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Meryl Streep Donates $1 Million to the Public Theater in Honor of Joseph Papp and Nora Ephron by Marc Snetiker

Public Theater alum Meryl Streep has just made one heck of a dent in her checkbook. The three-time Oscar winner (and 17-time nominee!) donated $1 million to The Public Theater, which will support the revitalization of the Public’s Astor Place homestead. “I give this gift in honor of the founder of The Public Theater, my friend and mentor Joseph Papp, and in remembrance of one of the theater’s boa…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:05PM on October 5, 2012

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