Paper Mill Playhouse's world premiere of A Bronx Tale: A Musical, based on Chazz Palminteri's 1993 film opened last night and, in the words of Sonny, "This one could be one of the greats."

A Bronx Tale is the coming of age story of an Italian-American kid (Calogero) from the Bronx (Belmont Ave to be exact) trying to find his path in life, choosing between his working class bus driver father (Lorenzo) and a mob-boss father-figure (Sonny) who takes him under his wing. From them both he learns that the "saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices that you make will shape your life forever."

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