Joseph Papp

Joseph Papp was born on Jun 22, 1921 in USA. Joseph Papp's big-screen debut came with Cinderella directed by Ralph Nelson in 1957. Joseph Papp is known for The Pirates of Penzance directed by Wilford Leach, Kevin Kline stars as The Pirate King and Angela Lansbury as Ruth. The upcoming new movie Joseph Papp plays is A Chorus Line which will be released on Dec 20, 1985.

Theatrical producer and director; founder in 1954 of the New York Shakespeare Festival and in 1967 of the Public Theatre. Through his efforts and foresight, "Hair" (1967) and "A Chorus Line" (1975), among other productions, came to the Broadway stage. (The latter became the longest-running musical in Broadway history.)