"BUDDY: One Last Night" Opens in June
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"BUDDY: One Last Night" Opens in June
The one-man show, written and performed by Albanese, is, of course, about former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci.
Albanese says that "as the audience, you get to spend one last night with Buddy, the night before he goes away on 'vacation' back in the fall of 2002.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe "vacation" Albanese is referring to is when Cianci reported to federal prison following "Operation Plunder Dome."
"The famous Buddy Cianci shares with all his guests, stories about the highs and lows of his life and his career," says Albanese of the play. "Stories filled with drama, comedy and Providence political history!"
The show runs June 15 through June 19 at the Comedy Park, inside the Park Theater in Cranston.
Tickets start at $20 with VIP front section seating at $30.
About Albanese
A son of Sicilian immigrants, Albanese has always been interested in theatre and acting and enjoyed making people laugh.
In the 90s, Nick was a theatre major at Community College of Rhode Island and performed in a number of productions while he was there and also in the local Theatre scene. By the late 90s, he got involved with TV and Film. He also did stand up for close to a decade.
In 2007, Nick made it on to national television by appearing in a few episodes of the SHOWTIME Series, BROTHERHOOD: Season 2 & 3, as Councilman Charlie Hacker. After being involved with TV and film for a few years, Nick wanted to return to his Theatre roots. By November of 2015 Nick debuted his One Man Play, THE LAST SICILIAN, which had a two week run Off-Broadway in New York City in 2018.
This success help him launch off Last Sicilian Productions, where he wrote and produced four more Plays between 2016-2020. The past 2 years during the pandemic, Nick has done a couple of film projects but he has now returned to the stage with BUDDY: One Last Night!