Photo Coverage: Paper Mill Playhouse Celebrates Opening Night of A BRONX TALE

Paper Mill Playhouse presents the world premiere musical A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL. The musical is co-directed by two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by four-time Drama Desk Award nominee Sergio Trujillo. A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL features a book by Chazz Palminteri, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater.

A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL runs at the Millburn, New Jersey theater now through March 6, 2016. The official press opening was last night, February 14. BroadwayWorld was there for the special occasion and you can go inside the after party below!

Leading the company are Jason Gotay as Calogero, Joshua Colley as Young Calogero, Nick Cordero as Sonny,Richard H. Blake as Lorenzo, Coco Jones as Jane and Lucia Giannetta as Rosina.

Based on the real life story by Chazz Palminteri‚ A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL is set against the backdrop of racial strife and organized crime in the 1960s. It is the story of an Italian-American teenager finding his path in life as he must choose between the father who raised him and a mob-boss father figure who fascinates him.

For tickets and more information, visit www.PaperMill.org.

Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Larry Elardo, Stephen Hoebee-Elardo, Ashley Hoebee-Elardo and Mark S. Hoebee (Producing Artistic Director of Paper Mill Playhouse)

Todd Schmidt (Managing Director) and Thane Myles

Alan Menken (Music)

Mark S. Hoebee, Alan Menken and Todd Schmidt

Nora Menken and Alan Menken

Faye Fisher and Jerry Zaks (Director)

Jerry Zaks, Faye Fisher, Sergio Trujillo. Tommy Mottola and Alan Menken

Sergio Trujillo (Choreographer) and Jack Noseworthy

Glenn Slater (Lyrics) with his wife Wendy Leigh Wilf and sons Daniel and Benjamin

Glenn Slater

Shanice Williams

Joshua Colley

Joshua Colley

Vincenzo Faruolo

Joshua Colley and Vincenzo Faruolo

Joshua Colley, Isaiah Tyrelle Boyd and Vincenzo Faruolo

Kirstin Tucker, Joey Sorge, Brittany Conigatti and Kaleigh Cronin

Carlos Lopez, Christie Schwartzman, Philip Colgan, Jess LeProtto, Sergio Trujillo, Ted Brunetti, Brittany Conigatti, Kaleigh Cronin, Kim Dodson, Kirstin Tucker and Eean Sherrod Cochran

Carlos Lopez, Philip Colgan, Christie Schwartzman, Kim Dodson and Eean Sherrod Cochran

Ted Brunetti and Kaleigh Cronin

Lucia Giannetta and Richard H. Blake

Lucia Giannetta, Richard H Blake, Jerry Zaks and Nick Cordero

Nick Cordero ad Ted Brunetti

Nick Cordero

Nick Cordero, Ted Brunetti and Joey Sorge

Nick Cordero, Chazz Palminteri, Ted Brunetti, Joey Sorge and Carlos Lopez

Nick Cordero, Chazz Palminteri, Jerry Zaks, Ted Brunetti and Joey Sorge

Nick Cordero

Nick Cordero and Chazz Palminteri

Richard H Blake, Chazz Palminteri and Lucia Giannetta

Joey Sorge and Lucia Giannetta

Joey Sorge, Ted Brunetti, Michael Barra, Jonathan Brody and Paul Salvatoriello

Joey Sorge, Ted Brunetti Chazz Palminteri Alan Menken, Michael Barra, Jonathan Brody, Paul Salvatoriello and Joe Barbara

Joey Sorge, Ted Brunetti Chazz Palminteri Alan Menken, Lucia Giannetta, Michael Barra, Jonathan Brody, Paul Salvatoriello and Joe Barbara

Mark S. Hoebee and Chazz Palminteri

Alan Menken, Janis Roswick, Chazz Palminteri and Gianna Ranaudo

Kim Dodson and Eean Sherrod Cochran

Jason Gotay

Jason Gotay

Jess LeProtto, Dominic Nolfi, Corey Mosello an Keith White

Joshua Colley and Jason Gotay

Lucia Giannetta, Joshua Colley, Jason Gotay ad Richard H. Blake

Lucia Giannetta, Joshua Colley, Jason Gotay and Richard H. Blake

Joshua Colley, Lucia Giannetta and Richard H. Blake

Lucia Giannetta and Nick Cordero

Nick Cordero and Joshua Colley

Nick Cordero and Joshua Colley

Kaleigh Cronin, Brittany Conigatti and Kirstin Tucker

Gilbert L. Bailey II, Aisha Jackson, Kim Dodson, Isaiah Tyrelle Boyd, Coco Jones, Trista Dollison and Eean Sherrod Cochran

GilbertL. Bailey II, Aisha Jackson, Kim Dodson, Isaiah Tyrelle Boyd, Brittany Conigatti, Joey Sorge, Coco Jones, Trista Dollison and Eean Sherrod Cochran

Coco Jones and Isaiah Tyrelle Boyd

Gilbert L. Bailey II, Eean Sherrod Cochran and Isaiah Tyrelle Boyd

Aisha Jackson, Kirsten Tucker, Chazz Palminteri, Brittany Conigatti, Kim Dodson and Trista Dollison

Coco Jones and Sergio Trujillo

Sergio Trujillo and Coco Jones

Coco Jones and Jerry Zaks

Chazz Palminteri and Coco Jones

Coco Jones

Coco Jones, Nick Cordero, Jason Gotay, Richard H. Blake, Lucia Giannetta and Joshua Colley

Shanice Williams and Jamar Williams