Tickets For A Bronx Tale Go On Sale 8/3

Tickets for A BRONX TALE, the funny and touching one-man show written by and starring Academy Award-nominated actor Chazz Palminteri, which became a major film directed by Robert DeNiro, will go on sale Sunday, August 3rd. A BRONX TALE will play a limited engagement at the Golden Gate Theatre beginning Tuesday, September 23 through Sunday, October 19. A BRONX TALE concludes the 2007-2008 Citibank Best of Broadway season, under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays.

A BRONX TALE was first mounted Off Broadway in 1989 and helped establish Palminteri as a writer and actor with a distinct voice. In A BRONX TALE, Palminteri brings 18 characters to vivid life, depicting a rough childhood on Bronx streets populated by a cast of friends and enemies. Kicking off its national tour in San Francisco, this production of A BRONX TALE directed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Zaks was a critical success on Broadway last season.

A BRONX TALE, written by and starring Chazz Palminteri, was first mounted Off Broadway in 1989 and helped establish Palminteri as a writer and actor with a distinct voice. In A BRONX TALE, the writer/star brings 18 characters to vivid life, depicting a rough childhood on Bronx streets populated by a cast of friends and enemies.

Chazz Palminteri's tour de force performance on Broadway was heralded by critics and audiences. Charles Isherwood of The New York Times called it, "a rejuvenating act of faith in the powers of acting and storytelling." And The Associated Press described A BRONX TALE as "enormously entertaining. A vibrant, warmhearted saga. Palminteri conjures up a parade of appealing characters with humor, great affection and more than a little heartbreak."

During the original Off Broadway and Los Angles' engagements of A BRONX TALE, Palminteri caught the attention of studios, producers and directors – all of whom wanted to make the film version – without him. Palminteri turned down a million dollar offer for the film rights, despite having $200 in his bank account at the time. Then, Robert DeNiro came to see the show, and brought the story and star Palminteri to the screen in 1993, making his directorial debut in the process.

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Tickets for A BRONX TALE will range in price from $40 to $85 and beginning Sunday, August 3rd tickets can be purchased online at shnsf.com, through Ticketmaster by calling (415) 512-7770 and at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers. On Monday August 4th tickets will also be available at the Orpheum Theatre Box Office (1192 Market at 8th St., Mon-Sat 10am – 6pm). Groups of 15 or more may order now by calling Group Sales at (415) 551-2020. To learn more about A BRONX TALE and other SHN shows, please visit http://admin.shnsf.com/admin/sitebots/www.shnsf.com

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00pm
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm

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BIOGRAPHIES:

Chazz Palminteri has over 50 movies to his credit including The Usual Suspects, Bullets over Broadway, Analyze This, Hurly Burly, Mulholland Falls, and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. He has also directed the HBO series Oz (episode, Unnatural Disasters), Showtime's Women vs. Men, and the feature film Noel, starring Susan Sarandon, Penelope Cruz, Robin Williams and Paul Walker. He was last seen on the New York stage in the play The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui starring with Al Pacino, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and Billy Crudup.

Jerry Zaks is a four time Tony® Award winner and has directed over 30 New York productions. Most recently, he directed Encores!' acclaimed Stairway to Paradise. Other credits include, Broadway: The House of Blue Leaves (Tony Award), The Front Page, Anything Goes (Tony nomination), Lend Me a Tenor (Tony Award), Six Degrees of Separation (Tony Award), Guys and Dolls (Tony Award), Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Smokey Joe's Cafe (Tony nomination, Olivier nomination), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Tony nomination), The Man Who Came to Dinner, 45 Seconds From Broadway, Little Shop of Horrors, La Cage aux Folles (Tony Award, Best Revival), The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial; Off-Broadway: Sister Mary Ignatius, Beyond Therapy, Baby With the Bathwater, The Foreigner (Obie Award), The Marriage of Bette and Boo (Obie Award), Wenceslas Square, Assassins, A Bad Friend. Film: Marvin's Room. TV: "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "Frasier." He is a graduate of Dartmouth with an MFA from Smith and since 1990 has been proudly affiliated with Jujamcyn Theaters.