Joseph Papp
Theatre Director, Theater Producer
1921 – 1991
Who was Joseph Papp?
Joseph Papp was an American theatrical producer and director. Papp established The Public Theater in what had been the Astor Library Building in downtown New York. "The Public," as it is known, has many small theaters within it. There, Papp created a year-round producing home to focus on new creations, both plays and musicals. Among numerous examples of these creations were the works of David Rabe, Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Charles Gordone's No Place to Be Somebody, and Papp's production of Michael Bennett's Pulitzer-Prize winning musical, A Chorus Line. At Papp's death, The Public Theater was renamed The Joseph Papp Public Theater.
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- Born
- Jun 22, 1921
Brooklyn - Also known as
- Joseph Papirofsky
- Joe Papp
- Papp József
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Gail Merrifield
(1976/01/18 - 1991/10/31) - Peggy Marie Bennion
(1951/11/27 - )
- Gail Merrifield
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Oct 31, 1991
New York City - Resting place
- Baron Hirsch Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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