Elizardi castro biography
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Elizardi Castro
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Comedian Eli Castro Brings His ALL GROWN UP Show To NJPAC: Two Shows This Saturday!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 22, 2022
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) welcomes comedian Eli Castro and his “All Grown Up” show to the stage on Saturday, June 25, for two hysterical performances at 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM.
Comedian Eli Castro Brings ALL GROWN UP to NJPAC for Two Performances
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2022
New Jersey Performing Arts Center welcomes comedian Eli Castro and his “All Grown Up” show to the stage on Saturday, June 25, for two hysterical performances at 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center to Presents A Stellar Line-up Of Latin Entertainment This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2021
This fall New Jersey Performing Arts Center presents a stellar line-up of the biggest Latin superstars.
NJPAC Presents lag & DISORDER: AN EVENING WITH COMEDIAN ELIZARDI CASTRO
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Ju
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One of the most innovative comedians around, Elizardi
Castro uses language and culture to create humor that
appeals to audiences of all ages. He has written and
performed ten one-man shows including "Made in
Puerto Rico" which ran Off-Broadway for seven sold out
weeks!
His critically acclaimed shows have been reviewed and
recommended by numerous publications including the
Chicago Sun-Times and the Orlando Sentinel. His shows have also been featured on ABC's The View; Telemundo's Emmy-winning morning show, Un Nuevo Dia; Fox's Good Day New York, WGN-TV, and the Univision network, among others. He also won "Best Stand Up" at the acclaimed United Solo Festival in NYC.
Elizardi's performances have been seen in colleges, universities and theatres throughout the country, including Yale University, University of Central Florida and
Northwestern University Law School, as well as The New Jersey Performing Arts Center and The D
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Eli Castro
Eli Castro is an energetic, creative and highly original performer, whose comedic one-man shows explore family, culture, language and what it means to be Puerto Rican in modern America. He has garnered critical acclaim for his work, and has been named Best Stand Up at New York City’s United Solo Festival.
Castro was born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York, and his comedy is suffused with this heritage, unearthing a rich mix of culture, tradition and language. But though he was long drawn to performance, his professional life began very differently. After gaining a master’s degree, he worked as a prosecutor and criminal defence attorney, running his own law firm. Over time, his interest in writing and performing won out, and he began to perform to larger and larger crowds until it became his full-time occupation.
Castro performs at theatres across the US, as well as colleges and businesses including GE, GOYA, Yale University and Emerson College. He has created eight