"In a bold new production, the director Robert Icke finds resonances in #Shakespeare’s canonical play which make it feel made for this moment." - Rebecca Mead newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…

"He conceived of theater as a public utility, like tap water, city parks, or the library." #JoePappFilm is now streaming on PBS. pbs.org/wnet/americanm…

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This summer The Public Theater is celebrating 60 years — and more than 150 productions — of free Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theater. cbsnews.com/newyork/news/s…

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According to Martin Sheen, the credit — or, as he jokes, blame — for his longevity in the business can be traced back to #JoePapp. Read more via Yahoo Entertainment: yahoo.com/entertainment/…

Christopher Walken as Iago and Raul Julia as Othello in a scene from the New York Shakespeare Central Park production of #Othello. #JoePappFilm

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Have you ever had dreams of starring in a #Broadway show and singing your heart out to hundreds of people in a packed NYC theater? Marie's Crisis wsls.com/features/2022/…

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🗓 Save the date: The Museum of Broadway, NYC’s newest museum, opens in the heart of Times Square on November 15, 2022! forbes.com/sites/irenelev…

“He didn’t level the playing field. He destroyed it.” - Martin Sheen via New York Daily News #JoePappFilm nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-josep…

.Stanley Kubrick cast George C. Scott in Dr. Strangelove after seeing him as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice in 1962, the very 1st production of the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Kubrick also cast James Earl Jones who played the Prince of Morocco in the same production.

#Hair, now considered a classic, was not universally loved when it first opened in 1967. Responses to a The Public Theater such as the following weren't uncommon: "Two thousand years of dramatic literature and you chose this one! It's not art! It's not even entertaining."

During WWII, #JoePapp put on vaudeville sketches for fellow sailors. Also on his ship was a young sailor, #BobFosse, who Papp took under his wing. Fosse's time in the Navy opened the door to a lifelong career in theater (including ALL THAT JAZZ). The same was true for Papp.

In 1854, John Jacob Astor bequeathed $400k to establish a public library in NYC. Demand was so great that a 2nd + then 3rd were added. In 1895, the collection moved uptown to what would become the celebrated main branch of NY Public Library, while the DT bldg would become The Public Theater.