Mike Tyson, the former boxing champion, has announced he will team with director Spike Lee to bring his one-man show, “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth,” to Broadway in July.
The show, a confessional on the highs and lows of the life of the retired heavyweight and tabloid target, will mark Tyson’s and Lee’s debut on Broadway. “Tyson” debuted in earlier this year in Las Vegas.
“I’m very vulnerable and I’m just telling you who I am and where I’m from and how this happened,” Tyson said at a news conference at the Longacre, wearing white pants, a white shirt and a gray jacket.
Tyson, like Lee a Brooklyn native, became the youngest-ever heavyweight champion in 1986, when he won his title as a 20-year-old. His life since then has been marred by accusations of domestic violence, rape, drug use, and the death of his young daughter.
“It takes courage to get in the ring,” said Lee, who urges theatergoers to have an open mind when it comes to the work. “But it takes courage to get on the stage.”
Tyson said he was inspired to do a one-man show after watching Chazz Palminteri tell stories about growing up in his show “A Bronx Tale.” The boxer said: “I’m really just excited about this genre here.” #broadway
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