Ghetto Klown
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 22, 2011
Closed Jul 9, 2011
Opened Mar 22, 2011
Closed Jul 9, 2011
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Running Time:
2hr. 15min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 15min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Ghetto Klown is the next chapter in John Leguizamo's hugely popular personal and professional story. It follows in the unabashed, uncensored, and uninhibited tradition of his Mambo Mouth, Spic-O-Rama, Freak, and Sexaholix...a Love Story. In Leguizamo's trademark style, the piece explodes with energy, leading audiences on a fever-pitch adventure and heating up the stage with vivid accounts of where he's been and the colorful characters who have populated his life.
Leguizamo takes audiences from his adolescent memories in Queens to the early days of his acting career during the outrageous 80s avant-garde theatre scene, and on to the sets of major motion pictures and his roles opposite some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?
What are other members saying?
His anger gets in the way of the laughter
This one-man show was more of a drama than a stand-up routine. When he came to the stage John said that this was going to his therapy session. That was the first warning that the two hour show, padded with segments of unstage-worthy dancing and short Spanish-language triplets, was going to be a gripe-fest. John used his "get out of jail free" card to allow his anti-Hispanic jokes and N-word-use.
John has many chips on his shoulders. He complains: that as an unknown, unbankable actor he didnt get more attention for his minor roles thats why theyre called MINOR roles!; that hes berated for ad-libbing on set but complains when others do the same; that Al Pacino played a Puerto-rican but its okay for John to play an Italian in Summer of Sam; and, that hes never offerred big, artistic movie roles for which he has never shown any aptitude.
John, thats the same complaint that every actor in history has had but according to you its because youre Hispanic. You ignore the fact that every sizeable role youve gotten you got BECAUSE youre Hispanic.
John, youre a big enough celebrity that you COULD take a low-paying, small-scale, ARTISTICALLY-satisfying role in theater or film that you claim to want. However youd have to check your ego at the door, learn how to work with other people, and not show up for filming while intoxicated.
Reviewed by bbraat
on Thursday, Jun 9th, 2011
LOVE JOHN
John Never disappoints. he is hilarious. I laughed the whole time my jaw was hurting.
Reviewed by melli2345
on Thursday, May 5th, 2011
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"I love spilling my guts out to you all; you're like my free therapy," says John Leguizamo to the audience early on in his autobiographically-based solo, Ghetto Klown, now playing Broadway's Lyceum Theatre under Fisher Stevens' direction. But while the writer/performer may benefit from sharing his personal stories with strangers, theatergoers are also getting their money's worth in this entertaining and energetic show.
This latest in a string of one-man plays from Leguizamo tracks the trajectory of his showbiz career, as he tells stories about clowning around as a kid to entertain his friends; performing Off-Off-Broadway with his then-girlfriend Kat; writing and performing his own work; br[...]