James Lapine News

The nominations are in for the 2026 Olivier Awards. The nominees included Paddington the Musical, Into The Woods, Oh, Mary!, Into The Woods, Evita, and more. Check out the full list here!

Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will present James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's timeless, yet relevant, Into the Woods March 14-22 at THE BLACK BOX! Directed by FPAC Artistic Director Raye Lynn Mercer.

Jodi Benson will star as The Witch in INTO THE WOODS at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts’ Steinmetz Hall in Orlando. The limited summer engagement marks Benson’s return to the venue.

Houston Broadway Theatre will present two productions for 2026 with Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Wortham Center, and Falsettos, playing this spring.

Virginia’s Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre will honor star of stage and screen Vanessa Williams with the company’s fifteenth Stephen Sondheim Award.

Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.

American Stage in the Park returns to Demens Landing Park on March 25 with Into the Woods, an outdoor production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's beloved musical based on Grimm's fairy tales.

Tickets are now on sale for Arts Alive!'s 2026 Pre-Professional production of Into the Woods, performing March 13-15 at the Barrington Middle School Auditorium.

Signature Theatre will honor star of stage and screen Vanessa Williams with the company’s fifteenth Stephen Sondheim Award. The Stephen Sondheim Award will be presented at a black-tie Gala Benefit.

Theatre Group Asia has announced its 2026–2027 season, which will feature three international productions that have not previously been staged in the Philippines.

Next year, Jonathan Bailey will pick up the paintbrush as he steps into the role of George Seurat in the highly anticipated West End production of Sunday in the Park with George. Mandy Patinkin, who originated the role on Broadway, recently shared his thoughts about the new production, even offering some advice to Bailey.

The Cape Playhouse will present its 2026 summer season from June 3 through September 19 at the historic Cape Playhouse in Dennis, Massachusetts. The season, unveiled by Artistic Director Eric Rosen, will include five musical theater productions as the organization approaches its centennial in 2027.

The Cape Playhouse has announced its 2026 summer line-up, in advance of its centennial on July 4, 2027. The lineup will include a production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, directed by Claybourne Elder. Learn more about the full season!

Sunday in the Park with George is opening on Thursday, January 22, at Little Theatre of Fall River, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, and Directed by Aaron Gendreau-Visco. Check out photos here!

The Little Theatre of Fall River will present SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, opening this Thursday. Directed by Aaron Gendreau-Visco, the production features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine.

Read a conversation with Morley about the 1/23 concert, which weaves history about NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 between songs from the show.

The Legacy Theatre’s focus for 2026 is “there’s no place like home.' For Eric Santagata, those words have an incredibly special meaning as he prepares to succeed Legacy Co-Founder and Executive Artistic Director, Keely Baisden Knudsen

Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande have been confirmed to star in a new stage production of Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical, Sunday in the Park with George.

Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey have taken to Instagram to further tease the production of Sunday in the Park With George, in which they are rumored to star in London.

Little Theatre of Fall River will present Sunday in the Park with George, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine, from January 22 through February 1 in Fall River, Massachusetts.