A Bronx Tale (play)

A Bronx Tale is an autobiographical one-man show written and performed by Chazz Palminteri. It tells the coming-of-age story of Calogero Anello, a young New Yorker torn between the temptations of organized crime and the values of his hardworking father. Developed and directed by Mark W. Travis, it originally premiered in Los Angeles in 1989 before moving off-Broadway. A film version involving Palminteri and Robert De Niro was released in 1993.