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Joseph Papp was an American theatrical producer and director. He established The Public Theater in what had been the Astor Library Building in Lower Manhattan. There Papp created a year-round producing home to focus on new plays and musicals.

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Productions

Tis Pity She's a Whore
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Producer
Homo Sapien Shuffle
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Producer
Before it Hits Home
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Producer
No Shame
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Producer
The Home Show Pieces
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Producer
Reno Once Removed
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Producer
Pericles
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Producer
In the Jungle of Cities
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Producer
The Tempest
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Founder
Othello
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Founder
Dead Mother
 
[Off-Broadway, 1991]
Producer
A Bright Room Called Day
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
The Big Funk
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
The Fever
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
Gonza the Lancer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
Machinal
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
Through the Leaves
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
Romeo and Juliet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
Indecent Materials
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
The Tragedy of Richard III
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Artistic Director
The Taming of the Shrew
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
Ice Cream with Hot Fudge
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
Spunk:Three Tales by Zora Neale Hurston
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
Hamlet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
Jonah
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
One of the Guys
 
[Off-Broadway, 1990]
Producer
Macbeth
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Kingfish
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Kate's Diary
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Up Against It
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
The Secret Rapture
 
[Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Carnage, A Comedy
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
My Big Land (Sailor's Silence)
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Titus Andronicus
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Twelfth Night or What You Will
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Romance in Hard Times
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Producer
Cymbeline
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
The Forbidden City
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Director
Producer
Tempation
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
The Winter's Tale
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Songs of Paradise
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Love's Labor's Lost
 
[Off-Broadway, 1989]
Producer
For Dear Life
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Genesis: Music and Miracles
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Coriolanus
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
A Celebration of Paul Robeson
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Producer
What Did He See?
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Stranger Here Myself
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
King John
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Much Ado About Nothing
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
The Death of Garcia Lorca
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
The Imperialist at the Club Cave Canem
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Miracolo D'Amore
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Romeo and Juliet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Zero Positive
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Wenceslas Square
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
American Notes
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Julius Caesar
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Serious Money
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Producer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Producer
Serious Money
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Producer
La Puta Vida Trilogy
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Producer
Old Business
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Producer
Henry IV Part I
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Director
Producer
Two Gentlemen of Verona
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Producer
Richard II
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Director
Producer
Talk Radio
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Producer
The Knife
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Producer
Producer
My Gene
 
[Off-Broadway, 1987]
Producer
As You Like It
 
[Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Macbeth
 
[Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Romeo and Juliet
 
[Broadway, 1986]
Producer
The Colored Museum
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Medea
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Twelfth Night or What You Will
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Vienna: Lusthaus
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Cuba & His Teddy Bear
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Largo Desolato
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Hamlet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Rum and Coke
 
[Off-Broadway, 1986]
Producer
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Producer
Aunt Dan and Lemon
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Producer
A Map of the World
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Producer
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Producer
Producer
Measure for Measure
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Director
Producer
Rat in the Skull
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Producer
The Marriage of Bette and Boo
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Producer
The Normal Heart
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Producer
Salonika
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Producer
Virginia
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Producer
Tom and Viv
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Producer
Coming of Age in Soho
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Producer
Tracers
 
[Off-Broadway, 1985]
Producer
La Boheme
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Producer
The Ballad of Soapy Smith
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Producer
The Golem
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Producer
Henry V
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Producer
Ice Bridge
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Producer
Found a Peanut
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Producer
The Nest of the Wood Grouse
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Director
Producer
Young Playwrights Festival (1984)
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Producer
The Human Comedy
 
[Broadway, 1984]
Producer
Pieces of Eight
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Producer
Fen
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Producer
Cinders
 
[Off-Broadway, 1984]
Producer
The Human Comedy
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Producer
Lenny and the Heartbreakers
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
A Private View
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Sound and Beauty
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
My Uncle Sam
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Non Pasquale
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Orgasmo Adulto Escapes From the Zoo
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
King Richard III
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Goodnight Ladies!
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Fen
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Egyptology: My Head was a Sledgehammer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Buried Inside Extra
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Director
Producer
Top Girls
 
[Off-Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Plenty
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Top Girls
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Hamlet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Director
Producer
Plenty
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Don Juan
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Red and Blue
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Goose and Tomtom
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Three Acts of Recognition
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Lullabye and Goodnight
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Zastrozzi
 
[Off-Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Twelve Dreams
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
Family Devotions
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
The Ballad of Dexter Creed
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
The Laundry Hour
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
Henry IV Part I
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
The Dance and the Railroad
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
The Tempest
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
How It All Began
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
Waiting for Godot
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
Il Campiello, a Venetian Comedy
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
The Haggadah, a Passover Cantata
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
Long Day's Journey Into Night
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
Mary Stuart
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
Penguin Touquet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Producer
The Pirates of Penzance
 
[Broadway, 1981]
Producer
Alice in Concert
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Director
Producer
True West
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Producer
Dead End Kids
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Producer
The Seagull
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Producer
The Pirates of Penzance
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Producer
FOB
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Producer
Mother Courage and Her Children
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Producer
The Haggadah, a Passover Cantata
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Producer
Salt Lake City Skyline
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Producer
Marie and Bruce
 
[Off-Broadway, 1980]
Producer
Sorrows of Stephen
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
The Art of Dining
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Tongues
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Mercier & Camier
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Spell # 7
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Othello
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Coriolanus
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Happy Days
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Wake Up, It's Time to Go to Bed
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
The Woods
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Dispatches
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Sancocho
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Taken in Marriage
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Julius Caesar
 
[Off-Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Drinks Before Dinner
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producer
The Taming of the Shrew
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producer
Spring Awakening
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producer
Wings
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producer
Mango Tango
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producer
I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It On the Road
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producer
Producer
Runaways
 
[Broadway, 1978]
Producer
Runaways
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producer
Curse of the Starving Class
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producer
Museum
 
[Off-Broadway, 1978]
Producer
A Prayer for My Daughter
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
The Water Engine
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
The Mandrake
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
The Dybbuk
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
A Photograph
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Producer
Tales of the Hasidim
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
The Misanthrope
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Miss Margarida's Way
 
[Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Landscape of the Body
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Agamemnon
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Miss Margarida's Way
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
The Threepenny Opera
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Agamemnon
 
[Broadway, 1977]
Producer
On the Lock-In
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Hagar's Children
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Ashes
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Marco Polo Sings a Solo
 
[Off-Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Henry V
 
[Off-Broadway, 1976]
Director
Producer
A Chorus Line
 
[US Tour, 1976]
Producer
Rebel Women
 
[Off-Broadway, 1976]
Producer
So Nice, They Named it Twice
 
[Off-Broadway, 1976]
Producer
A Chorus Line
 
[, 1976]
Producer
The Threepenny Opera
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Producer
Streamers
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Producer
Streamers
 
[Off-Broadway, 1976]
Producer
Woyzeck
 
[Off-Broadway, 1976]
Producer
The Shortchanged Review
 
[Off-Broadway, 1976]
Producer
Jinxs Bridge
 
[Off-Broadway, 1976]
Producer
Rich and Famous
 
[Off-Broadway, 1976]
Producer
Jesse and the Bandit Queen
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
A Chorus Line
 
[Broadway, 1975]
Producer
The Comedy of Errors
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
Hamlet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
The Taking of Miss Janie
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
A Chorus Line
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
Alice in Wonderland
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
Ghosts
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
Fishing
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
Kid Champion
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
Our Late Night
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
The Seagull
 
[Off-Broadway, 1975]
Producer
Black Picture Show
 
[Broadway, 1975]
Producer
In the Boom Boom Room
 
[Off-Broadway, 1974]
Producer
Mert & Phil
 
[Broadway, 1974]
Director
The Last Days of British Honduras
 
[Off-Broadway, 1974]
Producer
Richard III
 
[Off-Broadway, 1974]
Producer
Where Do We Go From Here?
 
[Off-Broadway, 1974]
Producer
The Measures Taken
 
[Off-Broadway, 1974]
Producer
The Merry Wives of Windsor
 
[Off-Broadway, 1974]
Producer
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
 
[Off-Broadway, 1974]
Producer
The Killdeer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1974]
Producer
Les Femmes Noires
 
[Off-Broadway, 1974]
Producer
The Tempest
 
[Off-Broadway, 1974]
Producer
Barbary Shore
 
[Off-Broadway, 1973]
Producer
More Than You Deserve
 
[Off-Broadway, 1973]
Producer
Troilus and Cressida
 
[Off-Broadway, 1973]
Producer
Boom Boom Room
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Director
Producer
Lotta
 
[Off-Broadway, 1973]
Producer
King Lear
 
[Off-Broadway, 1973]
Producer
As You Like It
 
[Off-Broadway, 1973]
Director
Producer
The Orphan
 
[Off-Broadway, 1973]
Producer
The Cherry Orchard
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Producer
The Children
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Producer
Wedding Band
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Director
Producer
Much Ado About Nothing
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Producer
Ti-Jean and His Brothers
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Producer
The Corner
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Producer
Hamlet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Producer
That Championship Season
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Producer
Black Visions
 
[Off-Broadway, 1972]
Producer
Wedding of Iphigenia and Iphigenia in Concert
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
The Black Terror
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Sticks and Bones
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
The Tale of Cymbeline
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Two Gentlemen of Verona
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Two Gentlemen of Verona
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Timon of Athens
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Dance Wi' Me
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Underground
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Candide
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Blood
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Here Are Ladies
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Slag
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Subjects to Fits
 
[Off-Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Jack MacGowran in the Works of Samuel Beckett
 
[Off-Broadway, 1970]
Producer
Trelawney of the 'Wells'
 
[Off-Broadway, 1970]
Producer
The Happiness Cage
 
[Off-Broadway, 1970]
Producer
Sambo
 
[Off-Broadway, 1970]
Producer
Richard III
 
[Off-Broadway, 1970]
Producer
The Chronicles of King Henry VI, Part 2
 
[Off-Broadway, 1970]
Producer
The Chronicles of King Henry VI, Part 1
 
[Off-Broadway, 1970]
Producer
Mod Donna
 
[Off-Broadway, 1970]
Director
Producer
Sambo
 
[Off-Broadway, 1969]
Producer
Stomp
 
[Off-Broadway, 1969]
Producer
Twelfth Night
 
[Off-Broadway, 1969]
Director
Producer
Peer Gynt
 
[Off-Broadway, 1969]
Producer
No Place To Be Somebody
 
[Off-Broadway, 1969]
Producer
Invitation to a Beheading
 
[Off-Broadway, 1969]
Producer
Cities in Bezique
 
[Off-Broadway, 1969]
Producer
Huui Huui
 
[Off-Broadway, 1968]
Director
Producer
Romeo and Juliet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1968]
Director
Producer
Henry IV Part 2
 
[Off-Broadway, 1968]
Producer
Henry IV Part 1
 
[Off-Broadway, 1968]
Producer
The Memorandum
 
[Off-Broadway, 1968]
Director
Producer
Ergo
 
[Off-Broadway, 1968]
Producer
Hamlet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1967]
Director
Producer
Hair
 
[Off-Broadway, 1967]
Producer
Troilus and Cressida
 
[Off-Broadway, 1965]
Director
Producer
Coriolanus
 
[Off-Broadway, 1965]
Producer
Love's Labor's Lost
 
[Off-Broadway, 1965]
Producer
Othello
 
[Off-Broadway, 1964]
Producer
Hamlet
 
[Off-Broadway, 1964]
Director
Producer
Electra
 
[Off-Broadway, 1964]
Producer
Othello
 
[Off-Broadway, 1964]
Producer
Twelfth Night
 
[Off-Broadway, 1963]
Director
Producer
Macbeth
 
[Off-Broadway, 1962]
Producer
King Lear
 
[Off-Broadway, 1962]
Director
Producer
The Merchant of Venice
 
[Off-Broadway, 1962]
Director
Producer
Julius Caesar
 
[Off-Broadway, 1962]
Director
Comes a Day
 
[Broadway, 1958]
Stage Manager
As You Like It
 
[Off-Broadway, 1958]
Producer
Richard III
 
[Off-Broadway, 1957]
Producer

Movies

Such Good Friends
[ 1971 ] His Shakespeare Theatre
The Mind Snatchers
[ 1972 ] producer
The Pirates of Penzance
[ 1983 ] producer
Plenty
[ 1985 ] producer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Obie Awards - 1990 - Special Citations for his courageous stand against censorship

Joseph Papp


winner
Drama League Awards - 1989 - Unique Contribution to the Theatre

Joseph Papp


winner
Tony Awards - 1986 - Best Musical

Joseph Papp, The Mystery of Edwin Drood


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Special Awards

Joseph Papp


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1984 - Special Awards

Joseph Papp

Tony Awards - 1983 - Best Play

Joseph Papp, Plenty


winner
Tony Awards - 1981 - Best Revival

Joseph Papp, The Pirates of Penzance


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1978 - Performance

Joseph PappSpecial Award

Tony Awards - 1978 - Best Musical

Joseph Papp, Runaways

Tony Awards - 1977 - Best Play

Joseph Papp, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

Tony Awards - 1977 - Best Play

Joseph Papp, Streamers

Tony Awards - 1977 - Most Innovative Production of a Revival

Joseph Papp, Threepenny Opera


winner
Tony Awards - 1976 - Best Musical

Joseph Papp, A Chorus Line


winner
Obie Awards - 1975 - Special 20--year Obies

Joseph Papp

Tony Awards - 1974 - Best Play

Joseph Papp, The Au Pair Man

Tony Awards - 1974 - Best Play

Joseph Papp, Boom Boom Room


winner
Tony Awards - 1972 - Best Musical

Joseph Papp, Two Gentleman of Verona


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1958 - Special Citation

Joseph Papp

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Video: Public Theatre Shares ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) Trailer Photo
Video: Public Theatre Shares ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) Trailer
by Michael Major - Mar 3, 2026

The Public Theater has released a teaser trailer for the world premiere of Antigone (This Play I Read in High School). The video features Celia Keenan-Bolger, Tony Shalhoub, and more.
Video: Tony Shalhoub Previews The Public's ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) Photo
Video: Tony Shalhoub Previews The Public's ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) on SETH MEYERS
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 25, 2026

Tony Award-winning performer Tony Shalhoub visited Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday to discuss the new production of Antigone (This Play I Read in High School). Check out the interview now.
Photos: The Cast of PUBLIC CHARGE in Rehearsals at The Public Theater Photo
Photos: The Cast of PUBLIC CHARGE in Rehearsals at The Public Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 20, 2026

The Public Theater will present the world premiere play Public Charge, a bracing new play based on true events written by former United States Ambassador Julissa Reynoso and award-winning playwright Michael J. Chepiga. See rehearsal photos!
Gus Birney and More Will Lead the Cast of SEAGULL: TRUE STORY Off-Broadway Photo
Gus Birney and More Will Lead the Cast of SEAGULL: TRUE STORY Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2026

The full cast has been announced for SEAGULL: TRUE STORY, which will begin performances off-Broadway next month. Learn more about the cast, led by Gus Birney!
ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) Extends at The Public Photo
ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) Extends at The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2026

The Public Theater will present a one-week extension ahead of previews beginning for the world premiere of Antigone (This Play I Read in High School), a new play by 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist Anna Ziegler.
Photos: Celia Keenan-Bolger, Tony Shalhoub & More Rehearse for ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I Photo
Photos: Celia Keenan-Bolger, Tony Shalhoub & More Rehearse for ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL)
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 10, 2026

Rehearsals are underway for The Public Theater's world premiere of ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL), a new play by 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist Anna Ziegler and directed by Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel nominee Tyne Rafaeli. Check out photos from rehearsals here!
Top Off-Broadway Shows for February 2026 Photo
Top Off-Broadway Shows for February 2026
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2026

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this month. February is filled with world premieres featuring well-known stars. See the full list!
Marinda Anderson, Dan Domingues and More to Star in PUBLIC CHARGE at The Public Photo
Marinda Anderson, Dan Domingues and More to Star in PUBLIC CHARGE at The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2026

The Public Theater has revealed the complete cast for the world premiere of Public Charge, a bracing new play based on true events written by former United States Ambassador Julissa Reynoso and award-winning playwright Michael J. Chepiga.
Elevator Repair Service's ULYSSES Extends for Two Weeks at The Public Photo
Elevator Repair Service's ULYSSES Extends for Two Weeks at The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2026

The Public Theater and Elevator Repair Service will begin previews for the New York City premiere of Ulysses directed by John Collins, with co-direction and dramaturgy by Scott Shepherd. The production has been extended Off-Broadway.
Submissions Now Open for Royal Family's William and Enid Hairston Artist Fellowship Photo
Submissions Now Open for Royal Family's William and Enid Hairston Artist Fellowship
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 6, 2026

Submissions are currently open for Royal Family Productions ‘s 2026 artist fellowship in partnership with Ann Hairston, honoring the legacy of her father, William R. Hairston Jr., a trailblazing Black actor, playwright, and cultural leader whose career spanned stage, screen, and public service.
Video: Mandy Patinkin Leads 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' at Mayor Zohran Mamdani's In Photo
Video: Mandy Patinkin Leads 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' at Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Inauguration
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2026

During Zohran Mamdani's mayoral inauguration ceremony, Broadway's Mandy Patinkin led a performance of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow', featuring a pubic high school choir from Staten Island. Check out the video here!
Tina Chilip, Christine Heesun Hwang and More to Star in JESA at The Public Photo
Tina Chilip, Christine Heesun Hwang and More to Star in JESA at The Public
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2025

Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater will present the world premiere of JESA, written by Jeena Yi in her playwriting debut. Directed by Mei Ann Teo, performances are set to begin at The Public Theater.
MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT: BEING ALIVE¿ is Coming to the Carpenter Center Photo
MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT: BEING ALIVE¿ is Coming to the Carpenter Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 12, 2025

Broadway’s master songman, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Adam Ben-David on piano, will bring his newest theatre concert Mandy Patinkin in Concert: BEING ALIVE, to the Carpenter Center.
Additional Cast Set for ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) at The Public Thea Photo
Additional Cast Set for ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL) at The Public Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 11, 2025

The Public Theater has revealed additional cast members for the world premiere of ANTIGONE (THIS PLAY I READ IN HIGH SCHOOL), a new play by 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist Anna Ziegler.
Royal Family Productions Launches the William and Enid Hairston Artist Fellowship Photo
Royal Family Productions Launches the William and Enid Hairston Artist Fellowship
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2025

Royal Family Productions has announced a 2026 artist fellowship in partnership with Ann Hairston, honoring the legacy of her father, William R. Hairston Jr. — a trailblazing Black actor, playwright, and cultural leader.
The Iconic Rock Musical HAIR Shines Anew in a Grand Brazilian Revival Photo
The Iconic Rock Musical HAIR Shines Anew in a Grand Brazilian Revival
by Claudio Erlichman - Nov 13, 2025

The iconic rock musical Hair is back in a bold new Brazilian production directed by Charles Möeller and Claudio Botelho. Opening at São Paulo’s BTG Pactual Hall, the show celebrates the spirit of the 1960s counterculture — peace, love, and rebellion — through powerful anthems like Aquarius and Let the Sunshine In. With a cast of 30 led by Rodrigo Simas and Eduardo Borelli, this vibrant staging fuses rock, poetry, and raw emotion to explore freedom, identity, and protest in a turbulent era. Nearly six decades after its debut, Hair still pulses with youthful defiance and idealism, inviting audiences to sing, reflect, and feel the rhythm of a revolution that never truly ended.
Mandy Patinkin Will Perform at Westport Country Playhouse Photo
Mandy Patinkin Will Perform at Westport Country Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2025

Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Adam Ben-David on piano, will bring his newest theatre concert Mandy Patinkin in Concert: JUKEBOX, to Westport Country Playhouse for one performance only.
Video: Behind the Scenes of the Renovated Delacorte Theater in Central Park Photo
Video: Behind the Scenes of the Renovated Delacorte Theater in Central Park
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 12, 2025

In a new video, viewers are invited backstage at the newly revitalized Delacorte Theater in Central Park, home to Free Shakespeare in the Park. Check out the video, which dives into the history of the space and the approach to the recent updates.
SEAGULL: TRUE STORY Added to The Public's Spring Season Photo
SEAGULL: TRUE STORY Added to The Public's Spring Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2025

MART Foundation’s production of SEAGULL: TRUE STORY, written by Eli Rarey and created and directed by Alexander Molochnikov, has been added to The Public’s 2025-2026 season.
Photos: DID YOU EAT? (밥 먹었니?) At The Public Theater Photo
Photos: DID YOU EAT? (밥 먹었니?) At The Public Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2025

Ma-Yi Theater Company has released first look photos of the New York premiere of DID YOU EAT? (밥 먹었니?), written and performed by Zoë Kim. Originally scheduled to close on Sunday, November 9, the production has now extended through Sunday, November 16.
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What awards has Joseph Papp been nominated for?

Joseph Papp has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. These include Special Citations for his courageous stand against censorship at the Obie Awards, Unique Contribution to the Theatre at the Drama League Awards, Best Musical for "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" at the Tony Awards, Special Awards at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Play for "Plenty" at the Tony Awards, Best Revival for "The Pirates of Penzance" at the Tony Awards, Performance at the Theatre World Awards for Special Award, Best Musical for "Runaways" at the Tony Awards, Best Play for "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf" at the Tony Awards, Best Play for "Streamers" at the Tony Awards, Most Innovative Production of a Revival for "Threepenny Opera" at the Tony Awards, Best Musical for "A Chorus Line" at the Tony Awards, Special 20-year Obies at the Obie Awards, Best Play for "The Au Pair Man" at the Tony Awards, Best Play for "Boom Boom Room" at the Tony Awards, Best Musical for "Two Gentleman of Verona" at the Tony Awards, and a Special Citation at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.

What awards has Joseph Papp won?

Joseph Papp has won several awards throughout his career. These include Special Citations for his courageous stand against censorship at the Obie Awards, Unique Contribution to the Theatre at the Drama League Awards, Best Musical at the Tony Awards for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Special Awards at the Drama Desk Awards, Best Revival at the Tony Awards for The Pirates of Penzance, Performance at the Theatre World Awards for Special Award, Best Musical at the Tony Awards for A Chorus Line, Special 20-year Obies at the Obie Awards, Best Musical at the Tony Awards for Two Gentleman of Verona, and a Special Citation at the Outer Critics Circle Awards.

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