
Lenny (1971) - repro
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Julian Barry’s searing biographical drama 'Lenny' completed a celebrated original Broadway premiere run at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in 1971, running for an astonishing 453 performances and capturing multiple major Tony Award nominations under the grand direction of legendary auteur Tom O'Horgan. The raw, textually fierce narrative chronicles the turbulent life, legal persecutions, and tragic vulnerabilities of counter-cultural stand-up comedy pioneer Lenny Bruce, using his real, controversial monologue scripts to chart his relentless campaign against state censorship and obscenity laws. The historic production famously starred Cliff Gorman.

