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For the World Traveler

Hank Azaria and the EZ Street Band

Seeing double: Bruce Springsteen and Hank Azaria.

November 8, 2024
61 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249, United States

While The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White is set to play Bruce Springsteen in an upcoming film about the making of his 1982 album, Nebraska, it’s the comic actor and voice-mimic maestro Hank Azaria who’s fronting a Springsteen tribute band right now. Azaria first broke out his Boss impression at his 60th-birthday party at City Winery in New York back in April. It went so well he decided to turn this one-off gig into a mini-tour, fronting his “EZ Street Band.”After his first official concert, Azaria proudly proclaimed to a thrilled audience, “This is one of the greatest nights of my life.” More shows are planned across the country, and he hopes to eventually rock out in 2,000-seat theaters two to three times a month. And just as Springsteen donates to local charities at every stop on his tour, all of the proceeds from Azaria’s shows benefit his 4 Through 9 Foundation, which provides education, recovery, and social-justice services. —Steve Matoren

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