Photo Coverage: GHETTO KLOWN Opening Night Arrivals
By: Walter McBride Mar. 23, 2011
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John Leguizamo's GHETTO KLOWN, directed by Fisher Stevens, opened last night Tuesday March 22 at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street) and BroadwayWorld.com was of course there to capture the opening night arrivals!
Yesterday, the producers announced an extension through July 10. GHETTO KLOWN began performances on February 21 and had been announced as a 12 week engagement.
Conceived and performed by Emmy and Obie Award winner John Leguizamo and directed by Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens, GHETTO KLOWN is presented by Westbeth Entertainment, Daveed D. Frazier and Nelle Nugent.
GHETTO KLOWN is the next chapter in John Leguizamo's popular personal and professional story. It is his fifth one man play, his third on Broadway, and follows in the uninhibited tradition of his Mambo Mouth, Spic-O-Rama, Freak, and Sexaholix...a Love Story. In Leguizamo's trademark style, the piece explodes with energy, heating up the stage with vivid accounts of the colorful characters who have populated his life. He takes audiences from his adolescent memories in Queens to the early days of his acting career and on to the sets of major motion pictures and his roles opposite some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Leguizamo explains, "GHETTO KLOWN is all the things I say to my therapist and my manager, but would NEVER want the general public to know. It's cheaper than a lawsuit and I get to take a bow at the end. It's like Wikileaks but with no international manhunt. Yet."
GHETTO KLOWN was showcased in earlier incarnations in cities including Philadelphia, New Haven, Santa Fe, Louisville, La Jolla, Berkeley, Toronto, and at Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride/WM Photos
Theatre Marquee for the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Eric Bogosian attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Eric Bogosian attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Eric Bogosian attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Jon Robin Baitz attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Jon Robin Baitz attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Jon Robin Baitz attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Cedric the Entertainer attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Cedric the Entertainer attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Cedric the Entertainer attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Cedric the Entertainer attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Cedric the Entertainer attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Cedric the Entertainer attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Coleman Domingo attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Coleman Domingo attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Rachel Dratch attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Ian Drew attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Ian Drew attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Brad Furman attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Brad Furman attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Brad Furman attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Brad Furman attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Willie Garson attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Willie Garson attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Willie Garson attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Ari Gold attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Ari Gold attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Stephen Lang attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Stephen Lang & wife Tina Lang attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Stephen Lang attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Geoffrey Nauffts attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Lucas Leguizamo, Justine Maurer, Ellegra Leguizamo attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Lucas Leguizamo, Justine Maurer, Ellegra Leguizamo attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Justine Maurer attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Doug Liman attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Doug Liman attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Lin-Manuel Miranda attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Parents attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Lin-Manuel Miranda & Parents attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Lin-Manuel Miranda attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Geoffrey Nauffts attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Geoffrey Nauffts attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Rosie Perez attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Rosie Perez attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Rosie Perez attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Jen Sochko & Colin Quinn attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Jen Sochko & Colin Quinn attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Jen Sochko & Colin Quinn attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
John Quinones attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
John Quinones attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Ally Sheedy attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Ally Sheedy attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Callie Thorne attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Callie Thorne attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Callie Thorne attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Isabel Toledo attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Isabel Toledo attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Ruben Toledo & Isabel Toledo attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
David Ushery attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
David Ushery attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Fisher Stevens attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Fisher Stevens attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Fisher Stevens attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
Fisher Stevens attending the Broadway Opening Night Performance of 'Ghetto Klown' at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.
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