John Leguizamo’s up close and personal solo shows about growing up in Queens and climbing to the top of the Hollywood ladder have earned him scores of fans and accolades – and Emmy and Obie Awards. In ...

The Public Theater, the Off Broadway company that originally produced “Hamilton,” “Eclipsed” and Tony champ “Fun Home,” has carved out a slot in its 2016-17 season for “Latin History for Dummies,” the ...

Actor John Leguizamo arrives for the premiere of Lionsgate's 'American Ultra' at the Ace Theater in downtown Los Angeles, California on August 18, 2015. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images Leguizamo’s ...

Surprisingly, the comedy club is a new environment for John Leguizamo. He used to test his material at performing-arts spaces before presenting it on a Broadway or Off-Broadway stage, but now, he is ...

John Leguizamo is just about unstoppable. Also, at this moment anyway, just about unintelligible. The perpetually kinetic performer-playwright is calling from New York with a request to push back a ...

Even for John Leguizamo, a performer with seemingly endless stockpiles of energy, there are some feats that seem beyond the scope of a one-man show. But the actor and writer says he will be recreating ...

John Leguizamo will return to the New York stage as part of the Public Theater’s 2016-17 season. John Leguizamo: Latin History for Dummies will receive its New York premiere off-Broadway next spring.

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In "Latin History for Dummies" John Leguizamo assumes the role of hard-hitting history teacher, guiding audiences through his biting and comic take on 500 years of Latin history. Leguizamo's "Latin ...

The Public Theater, the Off Broadway company that originally produced “Hamilton,” “Eclipsed” and Tony champ “Fun Home,” has carved out a slot in its 2016-17 season for “Latin History for Dummies,” the ...

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