Ghetto Klown, Starring John Leguizamo, Sets Dates at Lyceum Theatre

John Leguizamo will return to Broadway this winter in Ghetto Klown, his newest solo work. The play, directed by Fisher Stevens, will begin previews on February 21, 2010 at the Lyceum Theatre. It is set to open on March 22 and will play a 12-week limited engagement.

Ghetto Klown is described as the next chapter in John Leguizamo’s hugely popular personal and professional 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.

Says Leguizamo of the show, “Ghetto Klown is all the things I say to my therapist and my manager, but would NEVER want the general public to know. It’s cheaper than a lawsuit and I get to take a bow at the end. It’s like Wikileaks but with no international manhunt. Yet.”

Leguizamo was seen on Broadway last season in the revival of American Buffalo. He made his New York stage debut in 1991’s Mambo Mouth and has seen performed numerous of his solo plays on Broadway, including Spic-O-Rama, Freak and Sexaholix…a Love Story. His film credits include Carlito's Way, To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Love in the Time of Cholera, Julie Newmar, Romeo + Juliet, Summer of Sam, Moulin Rouge and Ice Age.

Ghetto Klown will be produced by WestBeth Entertainment, Daveed D. Frazier and Nelle Nugent.