Freak

Himself

The original Broadway production of "Freak" by John Leguizamo opened at the Cort Theater in New York on February 12, 1998, ran for 144 performances and was nominated for the 1998 Tony Award for the Best Play. John Leguizamo recreated his solo act in this filmed production and was nominated for the 1998 Tony Award for the Best Actor.

John Leguizamo: Once upon a time... there was a Little Red Riding Hood... and she went into the woods... and she got a Greencard. And she lived happily ever after, now shut the fuck up and go to sleep!

John Leguizamo: I was outnumbered. But I didn't care, 'cause I did what any Spanish kid raised in the ghetto would do... I acted like a retard.

John Leguizamo: On the way to our tenement building, it was like the modern day Tower of Babel. The many colors of Beneton were there.