheim and lapine just doesnt have the same ring to it.
Feb 26, 2002 into the woods is the imaginative account of what happens when the lives of new and old fairytale characters dramatically and humorously come together. Sep 02, 2016 please see individual bios for william finn and james lapine. He is a writer and director, known for into the woods 2014. Into the woods by james lapine bernadette peters, chip zien. Stephen sondheim is generally recognized as one of the most influential and innovative artists working in contemporary musical theatre. Please see individual bios for william finn and james lapine. He has written and directed numerous plays, and has received three tony awards, five drama. Cinderella, jack of beanstalk fame, little red ridinghood, and the baker and his wife set out for the forest on a quest to find happily ever after. Or something deeper than love closer to religious gratitude is the sentiment you may experience in the finale that concludes the first act of the marvelous revival of stephen sondheim and james lapines sunday in the park with george, which opened on thursday night at the newly restored hudson theater.
Sarna lapine bio, photos, theatre credits, stage history in 2017, ms. If you like this show andor script, please purchase the published script in the store so that you can help support stephen sondheim and james. Act one original, play, broadway opened in new york city apr 17, 2014 and played through jun 15, 2014. Jul 12, 2017 when james woods insulted family friends of neil patrick harris, the how i met your mother star didnt take it lying down on monday, woods, 70, tweeted a photo of a father, mother and. Into the woods first premiered on broadway in 1987 with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and the book by james lapine. Into the woods stephen sondheim james lapine into the. Phoebe lapine is a food and health writer, glutenfree chef, wellness personality, culinary instructor, awardwinning blogger, recipe developer, hashimotos advocate, podcast host and speaker, born and raised in new york city, where she continues to live and eat. James nowell wood march 20, 1941 june 11, 2010 was an american museum director who spent 25 years as head of the art institute of chicago and later served. In doing so, i hope to accomplish several directives. He has written lyrics for west side story, gypsy and do i hear a waltz, and the complete scores music and lyrics for works such as a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, into the woods, company, a little night music, follies, sunday in the park with. Research and applications division, national agricultural statistics service, u. No significant evidence of changes in the levels of the expansions. Into the woods by james lapine and stephen sondheim is an amazing, artistic, and ambitious book, which tells the story of a baker and his wife who get cursed by a witch, in which they try to relieve the curse by retrieving certain things that the witch told them.
Piano conductor score act 1 music and lyrics by stephen sondheim book by james lapine originally directed on broadway by james lapine notice, do not defacel should you find it. For example, little riding hoods cape, or jack and the beanstalks cow as white as. James lapine and stephen sondheim take everyones favorite storybook characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant, piece. Its hard to imagine a more unlikely pairing in american musical theatre than stephen sondheim and james lapine. This script is provided for educational purposes only. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Now, after legit runs, national tours, london versions, revivals, a movie, his oldie into the woods. The production was well attended and the students are eagerly anticipating next years production. Velma fisher is 84 years old and was born on 11181935. Outstanding book of a musical into the woods outstanding director of a musical into the woods 1985 pulitzer prize nominations. Jamie was born march 15, 1991 in valdese, nc to james nelson woods ii of lenoir and yvette wright huffman of granite falls.
Into the woods stephen sondheim, james lapine, hudson talbott isbn. Into the woods screenplay by james lapine music and lyrics by stephen sondheim based on the musical by stephen sondheim and james lapine. Best book of a musical into the woods best direction of a musical into the woods 1988 drama desk award nominations. James is related to rosemary p mergen and rob william mergen as well as 5 additional people.