Joe Gulla's THE BRONX QUEEN Returning to Joe's Pub This Summer

Hot on the heels of his win at the 2016 Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF), playwright/actor Joe Gulla will return to Joe's Pub on August 20th with "The Bronx Queen" directed by Brian Rardin. "The Bronx Queen" was recipient of DUAF's coveted "Audience Award". It is also the first chapter of Gulla's award-winning, "Bronx Queen Trilogy".

Here's how it's billed: "Anchors aweigh! Playwright/Actor Joe Gulla (bait and!) tackles the issue of growing up as a gay Italian boy... in the Bronx! Smart, fun, funny and poignant, "The Bronx Queen" reveals why some people are destined to be nervous (ship)wrecks... while others cling to the greatest life preserver of all: Art! (Dramamine is NOT included!)"

"Woman Around Town" commented on Gulla's work: "Outbursts of laughter for which television sitcoms would kill are bridged by stillness evoked by moving dialogue."

It's a busy time for the playwright. This June, his play "Fall and Rise", will have its World Premiere in Tampa, Florida followed by a run at the 2016 Hollywood Fringe Festival, Hollywood, California. "Fall and Rise" tells the tale of a Catholic priest who is forced to emergency skydive out of an exploding airplane. Ultimately, he crash lands in the middle of a Gay Dance Party in Ibiza, Spain.

Bronx-born Joe Gulla is known for writing and starring in his autobiographical, award-winning "Bronx Queen Trilogy". In 2012 and 2013, "The Bronx Queen" won NYC Theater Row's United Solo Awards for "Best Comedic Script" and "Most Popular Show" respectively. His follow-up, "FAGGY at 50", went on to win "Best One Man Show" at the 2014 United Solo Awards. For the final chapter, "Daddy", Joe was awarded the 2015 United Solo Award for "Best Comedian". Written by Joe, "Reel Wood" and "Christmas Caroline" had their World Premieres at the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2015. Joe also wrote and starred in "Garbo", a breakout hit at the 2012 Times Square International Theater Festival. He appeared as "Frankie" in Off-Broadway's "My Big Italian Gay Wedding" and in the San Francisco production of "Tony and Tina's Wedding" for many years. Joe also starred on NBC's "LOST", one of television's original adventure reality series.

"The Bronx Queen" will be performed at Joe's Pub on Saturday, August 20 at 7:30. Tickets are $20.00 and available at The Public's Box Office (425 Lafayette, NYC). For more information, visit http://www.joegulla.com orhttp://www.publictheater.org/en/tickets/calendar/playdetailscollection/joes-pub/2016/j/joe-gulla-the-bronx-queen/?SiteTheme=JoesPub