![]() Lecesne begins with such guff, blue-collar masculinity that it's something of a shock when he morphs in a blink into Ellen Hertle, owner of a local beauty salon, who marches into his office with her 16-year-old disaffected daughter, Phoebe.Įllen reports the disappearance of Leonard, whom she has been raising after his mother (the ex-girlfriend of Ellen's useless brother) died. ![]() Chuck DeSantis, a detective from a Godforsaken Jersey Shore precinct who gets a kick out of uttering famous lines from Shakespeare in his working-class accent, serves as our guide for a story that took place 10 years ago. The subject of this tale is the disappearance from a New Jersey town of a 14-year-old boy named Leonard Pelkey. This show, which was an off-Broadway sleeper, is what you've been waiting for. If you're the kind of person who enjoys human-centered stories, who can't resist a detective yarn no matter how basic and who enjoys watching an actor impersonate a town full of kooky yet hilariously recognizable characters, then click off the television and head to Culver City. James Lecesne holds his audience rapt at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, where his solo show "The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey" is playing through the end of the month. There's nothing quite as gratifying as spending 90 minutes in the company of a gifted storyteller. ![]() ![]() Critic's Choice : 'The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey' shines with humanity ![]()
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