The ushers are wearing “Ghetto Scholar” sweatshirts in Studio 54, where for his sixth solo show John Leguizamo stands in front of a blackboard and lectures on the history, politics, culture and demographics of the 70 million Latinos in the United States. But Leguizamo is too much of an anarchic comic spirit, master mimic and candid memoirist to be merely erudite. “Latin History for Morons” exists on three planes – fascinating nuggets of actual history mixed with political commentary, eclectic comic shtick, and a funny, tender story of the performer’s efforts to connect with his family.

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John Leguizamo’s sixth solo stage show

John Leguizamo re-enacting a scene involving Loreta Velazquez, a Cuban-born woman who disguised herself as a man in order to join the Confederate Army during the Civil War

Leguizamo gives the keynote speech at the Immigration Arts Summit, July 17, 2017