THE BEST TIME OF HIS LIFE DOING THE PLAY
EVERYONE TOLD HOW GREAT MICHAEL WAS
"I would say, by virtue of... when he started the play and when he finished the play, he was twice as reactive by the end. First of all, Michael is a great talent. He really is a great talent. He has a great natural ability. There is working on the stage in giving to find out what he's got. He is a different man right now. He is a different guy since he did the play. He had the best time of his life doing the play. He was never ever happier. It was a very rewarding time because everyone told him how great he was. Everyone was surprised by how great he was. He is very happy. He is very anxious to come back and do it again."

THE BLACK MARBLE SHOE SHINE STAND
"Four men, 1908... It's a story of friendship. One character - the main character is my grandfather who was a shoeshine man, Michael plays his friend who is an Irish cop, a Jewish merchant and a stranger. It is a story about friendship - all the terrible things were going on in their lives at that time. It was a very serious acting piece. Michael was wonderful. He was working with very fine actors. They all loved him. So it was a great experience."

BACK ON THE RIGHT ROAD TO WHERE HE SHOULD BE AS AN ACTOR
"I didn't change his acting but I improved it. I put him back on the right road to where he should be as an actor. He is wonderful. You'll see how different he is."

..........and more.

Louis La Russo II
Great Playwright/Director, born and raised in Hoboken, NJ. He was educated for the theater at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His credits include Tony Award-nominated Lamppost Reunion, Wheelbarrow Closers, Marlon Brando Sat Right Here, Knockout, Sea Mother's Son, The Black Marble Shoe Shine Standwith Michael and most recently, December with Danny Aiello and Hobo Christmas. His words make you smile and cry a bit... and give you something more than the words... something that we used to be familiar with.

Frank Bongiorno
Great Actor/Director. He dedicates his performance to Mr. Danny Aiello for his true friendship. Mr. Bongiorno appeared on Broadway in Lamppost Reunion and Knockout both written by Louis La Russo II.

David Orefice
Hobo Christmas is David's first professional play. He will appear in a film Red Square starring Danny Aiello released in 2001.