Chicago Fans Cross Country Ski To GHETTO KLOWN

Now that's dedication. John Leguizamo's devoted Chicago fans cross-country skied to the performance of his one-man show last night at the Royal George Theatre - in the middle of the record-breaking blizzard. Check out the Ghetto Klown Facebook page to see his tenacious fans cross-country skiing to the show: http://www.facebook.com/GhettoKlown. We hope New York audiences won't have to break out their winter sports gear to get to the Lyceum Theatre when performances begin on Broadway on Monday, February 21!

Ghetto Klown will play a 12-week Broadway engagement, beginning previews on Monday, February 21 and opening on Tuesday, March 22. This marks John's fifth one-man play and his third on Broadway. Academy Award winner Fisher Stevens makes his Broadway directorial debut with the show.

Conceived and performed by Emmy and Obie Award winner John Leguizamo, Ghetto Klown is presented by Westbeth Entertainment, Daveed D. Frazier and Nelle Nugent.

Ghetto Klown is the next chapter in John Leguizamo's hugely popular personal and professional story. It follows in the unabashed, uncensored, and 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, leading audiences on a fever-pitch adventure and heating up the stage with vivid accounts of where he's been and the colorful characters who have populated his life. Leguizamo takes audiences from his adolescent memories in Queens to the early days of his acting career during the outrageous 80s avant-garde theatre scene, and on to the sets of major motion pictures and his roles opposite some of Hollywood's biggest stars.

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. John is currently performing an 'unplugged' version of the show under the title 'John Leguizamo Warms Up' at Chicago's Royal George Theatre, through February 12.

Tickets are currently available through Telecharge.com or 212-239-6320, or in person at the Lyceum Theatre box office (149 West 45th Street).

Box office hours follow:
January 31 - February 20: Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm, closed Sun.

Commencing Monday, February 21: Monday -Saturday 10:30am - 8:30pm and Sunday 12pm-6pm.

Ticket Prices range from $29.50 -$116.50 (all prices include $1.50 facilities fee).

Playing schedule:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm. (Six shows per week. Dark on Wednesdays)

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