STRAIGHT FROM
AN AWARD WINNING FIVE-STAR ENGAGEMENT AT EDINBURGH FRINGE
AND A SOLD OUT RUN AT HURON ROOM
as featured in the
New York Times
25 Plays to Catch Off-Broadway This (Very) Busy September
PERFORMED + WRITTEN BY NED VAN ZANDT
GUITARIST MIKE MOORE
DIRECTED BY AMIR ARISON
PERFORMANCES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
SOHO PLAYHOUSE
22 PERFORMANCES ONLY
One-man theatrical hurricane Ned Van Zandt tells his tale of the drug-induced chaos of the Chelsea Hotel in the 1970’s – rubbing shoulders (and more) with Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungeon, the wild parties in the LA music scene with his friend Chaka Khan, and the fluorescent glare of a Texas correctional facility. Directed by Amir Arison (“The Blacklist,” “The Beast in Me”), Lost In Del Valle is a genre-bending piece of dark comedy that cannot be missed as Van Zandt takes you through his spiralling descent: sex, fame, addiction, and ultimately, redemption.
“Del Valle… a thing of rare beauty… an acting masterclass — a heart-stopping tour-de-force.” ★★★★★
— My Cultural Life
“A masterpiece that pulls no punches… Ned Van Zandt has mastered the delivery of a solo performance.” ★★★★
— The Edinburgh Reporter
“An absorbing autobiography.” ★★★★
— The Scotsman
“Van Zandt and this fine production (superbly directed by Amir Arison) deserve an audience beyond the Edinburgh Fringe and will likely get it.” ★★★★
— The Recs, Randall David Cook
“Van Zandt tells his story… in a mile-a-minute and pugilistic fashion… his very existence is a victory.” ★★★★
— Theatre and Art Reviews
“Van Zandt is a cyclone that tears through the intimate confines of SoHo Playhouse’s Huron Club, detonating with the force of lived experience refined into art.”
— Tony Marinelli, Theater Scene
“Lost in Del Valle emerges as more than a chronicle of excess and survival; it stands as a testament to the redemptive power of live performance.”
— Deirdre Donovan, Off Off Online
“a gritty, freaky, uplifting evening”
— Scott Brooks, Tawk of New Yawk
“Van Zandt leaves no stone unturned and no story untold in this enticing tale of one man’s journey toward self-actualization and redemption.”
— Kendal DuPre, New York Social Diary
