Paul Lazarus (born October 25, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American director, producer and writer of film, television and theatre.
In the early 90s, he served as the Artistic Director of the historic Pasadena Playhouse. Lazarus has directed over eighty plays and musicals. His play, A Tale of Charles Dickens, co-written with Janet Jones, was produced and recorded for radio by Los Angeles Theater Works in association with the Antaeus Theater Company. Other credits include directing Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, Personals (which was written by Marta Kauffman, David Crane, Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken), Kristin Chenoweth in her solo concert debut, The People vs. Mona, Mark St. Germain's Camping With Henry And Tom (starring Robert Prosky, Ronny Cox and John Cunningham) and The 24th Day (starring Noah Wyle and Peter Berg).
Recently, he completed work on a short narrative film entitled “Graham: A Dog’s Story” which is shot entirely from the viewpoint of a purebred Lab. His feature length documentary, “SlingShot,” about noted Segway inventor Dean Kamen and his work to solve the world’s water crisis, appeared in over 40 film festivals around the world and garnered numerous awards. SlingShot is currently available on iTunes, Amazon Prime and Vimeo. Lazarus directed and produced the feature film, "Seven Girlfriends," starring Tim Daly, Mimi Rogers, Jami Gertz, and Melora Hardin. Produced independently, "Seven Girlfriends" was released by Castle Hill Productions and was featured on HBO and Comedy Central.
