** NEEDS PHOTO **Joseph "Joe" Papp (June 22, 1921 – October 31, 1991) was an American theatrical producer and director. Papp established The Public Theater in what had been the Astor Library Building in downtown New York (still located there as of 2011). "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 (the first off-Broadway play to win the Pulitzer Prize), 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.
His new version of The Pirates of Penzeance was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Outstanding Musical Production.
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Edward R. Murrow High School had its theater named after him (The Joseph Papp Theater).
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While working as the stage manager of "I've Got a Secret", recited Marc Antony's speech during the program's 5th Anniversary show. This episode was re-broadcast on the Game Show Network in December, 2001.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Plenty
1985
producer
Swan Lake, Minnesota
1983
TV Movie producer
The Pirates of Penzance
1983
producer
Joseph Papp Presents: The Dance and the Railroad
1982
TV Movie producer
Alice at the Palace
1982
TV Movie producer
All's Well That Ends Well
1981
TV Movie producer
The Pirates of Penzance
1980
TV Movie producer
Happy Days
1980
TV Movie producer
Coriolanus
1979
Video producer
Julius Caesar
1979
Video producer
Wedding Band
1974
TV Movie producer
Great Performances
1974
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Sticks and Bones
1973
producer
Much Ado About Nothing
1973
TV Movie producer
The Mind Snatchers
1972
producer
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Chorus Line
1985
stage producer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1982
TV Movie producer: stage production
The Pirates of Penzance
1980
TV Movie presenter
The DuPont Show of the Month
1959
TV Series stage manager - 1 episode
Cinderella
1957
TV Special stage manager - uncredited
I've Got a Secret
1952
TV Series stage manager - 1952-1956
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Othello
1979
Video
Wedding Band
1974
TV Movie
Hamlet
1964/II
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great Performances
1991
TV Series
Party Guest
Rain and Shine
1977
as Papp József
Such Good Friends
1971
His Shakespeare Theatre
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Chorus Line
1985
producer: "A Chorus Line"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Piñero
2001
to the memory of - as Joe Papp
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
1999
Video documentary acknowledgment: stills, New York Shakespeare Festival Collection
Swimming to Cambodia
1987
thanks
Style Wars
1983
TV Movie documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
Documentary
Himself
American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia
1990
TV Movie
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1987
TV Special documentary
Himself
Donahue
1987
TV Series
Himself
The 40th Annual Tony Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Musical
Empire City
1985
Documentary Himself
The 38th Annual Tony Awards
1984
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Gold Tony Award
Working in the Theatre
1983
TV Series documentary
Himself
Saturday Night Live
1982
TV Series
Himself
The 35th Annual Tony Awards
1981
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Revival
Kiss Me, Petruchio
1981
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Signature
1981
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
1978
Documentary
Himself
All You Need Is Love
1977
TV Series documentary
Himself
Great Performances
1974
TV Series
Himself
Day at Night
1974
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Camera Three
1968
TV Series
Himself
Monitor
1962
TV Series documentary
Himself
I've Got a Secret
1957
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Spotlight on Broadway
2013
TV Series
Himself
Joe Papp in Five Acts
2010
Documentary
Himself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1983
ACE
CableACE Awards
Single Program - Theatrical: Non-Musical
Joseph Papp Presents: The Dance and the Railroad (1982)