A Bronx Tale (musical)

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A Bronx Tale
The New Musical
A Bronx Tale playbill.jpeg
Playbill for the Original Broadway Production
Music Alan Menken
Lyrics Glenn Slater
Book Chazz Palminteri
Basis A Bronx Tale
by Chazz Palminteri
PremiereFebruary 4, 2016:
Paper Mill Playhouse
Millburn, New Jersey
Productions2016 Paper Mill Playhouse
2016 Broadway

A Bronx Tale is a musical based on the play by the same name with a book by Chazz Palminteri, music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by Glenn Slater. After a ten-year development process, the original one man show was adapted into a new musical and premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey on February 4, 2016, before opening on Broadway December 1 later that year.

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The original Broadway production was co-directed by Robert De Niro, who had directed the original film, and Jerry Zaks, who had directed the one man show on Broadway in 2007. The show also features choreography by Sergio Trujillo. Tommy Mottola serves as the production's leading producer.

Production history

The musical began previews on Broadway on November 3, 2016, before officially opening on December 1, 2016, at the Longacre Theatre. [1] [2] On August 31, Christiani Pitts joined the cast after originally serving as understudy for Jane, while Adam Kaplan joined the cast as Calogero on November 9, 2017. They succeeded Bobby Conte Thornton and Ariana DeBose. Other cast members included "Tony Award nominee Nick Cordero as Sonny, Richard H. Blake as Lorenzo, Lucia Giannetta as Rosina, and Bradley Gibson as Tyrone." [3]

The production includes sets by Beowulf Boritt, costumes by William Ivey Long, lighting by Howell Binkley, and sound by Gareth Owen. The cast features Bobby Conte Thornton as Calogero, Nick Cordero as Sonny, Hudson Loverro as Young Calogero with Athan Sporek as his alternate, Richard H. Blake as Lorenzo, Ariana DeBose as Jane, and Lucia Giannetta as Rosina. [4] On May 3, 2018, it was announced that Chazz Palminteri will be joining the cast as Sonny for a limited time beginning May 24. [5] On June 27, 2018, producers announced the show would close on August 5, 2018, after playing 700 regular performances and 29 previews. [6]

On January 30, 2018, producers announced that the show would launch a North American national tour that autumn. [7] The musical began the tour in Rochester, New York in October 2018, with Joe Barbara as Sonny and Richard H. Blake as Lorenzo. [8]

Upon closing, Broadway Licensing acquired the rights for stock and amateur performance rights. [9]

Musical numbers

Casts

The principal original cast of the Broadway production.

CharacterMillburnBroadwayNational Tour
20162018
CalogeroJason GotayBobby Conte ThorntonJoey Barreiro
Sonny Nick Cordero Joe Barbara
Young Calogero Joshua Colley Hudson Loverro
Athan Sporek
Frankie Leoni
Shane Pry
Lorenzo Richard H. Blake
RosinaLucia GiannettaMichelle Aravena
Jane Coco Jones Ariana DeBose Brianna-Marie Bell
TyroneIsaiah Tyrelle BoydBradley GibsonAntonio Beverly

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