In 1989 Chazz Palminteri wrote a one man show about a killing he saw in the Bronx when he was nine years old. He performed it at a little theatre in Hollywood California. It became a hit and the most sought after property since Rocky. With only two hundred left in the bank and million dollar offers, he refused to sell his play unless he played Sonny and wrote the screenplay. He held out and got his wish with Robert De Niro. This is the original one man show he wrote and performed in 1989 that made him a star.
I didn’t think it was possible. The play is actually better than the iconic film. Considering the film is one of the few films I would call “almost perfect” that speaks volumes about Mr. Palminteri’s writing. Wow! Just the pathos in these characters. They’re well crafted, the story is so well written.
