1. In 1988, Chazz Palminteri, a Bronx-born bouncer and bit-part actor in L.A., decides, “If they’re not gonna give me a great part, I’ll write one myself.” He brings a five-minute monologue into a ...

Editor's note: This story originally appeared with the wrong byline. This story was written by The Eagle's theater critic, Jeffrey Borak. CHATHAM, N.Y. — The streets are mean and tuneful in “A Bronx ...

"A Bronx Tale" had become a hot property for movie offers when Chazz Palminteri first performed the one-man show on stage in Los Angeles and off-Broadway in the early 1990s. Despite offers of up to a ...

Bronx-born and raised, Palminteri wrote “A Bronx Tale” in 1988. The one-man play depicted his childhood, which included witnessing a gangland killing when he was 9 years old. Palminteri played 18 ...

The regional premiere of A Bronx Tale at Playhouse on the Square delivers on one of the show’s key messages: There’s nothing worse than wasted talent. No talent was wasted here, as the seamless ...