#88 Joseph Papp vs Robert Moses: The Story of Shakespeare in the Park

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Places & Travel

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2009

⏱️ 16 minutes

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What started in a tiny East Village basement grew to become one of New York's most enduring summer traditions, Shakespeare in the Park, featuring world class actors performing the greatest dramas of the age. But another drama was brewing just as things were getting started. It's Robert Moses vs. Shakespeare! Joseph Papp vs. the city! www.boweryboyspodcast.com Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/boweryboys

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0:00.0	The Bowry Boys Episode 85, Shakespeare in the Park.
0:04.4	Hey, it's the Bowry Boys.
0:06.0	Hey.
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0:20.6	Hi there, welcome to The Bowry Boys.
0:21.9	This is Greg Young with another solo show this week.
0:24.6	And today I'll be talking about one of New York's
0:26.5	greatest summer traditions ever.
0:28.8	That would be Shakespeare in the Park,
0:30.8	or more formally, as they say, the New York Shakespeare Festival,
0:34.8	which is produced every year by the Public Theater,
0:37.2	and then put on, in Central Park,
0:39.2	at that lovely outdoor Delacorte Theater.
0:42.4	Now for over half a century,
0:43.8	it's been the greatest deal in town.
0:47.3	Absolutely free theater that often features
0:51.1	major film and theater stars.
0:53.5	The greatest deal in town, of course, that is,
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