| A Bronx Tale | |
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| The New Musical | |
 Playbill for the Original Broadway Production | |
| Music | Alan Menken |
| Lyrics | Glenn Slater |
| Book | Chazz Palminteri |
| Basis | A Bronx Tale by Chazz Palminteri |
| Premiere | February 4, 2016: Paper Mill Playhouse Millburn, New Jersey |
| Productions | 2016Paper Mill Playhouse 2016Broadway |
A Bronx Tale is amusical based on theplay by the same name with a book byChazz Palminteri, music byAlan Menken, and lyrics byGlenn Slater. After a ten-year development process, the original one man show was adapted into a new musical and premiered at thePaper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey on February 4, 2016, before opening on Broadway December 1 later that year.
The original Broadway production was co-directed byRobert De Niro, who had directedthe original film, andJerry Zaks, who had directed the one man show on Broadway in 2007. The show also features choreography bySergio Trujillo.Tommy Mottola serves as the production's leading producer.
The musical began previews onBroadway on November 3, 2016, before officially opening on December 1, 2016, at theLongacre 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 byWilliam Ivey Long, lighting byHowell Binkley, and sound byGareth 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 thatChazz Palminteri would reprise his role as Sonny from the original play 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]
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The principal original cast of the Broadway production.
| Character | Millburn | Broadway | National Tour |
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| 2016 | 2018 | ||
| Calogero | Jason Gotay | Bobby Conte Thornton | Joey Barreiro |
| Sonny | Nick Cordero | Joe Barbara | |
| Young Calogero | Joshua Colley | Hudson Loverro Athan Sporek | Frankie Leoni Shane Pry |
| Lorenzo | Richard H. Blake | ||
| Rosina | Lucia Giannetta | Michelle Aravena | |
| Jane | Coco Jones | Ariana DeBose | Brianna-Marie Bell |
| Tyrone | Isaiah Tyrelle Boyd | Bradley Gibson | Antonio Beverly |