Joseph Papp - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	22-June-1921
Place of Birth	Brooklyn (United States of America, New York City, New York, New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	Joseph Papirofsky, Joe Papp, Papp JÃ³zsef
Profession	Businessperson, Theatrical producer, Film Producer, Theatre Director
Joseph Papp was an American theatrical producer and director. Papp established The Public Theater in what had been the Astor Library Building in downtown New York. "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, 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.

Awards by Joseph Papp

Check all the awards nominated and won by Joseph Papp.

1990

Obie Award for Special Citations

(For his courageous stand against censorship)

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play	The Secret Rapture

1986

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

Honored for : The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Tony Award for Best Musical

Honored for : The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Musical	The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical	The Mystery of Edwin Drood

1984

Drama Desk Special Award	(For the 3,389th performance of A Chorus Line)

1983

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Play	Plenty

1982

Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program	Alice at the Palace

1981

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

Honored for : The Pirates of Penzance

Tony Award for Best Revival

Honored for : The Pirates of Penzance

Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Revival	The Pirates of Penzance
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical	The Pirates of Penzance

1978

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Musical	Runaways
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical	Runaways
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play	The Water Engine","Mr. Happiness

1977

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Play	For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf
Tony Award for Best Play	Streamers
Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience	For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf

1976

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

Honored for : A Chorus Line

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

Honored for : Streamers

Tony Award for Best Musical

Honored for : A Chorus Line

Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Musical	A Chorus Line
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play	Streamers
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical	A Chorus Line

1975

Special 20 Year Obie Award

1974

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Play	In the Boom Boom Room

1971

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Achievement Awards

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Achievement Awards

1958

Outer Critics Circle Award for Special Citations

Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Special Citations

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