Be forewarned: Mike Tyson wants to show off his sensitive side.
“Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” hits the Orpheum Theatre for three nights beginning Feb. 28. The one-man show chronicles the 46-year-old former undisputed heavyweight-boxing champion’s headline-filled life, from his rise to fame in and out of the boxing ring since the 1980s to his lesser-known personal transformations.
Director Spike Lee has called the outing a tale of “redemption.”
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Billy Elliot, the character, is a smokin’ dancer. “Billy Elliot the Musical” isn’t so hot.The drama, sentiment, passion and excitement that permeated the excellent 2000 movie starring Jamie Bell as the young dancer and Julie Walters as his crusty ballet teacher don’t pervade the touring version of the Tony Award-winning show at the Orpheum in The City.
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