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A musical version based on 'A Bronx Tale, written by Chazz Palminteri (left) arrives at the Paper Mill in Millburn. It will be co-directed by Robert De Niro (center) and star Nick Cordero (right) in the role that Palminteri made famous.

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More details about the highly-anticipated Paper Mill production of "A Bronx Tale: The Musical" have emerged -- including the names of cast and key crew members.

The cast will feature relatively unknown actors, but stage observers will recognize a few names. Nick Cordero -- who coincidentally played the Chazz Palminteri character in the musical adaptation of "Bullets Over Broadway" (and earned a Tony nomination) -- will play Sonny, the character immortalized in the film.

Who is playing the DeNiro part. Jason Gotay (Calogero), Joshua Colley (Young Calogero),and Richard H. Blake (Lorenzo). On Broadway, Gotay starred in "Bring It On: The Musical" and "Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark." Colley was recently seen in "Les Miserables" and "Newsies" and Blake, a Clifton resident, starred in "Jersey Boys," "Wicked," and "Legally Blonde."

The musical, which is being eyed for a possible Broadway run, will also feature some high-profile below-the-line names. The costumes are being designed by four-time Tony winner William Ivey Long (who most recently won the Tony for, yup, "Bullets over Broadway"). The sets will be designed by Beowulf Borritt, who won a Tony for "Act One" and will likely be a contender this year for "Therese Raquin."

The Millburn theater announced last February that two-time Oscar-winner Robert De Niro would be co-directing the musical with four-time Tony-winner Jerry Zaks.

Set amid the social turmoil of the '60s, the play centers on the coming-of-age relationship between Calogero, a young Italian-American boy and Sonny, the crime boss that runs his neighborhood. Conflict arrives when Lorenzo, the boy's working-class father tries to keep him away.

This new musical production is born-and-bred from Chazz Palminteri's one-man play. The film version was released in 1993 and starred Palmenteri as the charismatic Sonny and De Niro (who also directed) as the boy's bus driver father. The show, starting on Feb 4, runs through March 6.

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