THE PUBLIC is theater of, by, and for all people. Artist-driven, radically inclusive, and fundamentally democratic, The Public continues the work of its visionary founder Joe Papp as a civic institution engaging, both on-stage and off, with some of the most important ideas and social issues of today. Conceived over 60 years ago as one of the nation's first nonprofit theaters, The Public has long operated on the principles that theater is an essential cultural force and that art and culture belong to everyone. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, The Public's wide breadth of programming includes an annual season of new work at its landmark home at Astor Place, Free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, The Mobile Unit touring throughout New York City's five boroughs, Public Forum, Under the Radar, Public Studio, Public Works, Public Shakespeare Initiative, and Joe's Pub. Since premiering HAIR in 1967, The Public continues to create the canon of American Theater and is currently represented on Broadway by the Tony Award-winning musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Their programs and productions can also be seen regionally across the country and around the world. The Public has received 59 Tony Awards, 170 Obie Awards, 53 Drama Desk Awards, 54 Lortel Awards, 32 Outer Critic Circle Awards, 13 New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards, and 6 Pulitzer Prizes. publictheater.org
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The Public Theater has received several nominations and awards, including a Special Award from the Drama Desk Awards. It was nominated for Best Musical at the Tony Awards for Hamilton, and for Best Play Revival for The Merchant of Venice. Additionally, it received a nomination for Best Play at the Tony Awards for The Motherf**ker with the Hat. The Public Theater also earned Special Citations for conception and design at the Obie Awards for Tis Pity She's a Whore.
The Public Theater has won several prestigious awards, including a Special Award from the Drama Desk Awards, Best Musical at the Tony Awards for Hamilton, and Best Play Revival at the Tony Awards for The Merchant of Venice. Additionally, The Public Theater received Special Citations for conception and design at the Obie Awards for Tis Pity She's a Whore.
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