Lenny Bruce...In His Own Words
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Feb 1, 2006
Closed Feb 25, 2006

Playing at
The Zipper Factory

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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Ron Delsener & Marvin Worth Productions present the New York premiere of Lenny Bruce...In His Own Words, a new play created verbatim from the controversial satirist's most unforgettable routines. Written and directed by Joan Worth and Alan Sacks of Marvin Worth Productions, the solo show stars Jason Fisher.

"Religions, Inc.," "Christ and Moses," "Hitler and MCA," "How the Law Got Started (Eat, Sleep & Crap)" and other material from Bruce's career in the 50's and 60's comprise the text of Lenny Bruce...In His Own Words.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:

The Zipper Factory
336 W 37th St
New York, NY 10018

WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

Jason Fisher does a mean Lenny Bruce impression: He smokes his cigarette as if he cannot be bothered, or doesn't have the strength, to hold it straight in his mouth. He walks with a stiff back in a way that seems too studied at first but seems more organic as the show progresses. It's been said that Lenny Bruce delivered his comedy as a jazz musician plays a saxophone, with speed, improvisation, and free association. Sometimes, he would surprise himself with something that he said during an act and start to laugh. Fisher imitates this and other details to the letter in his one-man show Lenny Bruce...in His Own Words.

Bruce died in 1966 at the age of 39, and he has been the subject of numero[...]

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Reviewed by Adam Klasfeld on Feb 2, 2006