RESUME
J. SCOTT LAPP
Director/Producer/Artistic Director - SDC
JeremyScottLapp@gmail.com * www.jscottlapp.com
DIRECTOR (Selected Listing)
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INTERNATIONAL
Murder For Two (2022) Japanese National Tour
Book & Music by Joe Kinosian, Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair
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Murder For Two (2016) Tokyo, Japan
Book & Music by Joe Kinosian, Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair
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Murder For Two Stage West, Calgary, Alberta
Book & Music by Joe Kinosian, Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair
REGIONAL THEATRE
Every Brilliant Thing CCAE Theatricals
Play by Duncan MacMillan with Jonny Donahue
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (San Diego Premiere) CCAE Theatricals
Play by Simon Stephens, Based on the novel by Mark Haddon
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Bottle Shock! The Musical (world premiere) California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Music & Lyrics by Charles Vincent Burwell, Book, Lyrics & Additional Music by James D. Sasser
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Disney's Mary Poppins Moonlight Amphitheatre
Book by Julian Fellowes, Original Music by Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman
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Witnesses (world premiere) California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Book by Robert L. Freedman
Music & Lyrics by Matt Gould, Adam Gwon, Anna K. Jacobs, Mindi Dickstein & Carmel Dean and Jordan Beck & Gerald Sternbach
* 2022 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding New Production & Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Once, the Musical California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Music & Lyrics by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová, Book by Enda Walsh
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Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Lyrics by Time Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Murder For Two Bristol Riverside Theatre
Book & Music by Joe Kinosian, Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair
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Freaky Friday Moonlight Amphitheatre
Book by Bridget Carpenter, Music by Tom Kitt, Lyrics by Brian Yorkey
* 2020 National Youth Theatre Award for Outstanding Production & Best Direction
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Murder For Two NC Theatre
Book & Music by Joe Kinosian, Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair
Godspell Prima Theatre Company
Book by John Michael Tebelak, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Farmers Alley Theatre
Play by Simon Stephens, Based on the novel by Mark Haddon
* Nominated for 5 2019 Wilde Awards including Best Play
Minnie’s Boys – The Madcap Marx Brothers Musical Musical Theatre Guild
Book by Arthur Marx & Robert Fisher, Lyrics by Hal Hackady, Music by Larry Grossman
Disenchanted! Prima Theatre Company
Book, Music & Lyrics by Dennis T. Giacino
Hairspray San Diego Musical Theatre
Music by Marc Shaiman, Lyrics by Scott Wittman & Shaiman, Book by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan
* Nominated for Best Musical 2019 San Diego Critics Circle Awards
The Bridges of Madison County The Public Theatre of San Antonio
Book by Marsha Norman, Music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
First Date Prima Theatre Company
Book by Austin Winsberg, Music & Lyrics by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner
Little Women The Barn Stage Company
Book by Allan Knee, Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, Music by Jason Howland
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street North Carolina Summer Rep
Book by Hugh Wheeler, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
First Date San Diego Musical Theatre
Book by Austin Winsberg, Music & Lyrics by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner
* San Diego Regional Premiere
Murder For Two The Cape Playhouse
Book & Music by Joe Kinosian, Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair
Murder For Two: Holiday Edition Bucks County Playhouse
Book & Music by Joe Kinosian, Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair
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Chess in Concert Old Town Temecula Theatre
Music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Lyrics by Tim Rice
* 2016 Inland Theatre League Award for Best Direction
Freedom Riders New York Musical Theatre Festival
Book & Lyrics by Richard Allen, Music by Taran Gray
* 2016 Beta Award for Best New Musical
Peter and The Starcatcher The Barn Stage Company
By Rick Elice
* 2016 Inland Theatre League Award for Best Direction
Murder For Two Farmers Alley Theatre
Book & Music by Joe Kinosian, Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair
Carousel in Concert Old Town Temecula Theatre
Music by Richard Rodgers, Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Spring Awakening The Barn Stage Company
Music by Duncan Sheik, Book & Lyrics by Steven Sater
Urinetown The Barn Stage Company
Music & Lyrics by Mark Hollmann, Book & Lyrics by Greg Kotis
Wearing Black New York Musical Theatre Festival
Book, Music & Lyrics by Riley Thomas
Murder For Two Pittsburgh CLO
Book & Music by Joe Kinosian, Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair
The Untitled John Mayer Project The Merc, Temecula, California
Music & Lyrics by John Mayer, Book by Jordan Beck, Arrangements by Leonard Patton
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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
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BROADWAY
Bonnie & Clyde (dir. Jeff Calhoun) Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Music by Frank Wildhorn, Lyrics by Don Black, Book by Ivan Menchell
OFF-BROADWAY
Murder For Two (dir. Scott Schwartz) Second Stage Theater & New World Stages
Book & Music by Joe Kinosian, Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair
INTERNATIONAL
The Prince of Egypt (dir. Scott Schwartz) London, West End
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Philip LaZebnik
The Prince of Egypt (dir. Scott Schwartz) Fredericia Teater, Denmark
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Philip LaZebnik
NATIONAL TOUR
Murder For Two National Tour
Book & Music by Joe Kinosian, Book & Lyrics by Kellen Blair
Xanadu (dir. Christopher Ashley) La Jolla Playhouse/National Tour
Book by Douglas Carter Beane, Music & Lyrics by Jeff Lynne & John Farrar
REGIONAL THEATRE
The Prince of Egypt (dir. Scott Schwartz) TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Philip LaZebnik
Rain (dir. Barry Edelstein) Old Globe Theatre
Music & Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa, Book by Sybille Pearson
Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame (dir. Scott Schwartz) Paper Mill Playhouse, La Jolla Playhouse
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by Peter Parnell
Into The Woods (dir. Noah Brody & Ben Steinfeld) Old Globe Theatre
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine
Secondhand Lions (dir. Scott Schwartz) 5th Avenue Theatre
Book by Rupert Holmes, Music & Lyrics by Alan Zachary & Michael Weiner
Somewhere In Time (dir. Scott Schwartz) Portland Center Stage
Book by Ken Davenport, Music by Doug Katsaros, Lyrics by Amanda Yesnowitz
Good People (dir. Paul Mullins) Old Globe Theatre
By David Lindsay-Abaire
A Room With A View (dir. Scott Schwartz) Old Globe Theatre
Book by Marc Acito, Music & Lyrics by Jeffrey Stock, Additional Lyrics by Marc Acito
Somewhere (dir. Giovanna Sardelli) Old Globe Theatre
By Matthew Lopez
Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin (dir. Michael Unger & Warren Carlyle) La Jolla Playhouse
Music & Lyrics by Christopher Curtis, Book by Christopher Curtis & Thomas Meehan
* 2010 Noel Craig Award for Best New Musical
Bonnie & Clyde (dir. Jeff Calhoun) La Jolla Playhouse, Asolo Repertory Theatre
Music by Frank Wildhorn, Lyrics by Don Black, Book by Ivan Menchell
* 2009 Patté Award for Outstanding Production & 2009 Noel Craig Award for Best New Musical
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THEME PARK
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Gloria! (2014 – 2020, 2023 & 2024) Busch Gardens, Williamsburg
Scrooge No More (2014, 2022 – 2024) Busch Gardens, Williamsburg
ARTISTIC ASSOCIATION
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Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (Full Member)
Directors Lab West (Alumni Member)
Canadian Actors Equity
2011 SDC Emerging Artist
READINGS/WORKSHOPS
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Bottle Shock! The Musical | dir. J. Scott Lapp | Forestburgh Playhouse Workshop
Bottle Shock! The Musical | dir. J. Scott Lapp | San Diego Workshop
S.A.T. the musical | dir. J. Scott Lapp | Los Angeles Workshop
Witnesses, a Song Cycle | dir. J. Scott Lapp | San Diego Workshop
Noël Coward's Hay Fever | dir. J. Scott Lapp | New York Workshop
The Romeo & Juliet Project | dir. Scott Schwartz | New York Workshop
The Prince of Egypt | dir. Scott Schwartz | London Workshop
Boy: A New Musical | dir. J. Scott Lapp | Seattle Workshop
Biting Broadway | dir. J. Scott Lapp | Los Angeles Workshop
The Prince of Egypt | dir. Scott Schwartz | New York Workshop
The More Things Change | dir. Scott Schwartz | New York Workshop
Zapata! The Musical | dir. J. Scott Lapp | New York Workshop
The Hunchback of Notre Dame | dir. Scott Schwartz | New York Workshop
Somewhere In Time | dir. Scott Schwartz | New York Workshop
The John Birch Society Musical | dir. Chris Ashley | La Jolla Playhouse Workshop
Peter Pan | dir. J. Scott Lapp | ASCAP/DreamWorks Musical Theatre Workshop
Secondhand Lions | dir. Scott Schwartz | New York Workshop
A Room With A View | dir. Scott Schwartz | New York Workshop
Leap of Faith | dir. Chris Ashley | New York Workshop
Romy and Micheleʼs High School Reunion | dir. Chris Ashley | La Jolla Playhouse Workshop
The Weathermen | dir. Coy Middlebrook | La Jolla Playhouse Workshop
Bonnie & Clyde | dir. Jeff Calhoun | New York Workshop
Restoration | dir. Chris Ashley | La Jolla Playhouse Workshop
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