A 9-year-old boy, Calogero, sits on his Bronx stoop, when – POP! – he witnesses a mob boss, Sonny, murder someone. Calogero’s decision not to rat sets into motion a years-long relationship with Sonny which causes him to grapple with following the life of crime or making an honest living like his father, Lorenzo.

Thus the stage is set for “A Bronx Tale,” the autobiographical one-man show by Chazz Palminteri that continues to wow audiences after 35 years. In 1988, the struggling actor was inspired to create his own opportunity.