“A Bronx Tale” became a huge off-Broadway hit ... “No, no, that’s not true,” he said. “I always wanted to play Sonny. I loved the role, and I loved my father, but I didn’t want ...

Meanwhile, critics have praised the vivid characterizations. Asked how much of the story of “A Bronx Tale” is actually true, Palminteri said about 80 percent of it. It became a lot more than a ...

Crime apparently does pay because A Bronx Tale has become gold during its trek from Palminteri’s semi-autobiographical one-man show off-Broadway in 1989 to the 1993 film with first-time ...

For the unknown who had a knack for wise guy talk, being in “A Bronx Tale” was a dream come true. Michael Musto, a writer for New York's Village Voice newspaper, met Brancato right after his ...

How the musical “A Bronx Tale” came to be is a story in itself ... All versions begin with a true story from Palminteri’s childhood. He was 9 years old when he saw a gangster shoot a ...

In 2007, Palminteri brought A Bronx Tale back to the stage as, once again, a one-man show. “It’s a Bronx boy’s dream come true for A Bronx Tale, The Musical to move to Broadway!” ...

It's all based on a true story that happened to him," said ... was especially meaningful for Bianco after seeing him in "A Bronx Tale: A One-Man Show" at The Paramount in Huntington in June.

Chazz Palminteri‘s “A Bronx Tale: One Man Show,” the autobiographical stage play that inspired the 1993 movie starring Palminteri and Robert De Niro, has been acquired by Tribeca Films for ...

The iconic actor confessed that he was nervous ahead of directing his first feature film, 1993’s “A Bronx Tale,” because it ... “It was like a dream come true and it was very special.