Algonquin Arts Theatre’s A New York City Gala featuring Chazz Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale – June 4

Come take a bite out of the Big Apple at Algonquin Arts Theatre’s A New York City Gala featuring Chazz Palminteri’s A BRONX TALE! Guests will be enjoy subway platform performers, NYC street fare, music and all things NYC has to offer!

Four ticket levels offer various levels of access from a Gala Ticket that provides a seat for A Bronx Tale up through a VIP experience that includes cocktails, dinner and an exclusive post-show reception.

The Gala is the single biggest fundraising day of the year for Algonquin Arts Theatre, and the event includes a Silent Auction, Live Auctions, raffles and much more. For information including an event schedule, ticket levels and how to support the event, please visit algonquinarts.org/gala.

This year, Algonquin Arts Theatre recognizes Humanitarian Honoree Diane Turton, Community Service Honoree Manasquan Savings Bank and Arts Education honoree John Luckenbill. All funds raised support our mission to provide cultural enhancement and arts education to all audiences at the Jersey Shore.

Purchase Tickets with Dinner ($160-$185)
Arrive at 5 p.m. for VIP cocktail hour. Premium Seating will be Assigned by Gala Committee.

Purchase Tickets ($55-$80)
Arrive at 7 p.m. for cocktail hour and to check out our great silent auction items. Preferred & Regular Seating: Choose your seats or select Best Available. Curtain time for A Bronx Tale is 9 p.m.

For tickets please call the Algonquin’s Box Office at 732-528-9211 or log onto algonquinarts.org/gala

About A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale recounts the coming-of-age story of a young man torn between allegiance to his father’s upright working-class values and the alluring lifestyle of the local mob boss who befriends him. And what’s more is that the writer and star of the show, Chazz Palminteri, pulls off the 18 characters all by himself! He paints the neighborhood’s various colorful multi-layered characters to perfection with impeccable delivery and physicality.

Palminteri first performed A Bronx Tale as a one-man show in Los Angeles. It became the hottest property in Hollywood since ROCKY. He was offered a selling price of more than a $1 million to walk away from the project. With only $200 left in the bank, he refused. He wanted to play Sonny and write the screenplay. One night Robert DeNiro walked in to see the show and as they say, “the rest is history.”

Palminteri then moved the production to New York, where it played for four sold-out months and earned him nominations for the New York Outer Critics Circle for both acting and writing. While in New York he completed the screenplay of A BRONX TALE and soon found himself starring opposite Robert DeNiro, who chose the script for his directorial debut. The Hollywood release of the film came in 1993.

In 2007, Palminteri returned the show to stage for a 137-performance run on Broadway and subsequent national tour. Since then, Palminteri continues to take the show around the country for special engagements.

“A BRONX TALE IS A GOOD YARN, A VIVID TRUE STORY.”
– Stephen Holden New York Times

“… a raucous, solo tour de force.”
– Ray Loynd Los Angeles Times

“… a touching, strong and honest portrayal of growing up in the Bronx during the turbulent ’60s. Palminteri is an extraordinary storyteller – and he knows the territory.”
– Ed Kaufman The Hollywood Reporter

“… strong, deeply affecting, well-rendered. It pulsates with life … Palminteri plays his younger self and the colorful people of his youth flawlessly …”
– Meex. Daily Variety

“A BRONX TALE is BRILLIANT! STUNNING, SEETHING THEATRE!”
– Jerry Tallmer New York Post

“Chazz Palminteri’s one-man recreation of his childhood … is so authentic, and is delivered so lovingly that anyone capable of an ounce of sentiment must be moved.”
– Joey Levy, Los Angeles Reader

About the Algonquin Arts Theatre

Algonquin Arts Theatre (AAT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1992 with the mission to provide cultural enhancement and arts education to all audiences at the Jersey Shore through high-quality performances and programs in theatre, music, film and dance. The end goal is to foster appreciation of the arts and promote lifelong learning, particularly among underserved audiences including the economically disadvantaged, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. Algonquin Arts Theatre engages local and regional audiences in the performing arts through our on-stage programming and Performing Arts Academy.

The organization’s programming and operations are centered in Manasquan’s business district, a Rockwellian Main Street that’s character has remained the same since the 1930s when the Algonquin movie house opened its doors. After closing as a movie theatre in the early 1980s, in 1994 the theatre reopened as a performing arts space; still showing first-run movies when the stage was dark. In 2011, the theatre stopped showing first-run movies to present and produce more performing arts programs in a shift aligning closer with the mission statement.

With ticket revenues only covering a portion of operating and production costs, Algonquin Arts Theatre relies on the generosity of sponsors and individual donors to continue providing high-quality programming to the community.