

This riveting one-man show goes beyond the headlines, behind the scenes and between the lines to deliver a must-see theatrical knockout. The show presented "a rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown. And, with Mike Tyson on the stage, you are going to hear a great American story… Mike's a great storyteller." Whether it's a play, a documentary…a song, a musical, a novel or a movie, we love great stories, and we love great storytellers.

But it's not all good stuff! It's going to be a rollercoaster of emotions."ĭirector Lee added, "Human beings want to hear stories. To avoid that, putting everything on the table. When asked if any aspect of his life was off limits, the former boxing champ said, "If anything comes across kind of fake, see it right away. "People have said the story mesmerizes," Tyson previously told. Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth premiered at the MGM Grand's Hollywood Theater in Las Vegas under Johnson's direction last March. Nederlander, was written by the Brooklyn-born boxer's wife, Kiki Tyson, and Randy Johnson. A bare-knuckled, tell-all memoir from Mike Tyson, the onetime heavyweight champion of the worldand a legend both in and out of the ring. The autobiographical work, presented on Broadway by producer James L.

Blue Rider Press president and publisher David Rosenthal acquired the rights from David Vigliano and Anthony Mattero at Vigliano Associates.Īcademy Award nominee Spike Lee ("Do the Right Thing," "Malcolm X") made his Broadway directorial debut with Undisputed Truth, which ran July 31-Aug. The book, based on Tyson's one-man show that was seen on Broadway this summer, will be published in summer 2013.
