It is a story from his life as a young boy growing up in the bronx, new york an afternoon when he witnessed a. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in eb major transposable. About the film as he grows into a teenager on the streets of the bronx in the socially turbulent 1960s, calogero lillo brancato gets taken under the wing of neighborhood mobster sonny chazz palminteri. Featuring a doowop score, a bronx tale is a story about respect, loyalty, love, and above all else. It tells the comingofage story of calogero anello, a young new yorker torn between the temptations of organized crime and the values of his hardworking father. Succesfully arguing acceptance of all through its telling of a personal triumph, robert deniros a bronx tale will endure for generation after generation. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become. The new york times menken is an ace at crafting zeliglike melodies that evoke a period. A bronx tale, the musical adaptation of the chazz palminteri play and film, is a love triangle between a boy, his dad and the gangster next door. A bronx tale, which opened at the longacre theater on broadway on thursday, might be called the musicaltheater equivalent of that classic comfort food. The musical score and livr theatrics greatly enhanced the film version starring chaz palmentieri and robert diniro. Nov 30, 2016 chazz palminteri, who wrote the book for the musical a bronx tale, based on his own solo play, reveals the play that changed his life and the words he lives by. The success of a bronx tale and the universal appealeven with modernday teenagerslies in its solid and fully functional storyform.
Chazz palminteri tells the story behind his bronx tale the. Palminteri has more than 55 movies to his credit as an actor. The actor portrays 18 different characters from his childhood. Palminteri has more than 55 movies to his credit as an actor, writer, and director, including the usual suspects, bullets over broadway academy award nomination, analyze this, hurlyburly, mullholland falls, faithful. Calogero witnesses a shooting, and theres now a bond between him and sonny. Based on the critically acclaimed play that inspired the now classic film, this streetwise musical will take you to the stoops of the bronx in the 1960swhere a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss hed love to be. Dorinda fights old school with sonja while the ladies lunch in the bronx. Print and download one of the great ones sheet music from a bronx tale. Broadway licensing is dedicated to the future of theatre. Calogero grows up in the bronx in the 1960s, and is torn between the values of his workingclass father and the mob boss, who treats him like a son. If there s a secret ingredient that gives the musical version a zest that freshens the material, it is perhaps obviously the wonderful and ample score.
The curse surrounding the longacre portending failed, or disappointing productions in the past hopefully will be foiled with a bronx tale. Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a. A bronx tale is a streetwise musical that takes you to the stoops of the bronx in the 1960swhere a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss hed love to. 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. Gangster sonny is the big man in the bronx neighborhood of an italian small boy named calogero. A bronx tale soundtrack lyrics at lyrics on demand. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many.
Bronx tale synopsis broadway musical a bronx tale is a streetwise musical that takes you to the stoops of the bronx in the 1960swhere a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss hed love to be. A bronx tale the musical original, musical, drama, broadway opened in new york city dec 1, 2016 and played through aug 5, 2018. Calogero lorenzo chazz palminteri born may 15, 1952 is an american actor, screenwriter, producer and playwright. It is the story of an italianamerican teenager finding his path in life as he must choose between the father who raised him and a mobboss father. Mentor to calogero, sonny advises on relationships and following the heart.
Schmitz ethics in criminal justice september, 2012 a bronx tale analysis in the movie a bronx tale, young calogero witnessed a shooting outside his house. It is the story of an italianamerican teenager finding his path in life as he must choose between the father who raised him and a mobboss father figure who fascinates him. A bronx tale high school edition available for performances beginning june 2020. A shooting witnessed by the boy nicknamed c is the starting point of a lasting bond between the gangster and the boy. A bronx tale is a oneman show that tells stories from the young life of calogero anello. A bronx tale from a 3minute monologue to a broadway musical. Deniros role of lorenzo anello, an italianamerica bus driver, is secondary to the part of his son calogero, played by young francis capra. Despite the tension between ramona and bethenny, all of the ladies head to.
With a focus on creativity, collaboration and analytics, we are working to ensure the success of our creators and customers. Broadway licensing dedicated to the future of theatre. Read the take shelter script, written by jeff nichols. Calogeros father, lorenzo, wants to have nothing to do with the mob and does his best to keep his son away from sonny and mob business. Camera pulls back to reveal lorenzo anello in the drivers seat. The play, partially based on his childhood, was adapted for a 1993 film that starred the actor. People all over the world always bring up a bronx tale to me and they know nothing about the bronx, but it talks about values, wasted. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of bronx tale. A bronx tale the musical broadway musical original ibdb. Chazz palminteri, who wrote the book for the musical a bronx tale, based on his own solo play, reveals the play that changed his life and the words he lives by.
Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Jan 03, 2017 i enjoyed a bronx tale, a newly opened musical at the longacres theatre. A bronx tale the musical songs lyrics based on the real life story by chazz palminteri a bronx tale. The actor portrays 18 different characters from his childhood, including his younger self and his father. One of the great ones from a bronx tale sheet music in eb. A bronx tale cast belmont avenue a bronx tale cast look to your hear a bronx tale cast roll em a bronx tale cast i like it. Sonny initiates the boy into the ways of gangland life, in direct conflict with his straight. Lorenzo changes calogeros name to c, and c finds people in the neighborhood are now really nice to him since hes sonnys friend. The musical is set against the backdrop of racial strife and organized crime in the 1960s. The webs largest and most comprehensive scripts resource. A bronx tale is an autobiographical oneman show written and performed by chazz palminteri. A bronx tale is a streetwise musical that takes you to the stoops of the bronx in the 1960swhere a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss hed love to be. He witnessed a killing by a man named sonny who was the boss of a group like the mob, who usually hung out in the bar on the corner of calogeros street.
One of the great ones from a bronx tale sheet music in. Crime, drama, thriller john kinnane april 30, 2018 johnathan demme, the silence of the lambs, jodie foster, anthony hopkins, lawrence a. Read script take shelter 2011 written byjeff nichols. Check the titles you want and click the add items to cart button below. A bronx tale from a 3minute monologue to a broadway. The cops show up at his house later that day to question him. Chazz wrote and performed his oneman show a bronx tale for the first time in 1989 before moving it offbroadway. A bronx tale opened december 1, 2016 on broadway at the longacre theatre, new york, ny. A bronx tale is about a young boy, from an italian family, growing up in the city in the 1960s. Chazz palminteri brings his oneman show a bronx tale to toronto for the first time on march 29. A bronx tale the musical closed august 05, 2018 broadway buy tickets and see show information. Let me start by saying that i am a huge fan of the story, film, musical, and everything that is a bronx tale. A bronx tale is set against the backdrop of racial strife and organized crime in the 1960s. Bronx tale script transcript from the screenplay andor.
When travis meets pretty campaign worker betsy cybill. It is 1989 and chazz palminteri and i are working on a short monologue that he wants use for future theater auditions. Calogero, son of busdriver lorenzo, lives in a neighborhood run by local gangster sonny. After a tenyear 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. He is best known for his academy awardnominated role for best supporting actor in bullets over broadway, the 1993 film a bronx tale, based on his play of the same name, special agent david dave kujan in the usual suspects, primo sidone in analyze this and. Nov 07, 2017 a bronx tale 1993 the door test directed by. The police officer had calogero go to where the police had.