Lariccia donates $10,000 to Youngstown Playhouse

The Youngstown Playhouse, which has been struggling to get back on its feet, got a $10,000 shot in the arm Tuesday from local philanthropist Tony Lariccia.

The gift stemmed from an article in The Vindicator about the theater’s fundraising efforts, which are being spearheaded by Dr. John Cox, a local pediatrician.

Lariccia knew Dr. Cox’s father, the late John Cox, for most of his life. The elder Cox, who died in 2006, was a former Boardman Township trustee.

“When I saw the article in the newspaper Monday about what his son was doing for the Playhouse, I had to do something,” said Lariccia.

Read more in Wednesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com