The Stages of Joseph Papp
Journal article
By: Stanley Kauffmann
Date: 1974
Source: Kauffmann, Stanley. "The Stages of Joseph Papp." The American Scholar 44, no.1, Winter 1974–75, 110, 116–121.
About the Author: Stanley Kauffmann (1916–) is a film and theater critic for The New Republic. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1935 from New York University. His work also appears in Saturday Review, The American Scholar, and Salmagundi. Kauffmann has taught classes in film and theater and written several books on the subjects. He was awarded the George Jean Nathan Award in 1972–73 for dramatic criticism, and the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1979–80.
Introduction
Stanley Kauffmann called theatrical producer Joseph Papp (1921–1991) the most important figure in American theater in the 1970s. Papp, born to immigrant parents, served in the U.S. Navy and...
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