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How Joe Papp fought for a new American theater and won

by Cristiana Lombardo

Theater critic David Cote explores the legacy of Joe Papp, the man who brought free Shakespeare to Central Park and nurtured new talent in the American theater.  The visionary and benevolent tyrant Shakespeare would be shocked to learn that 400 years after he'd shuffled off his mortal coil, his plays were being presented in the […] The post How Joe Papp fought for a new American theater and won appeared first on…

SOURCE: PBS at 3:31pm on June 6, 2022