Chazz Palminteri’s A Bronx Tale: One Man Show is coming to theaters and digital January 28.

A Bronx Tale: One Man Show is an autobiographical piece that tells the story of Chazz Palminteri’s childhood in the Bronx during the 1960s. The narrative centers on a young boy named Calogero who witnesses a murder and is subsequently taken under the wing of a local mob boss named Sonny. The story explores themes of loyalty, family, and the crossroads between a life of crime and a more traditional path. Palminteri portrays eighteen different characters, all performed by Palminteri himself.

Bronx-born and raised Chazz Palminteri wrote A Bronx Tale in 1988. The powerful one-man stage play depicted his bruising childhood which included witnessing a gangland killing when he was nine years old. Palminteri played 18 characters and brought them all to life in his autobiographical play. His friends, enemies and family came alive onstage. Hollywood Studios went crazy after seeing it and offered him millions of dollars to turn it into a major movie. There was one catch… they wanted to put a star in the role of Sonny and someone else to write the screenplay. With $200 dollars in the bank… Palminteri said no… he would hold out and wait. He wanted to play Sonny and write the screenplay. Then one night, Palminteri walked into his dressing room and sitting there was Robert De Niro who just saw the show. Robert DeNiro gave Palminteri the chance he was waiting for… and as they say in Hollywood the rest is history.

Chazz has starred in over 60 films, as an Actor, Writer, Director and Producer. A few include: The Usual Suspects, Bullets over Broadway (nominated for an Academy Award and won the Best Actor – Independent Spirit Award), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Analyze This and HurlyBurly.

The film is written and directed by Chazz Palminteri, who also serves as a producer. The executive producers are Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Jon Kilik and Brian Liebman. Filmed and edited by 3 Nuts Studios, John Sheridan, Jason Nower and Michael Lavin. Original music and sound design by John Gromada. The film’s associate producers are 3 Nuts Studios and the production manager is Carlos Garcia.