{"id":68917,"date":"2018-02-06T08:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T16:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vivaglammagazine.com\/?p=68917"},"modified":"2020-05-26T14:33:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T21:33:28","slug":"behind-the-scenes-of-broadways-a-bronx-tale-cast-interviews-and-backstage-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vivaglammagazine.com\/behind-the-scenes-of-broadways-a-bronx-tale-cast-interviews-and-backstage-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Scenes of Broadway’s ‘A Bronx Tale’: Cast Interviews and Backstage PHOTOS"},"content":{"rendered":"
Since its release in 1993, “A Bronx Tale” has been considered one of the greatest gangster films every made. Naturally, this was the perfect story to add a bit of song and dance. What could go wrong? Well, instead of a theatergoer’s worst nightmare of gangsters prancing around on stage with a gun in one hand and a drink in another, this musical used the music to highlight the most poignant parts of the story and left the drama intact for a major thrill and tearjerker of a show.<\/p>\n
The brilliant minds behind the film, Robert De Niro and Chazz Palminteri, both took a creative role in the production, with De Niro as Co-Director and Palminteri as the Book Writer. Add in the iconic Alan Menken (the composer behind almost every Disney movie since 1989) and Glenn Slater (the lyricist behind “Tangled” and “Galavant”) and you’re destined to have an absolute masterpiece on your hands.<\/p>\n
As of December 1st, “A Bronx Tale” survived a year on Broadway and is still going strong. We talked to Christiani Pitts, who plays the lead role and love interest, Jane; Nick Cordero, who plays the mob boss, Sonny; and William Ivey Long, the head of costume design and Broadway legend behind the wardrobe in “Chicago”, “The Producers”, “Grey Gardens”, and “Hairspray”, just to name a few. We took a tour of William’s studio in Tribeca to take a look at his original sketches, and interviewed Christiani and Nick backstage at the Longacre Theatre. Christiani reveals how she changed her mindset when promoted from the chorus to the lead, Nick reveals what really drew him to the role, and William talks about working with De Niro and the intricate details involved in this production’s costumes.<\/p>\n