A Bronx Tale

By Aaron Hillis
If New York-born actor (and sometime writer/director) Chazz Palminteri were just a decade older, he probably would've been an Italian-American staple in the '70s films of Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. Instead, during that time he studied at the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg, then made his way to off-Broadway and TV shows in the '80s before writing the 1988 play "A Bronx Tale" that would eventually be adapted for the screen as Robert De Niro's directorial debut and offer him his breakout movie role. Now one of the most prominent Italian-American actors working today, Palminteri currently stars as the titular Vegas shark in "Yonkers Joe," an entertaining drama about a con man whose seedy world of palming dice, cheating casinos, and conning any poor sucker is uprooted when he's forced to look after his adult son with Down's syndrome. I took a
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Broadway In Chicago is celebrating the inauguration of the 44th U.S. President, Chicagoan Barack Obama, by offering theatre patrons an opportunity to purchase $44 tickets all day on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, to select performances of productions including Jersey Boys, Mary Poppins, Xanadu, Monty Python's Spamalot, Chicago: The Musical, Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, A Bronx Tale, and Rent. All day on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 patrons may use the promo code President for designated performances to purchase any seat in the theatre for only $44. For complete details and a list of valid performances, visit www.BroadwayInChicago.com/President. Participating productions have several performance date and time options available with this special offer.

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Academy Award-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri returns to the stage in an unforgettable performance fresh from a successful run on Broadway, where it was praised by the critics and adored by the public. In A Bronx Tale, the celebrated play on which he based the legendary movie, Palminteri vividly depicts a young boy's rough childhood in the 1960s-era Bronx and the unforgettable people he encountered. A classic coming-of-age story about reaching your true potential and trusting your heart, A Bronx Tale is directed by four-time Tony Award?-winner Jerry Zaks. A Rejuvenating Act Of Faith In The Powers Of Acting And Storytelling. This memoir has Heart, Spice and Humor." -Charles Isherwood, The New York Times A Note from Chazz: A Bronx Tale is a fictionalized story based on a true incident. When I was a young boy growing up in the Bronx, I witnessed a man shoot another man right in

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