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Papp, Joseph

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Papp, Joseph (1921–1991)

US theatre director. He was the founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival 1954 held in an open-air theatre in the city's Central Park. He also founded the New York Public Theater 1967, an off-Broadway forum for new talent, which staged the first productions of the musicals Hair (1967) and A Chorus Line (1975).

Productions directed by Papp include The Merchant of Venice and a musical version of The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Tony award 1972). Many of Papp's productions achieved great success when transferred to Broadway.



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