If Mike Tyson plays his cards right, his next knockout may be on Broadway. The former boxer announced that he will team up with director Spike Lee to bring his one-man show, “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth,” to the Longacre Theatre for six nights only, July 31 to Aug. 5, according to The Huffington Post. The show made its debut this past April at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and had a weeklong run. Tyson said the show would be “raw” and “fitly” and that he would show his vulnerable side. It will include tales about his stormy marriage to actress Robin Givens, his time in prison, his relationship with his trainer and surrogate father, Cus D’Amato, and the time he spent in a psychiatric clinic as a result of his addiction to cocaine. “It takes courage to get in the ring, but it takes courage to get on the stage.”
Spike Lee is the director of such films as, “She’s Gotta Have It,” “Malcolm X” and “Do the Right Thing”. Lee said he saw a DVD recording of Tyson’s show in Las Vegas and immediately signed up. The duo will start work on it after the July Fourth holiday. “It’s a great story and he tells it masterfully,” said Lee, who calls it a tale of redemption that only needs some tweaking from the Vegas edition. “He’s lifted himself off the canvas.”