VideoWatch Cast of A Bronx Tale in Rehearsal for National TourThe forthcoming tour of the Broadway musical launches October 14 in Rochester, New York.
By
Andrew Gans
October 03, 2018
The North American tour of the Broadway musical A Bronx Tale launches October 14 in Rochester, New York.
The musical has a book by Oscar nominee Chazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony winner Alan Menken, and lyrics by Grammy winner and Oscar and Tony nominee Glenn Slater. The production is directed by two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony nominee Sergio Trujillo.
In addition to rehearsal footage, members of the cast and creative team discuss bringing the hit musical to cities around the country in the video above.
The cast, which features ten alumni from the Broadway production, is led by Joe Barbara as Sonny, Richard H. Blake as Lorenzo, Joey Barreiro as Calogero, Michelle Aravena as Rosina, Brianna-Marie Bell as Jane, Antonio Beverly as Tyrone, Frankie Leoni as Young Calogero, and Shane Pry as Young Calogero Alternate.
The ensemble will include Mike Backes, Michael Barra, Sean Bell, Josh Burrage, Joey Calveri, Giovanni DiGabriele, John Gardiner, Peter Gregus, Haley Hannah, Kirk Lydell, Ashley McManus, Chris Messina, Kyli Rae, Joseph Sammour, Paul Salvatoriello, Jason Williams, and Brittany Williams, with additional casting to be announced.
Based on the one-man show that inspired the classic film, this streetwise musical takes audiences to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s—where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be.
A Bronx Tale premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse in spring 2016. The musical opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre in December 2016 and ended its run August 5, having played 700 performances.
The production also has scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Gareth Owen, hair and wig design by Paul Huntley, makeup design by Anne Ford-Coates, casting by Tara Rubin Casting, and fight coordination by Robert Westley. Music supervision and arrangements are by Ron Melrose, and orchestrations are by Doug Besterman.
Producers are Tommy Mottola, the Dodgers, Tribeca Productions, and Evamere Entertainment.
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Go Inside Rehearsal for the National Tour of A Bronx Tale
Go Inside Rehearsal for the National Tour of A Bronx Tale
The tour of the Broadway production is set to launch October 14 in Rochester, New York.
The choreographer behind A Bronx Tale,On Your Feet!, Memphis, and Jersey Boys talks about creating two distinct dance vocabularies for the new musical based on the Chazz Palminteri classic.
