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James Lecesne’s acclaimed one-man-show The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey ends its off-Broadway run on October 18 before transferring to Los Angeles’ Kirk Douglas Theatre, where it resumes performances on January 13, 2016. Before we say so long to James and his nine memorable creations, BroadwayBox shares how we will remember each character based on the celebrity each evoked.

Gloria Salzano (Leonard’s guardian & a hair salon owner)

Fran Drescher’s Fran Fine meets Sofia Vergara’s Gloria Delgado-Pritchett.

Phoebe Hertle (Gloria’s teenage daughter)

Serving Claire Danes on 'My So Called Life' realness.

Marian Tochterman (Gloria’s client and Leonard’s friend)

James already gave us this one, and now it’s impossible not to think of Stritch smoking a cigarette during that monologue.

Travis Lembeck (Teenage gamer & Leonard’s classmate)

AJ Soprano during the agnsty teenage years.

Chuck DeSantis (Detective working the case)

Mystery solved, Chuck’s the boss.

Marty Branahan (Chuck’s partner at the precinct)

The movements are sooo Kramer.

Ellen Hertle (A retired mob wife)

Imagine Ellen Albertini Dow with a past.

Buddy Howard (Leonard’s drama school teacher)

Otto Beckerman (Local clock store owner)

This was tough, but let's go with a Ron Rifkin.

The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey ends its run at off-Broadway’s Westside Theatre on October 18.