Mike Tyson to take his 1-man show nationwide

By MARK KENNEDY
AP Drama Writer

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FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012 file photo, former boxer Mike Tyson takes part in a curtain call following his 'Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth' performance in New York. Tyson will take his one-man show on a three-month tour to more than a dozen cities, including Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit and Washington, D.C. The tour starts in Indianapolis in February. (Photo by Donald Traill/Invision/AP, File)

Lock up your ears — Mike Tyson’s coming to a theater near you.

The former champion boxer and convicted rapist will take his one-man show “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” on a three-month tour to more than a dozen cities, including Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Detroit and Washington, D.C.

The two-hour show, directed by Spike Lee and written by Tyson’s wife, Kiki, debuted in Las Vegas and had a limited run on Broadway this summer. The tour starts in Indianapolis in February.

The show traces Iron Mike’s rise from violent street hood in Brooklyn to a fearsome athlete. Then comes the fall — prison inmate, tabloid target, cocaine and Evander Holyfield’s delicious ear. There are stories about first wife Robin Givens, promoter Don King and Brad Pitt.




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