by Hayley Levitt The world-premiere musical adaptation of A Bronx Tale is just a few weeks from beginning performances at Paper Mill Playhouse. Before previews begin on February 4, the cast met the press alongside their illustrious codirectors, four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks and Oscar winner Robert De Niro, who directed and starred in the origin...
READ MOREBy Eric Althoff Someone had to do it, and it might as well have been Chazz Palminteri. The writer-actor-director, known for his one-man show and subsequent film adaptation of "A Bronx Tale," has gone where no Sicilian distiller has gone before. "My [business partner] Rich DeCicco said to me, 'You know there's never really bee...
READ MOREBy Chris Kaltenbach Eighteen characters, but only one actor. That's a lot of work for one guy, no matter how you slice it. But Chazz Palminteri isn't complaining, not in the least. After all, he's got no one to blame but himself. "A Bronx Tale" is all Palminteri's doing, a one-act, one-man autobiographical play about a young boy growing up...
READ MOREThe new musical A Bronx Tale will see its Broadway premiere this fall, beginning performances at the Longacre Theatre on Thursday, November 3. It will open December 1. Under the direction of four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks and Oscar winner Robert De Niro, the show premiered in February 2016 at Paper Mill Playhouse. Based on Chazz Palminte...
READ MOREThe new Broadway musical A Bronx Tale entered the studio this week to recorded the show's original cast album. Under the direction of four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks and Oscar winner Robert De Niro, the show, written by Chazz Palminteri, is based on his acclaimed solo show and subsequent 1993 film of the same name. A Bronx Tale is set against the...
READ MOREby Jeanette Settembre "A Bronx Tale" star Chazz Palminteri shares the tale behind a cocktail at his new restaurant in Midtown (890 Second Ave.): it's an ode to Frank Sinatra and his love of martinis. At Chazz Palminteri Ristorante Italiano, the Sicilian Martini — BiVi vodka, orange liquor, amaretto and a splash of orange juice —...
READ MOREBergen Performing Arts Center presents Chazz Palminteri: A Bronx Tale on Friday, June 10, 2016 at 8:00pm. Palminteri originally wrote the script for the stage and performed it as a one-man show in Los Angeles. It became the hottest property in Hollywood since Rocky. Tickets range from $39 to $79. One night Robert DeNiro walked in to see Pa...
READ MOREWednesday, April 8, 2015. 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception. 7:30 p.m. Dinner Cipriani 42nd Street - 110 East 42nd St. - New York, N.Y. Chazz Palminteri, Academy-Award nominated actor and playwright, will emcee this year's National Italian American Foundation's annual New York Gala. He will be joined by actor Ralph George Macchio J...
READ MOREBy Ron Onesti Today, this eighth day of May, is my birthday. Traditionally, I spend a couple of days in New York City, as this area is close to the top on my favorite places list. With 20 shows in 24 days at The Arcada, it doesn't look as if I will be able to go this year. So, since I can't actually be there this time, I would like to tak...
READ MOREIn 85 emotional, jam-packed minutes tonight, stage and film actor Chazz Palminteri will play 18 characters nonstop in his one-man show "A Bronx Tale." It's a powerful tour de force that's mesmerized audiences previously in Las Vegas at the Mirage and the Venetian. Now it's at the prestigious Reynolds Hall in the Smith Center for the Perfor...
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