Ubaldo Pantani, Inimitabile at Teatro Brancaccio, March 25, 2027

Ubaldo Pantani, Inimitabile, comes to Teatro Brancaccio on Thursday, March 25, 2027 at 21:00, at Via Merulana 244 (00185 Rome), on the Esquiline Hill: it is his one man show of characters and impressions, written with Simone Tamburini, directed by Nicola Fanucchi and produced by Vera Produzione. The full-price tickets published by the theater range from €23 in second balcony B to €35 in poltronissima: they are the lowest of the week at Brancaccio. Tickets are bought from the show's page on Brancaccio's official website, which links to the authorized presale network, or at the box office on Via Merulana, open Tuesday to Saturday from 16:00 to 19:00. The closest stop is Vittorio Emanuele on metro A. Buses 16, 75, 714, 717 and C3 pass along Via Merulana.

Language: performed in Italian. No English version or English surtitles are announced.

The starting point is an exclamation that everyone has said at least once: what a character! Pantani, a television impressionist for more than 20 years, lines up the celebrities who made him famous, starting with Lapo Elkann, and the ordinary people met on the street, from the small-town gas station attendant to the estimates guy.

Inimitabile at Brancaccio in brief

Ubaldo Pantani's Inimitabile is at Teatro Brancaccio in Rome for a single evening, Thursday, March 25, 2027 at 21:00, with tickets from €23 to €35 according to the price list published by the theater.

Date and running time

Thursday, March 25, 2027, starting at 21:00. On the running time the indications on the official page don't match: the technical sheet says 80 minutes, the presentation text speaks of an hour and a half of laughs. In any case the show is expected to end between 22:20 and 22:30.

Prices

Brancaccio's full-price ticket list for Inimitabile: poltronissima €35, poltrona €30, first balcony A €27, first balcony B €25, second balcony A €25, second balcony B €23. The sales network's fees are added at purchase.

Tickets

They are bought from the show's official page on Teatro Brancaccio's website, with the button that leads to the authorized presale network, or at the box office at Via Merulana 244, open Tuesday to Saturday from 16:00 to 19:00, so also on the Thursday of the show.

The team

The text is by Ubaldo Pantani and Simone Tamburini, the direction by Nicola Fanucchi, the production by Vera, the company founded by Paolo Ruffini. The theater classifies it among the one man shows, the same category as Daniel Lumera's Ti lascio andare, two days earlier.

Inimitabile: what you see on stage

Inimitabile is a one man show in which Ubaldo Pantani brings his world of characters to the stage: the celebrities impersonated on television, Lapo Elkann above all, and the ordinary people met in the most varied settings, who often become inspiration for invented characters.

What a character!

The official presentation starts from an everyday phrase: what a character, said of someone who seems out of the ordinary. It gets repeated among friends, told at home, shared at work, about a bartender at aperitivo hour or a next-door neighbor. The show takes that phrase and turns it into a comic method.

The ordinary people

Alongside the VIPs there are real figures: the town gas station attendant, the town hall registry clerk, the estimates guy. The theater describes them as people who, in their daily life, reveal a hilarious and unpredictable humanity. It is the most personal part of the show, the one in which the impressionist becomes an observer.

The flip side

The official text closes with a reversal: we laugh at others without realizing that, from another perspective, we might be the real characters. In the game of masks the line between imitating and being imitated gets thinner, and with it the one between normality and absurdity. The audience recognizes tics, manias and little obsessions, and ends up recognizing its own too.

Who Ubaldo Pantani is

Ubaldo Pantani, born in Cecina on March 31, 1971, is an impressionist, comedian and actor. He is best known for his impressions of Lapo Elkann, Gianluigi Buffon and Massimo Giletti, and since 2023 he has been in the cast of GialappaShow.

The beginnings with Albertazzi

Originally from Querceto, a hamlet of Montecatini Val di Cecina, he earned a degree in political science at the University of Pisa and worked as a stage actor in Giorgio Albertazzi's company. He made his television debut in 1997 on Gianni Boncompagni's Macao, then alternated theater and TV, with Convenscion from 2000 and, in 2003, Nessundorma on Rai 2, hosted by Paola Cortellesi.

Mai dire and the impressions

The breakthrough came in 2004, when he debuted as an impressionist in the Gialappa's Band series Mai dire. Among the characters are Gianluigi Buffon, Lapo Elkann, Francesco Sarcina, Massimo Giletti, Stefano Bettarini, Filippo Inzaghi and several contestants of Grande Fratello.

Quelli che il calcio

In 2009 he joined the cast of Quelli che il calcio, where he reprised Lapo Elkann and created new characters, such as the singer Glabro and the parody of the national team's cook, Claudio Silvestri. On Rai 3, on Glob, he impersonated the journalist Marco Travaglio for the first time. In 2010 he was among the comedians of Stiamo tutti bene with Belén Rodríguez, and in 2013 he hosted the MTV Awards in Florence.

Recent years

Since May 2023 he has been in the cast of GialappaShow on TV8, where he impersonates, among others, Bruno Barbieri, Filippo Bisciglia, Flavio Insinna, Massimo Cacciari and Bruno Vespa. Since October 15, 2023 he has sat at the table of Fabio Fazio's Che tempo che fa on Nove. In 2026 he is co-host of the third night of the Sanremo Festival, as Lapo Elkann, alongside Carlo Conti and Laura Pausini.

Variety and sports on TV

Since April 29, 2016 Pantani has been in the regular cast of the seventh season of I migliori anni on Rai 1, and in the summer of the same year he took part in Il grande match, the Rai 1 program devoted to the European championship. In 2021 he is a guest judge on Tale e quale show. In 2025 he sits among the jurors of Freeze, Chi sta fermo vince!, a Rai 2 game show hosted by Nicola Savino and Rocío Muñoz Morales. In July 2026 he takes part in the Partita del cuore as the coach Massimiliano Allegri.

Film

In film he acts, among others, in Manuale d'amore 3 and Tutti per 1, 1 per tutti by Giovanni Veronesi, in Poveri ma ricchi and Poveri ma ricchissimi by Fausto Brizzi, in La scuola più bella del mondo by Luca Miniero, in L'ultima ruota del carro by Veronesi, in Da grandi by Brizzi and in Romantiche by Pilar Fogliati, in 2023.

Pantani in the theater: from Albertazzi to Inimitabile

Ubaldo Pantani was born as a stage actor, in Giorgio Albertazzi's company, and in recent years he has returned to the stage with shows of his own: Born in the Solvay in 2024, Pantani racconta Bartali in 2025 and Inimitabile.

Two recent titles

Pantani's theater credits list Born in the Solvay in 2024 and Pantani racconta Bartali in 2025: two shows that, from the titles alone, mix the artist's Tuscan roots and his passion for sports, two threads that run through his whole television career.

Inimitabile

Inimitabile, touring in the 2026/2027 season, gathers the two threads: the impressions that made him known on television and the characters taken from life, told with the eye of a stage actor.

Ubaldo Pantani's characters: from Lapo Elkann to Gineprio

In more than 20 years of television Ubaldo Pantani has built a gallery of characters ranging from soccer players to hosts, from singers to philosophers, up to invented figures: it is the material Inimitabile draws on for the part devoted to celebrities.

Soccer

Soccer has always been the main mine. Since the days of Mai dire there have been Gianluigi Buffon and Filippo Inzaghi. At the 2026 Sanremo Festival Pantani offered Massimiliano Allegri, Luciano Spalletti and Gennaro Gattuso. On Quelli che il calcio he created Claudio Silvestri, a parody of the national team's cook.

Television

The second vein is TV itself: Massimo Giletti, Bruno Vespa, Flavio Insinna, Mario Giordano, Bruno Barbieri, Filippo Bisciglia, up to Gigi Sabani. On GialappaShow figures such as Massimo Cacciari and Gianluca Torre are added.

Lapo Elkann

The most recognizable character remains Lapo Elkann, born in the days of Mai dire, reprised on Quelli che il calcio and taken all the way to the Ariston stage in 2026, when Pantani hosted the third night of the Festival as him. Inimitabile's presentation mentions him first, followed by all the others.

The inventions

Alongside the impressions there are characters of pure fantasy: the singer Glabro, born on Quelli che il calcio, and Gineprio, played on GialappaShow. They are the bridge to the second half of Inimitabile, the one about ordinary people who become inspiration for invented characters.

The Vera week at Brancaccio

Inimitabile is one of the five evenings that Teatro Brancaccio devotes, between March 22 and 27, 2027, to the shows produced by Vera, the company founded by Paolo Ruffini. All of them start at 21:00.

The program

Monday the 22nd Le donne non fanno ridere, Ruffini with five female comedians. Tuesday the 23rd Daniel Lumera's Ti lascio andare. Wednesday the 24th Vincenzo Schettini's Viaggio al centro della fisica. Thursday the 25th Inimitabile. Saturday the 27th Din Don Down, Ruffini with the Compagnia Mayor Von Frinzius.

Prices compared

Inimitabile has the lowest price list of the week, €23 to €35. Le donne non fanno ridere and Viaggio al centro della fisica run from €27 to €40, Ti lascio andare from €27 to €45, Din Don Down from €30 to €50.

Choosing a seat for Inimitabile

For Inimitabile Brancaccio puts on sale poltronissima and poltrona in the orchestra and the two balconies in bands A and B: in a one man show of voices and faces, the choice of section changes the experience a lot.

The orchestra

Poltronissima at €35 and poltrona at €30 are the seats from which you best catch the expressions. For an impressionist the face is half the job: the grimace that underlines a voice often gets more laughs than the joke.

The balconies

The first balcony A, at €27, offers an overall view with good sound. The second balcony, between €23 and €25, is the cheapest choice: the voice reaches you, the details of the face less so.

A curiosity about Ubaldo Pantani, Inimitabile at Teatro Brancaccio, March 25, 2027

The most amusing curiosity is about the title. An impressionist who titles his show Inimitabile plays with his own trade: someone who spends his life copying others claims, for one evening, to be the original. And the presentation flips the game again, suggesting that the real characters are us, the spectators.

The second curiosity is about Marco Travaglio. Pantani impersonated him on television, for the first time on Glob on Rai 3. Two days before Inimitabile, on March 23, at Ambra Jovinelli, a kilometer away, Andrea Scanzi is on stage with Ora o mai più: a colleague of Travaglio's at Il Fatto Quotidiano, who has published more than one book with a preface by his editor. The Esquiline Hill week has a thin thread that runs through Il Fatto.

The third is about Sanremo 2026. Pantani hosted the third night of the Festival as Lapo Elkann, alongside Carlo Conti and Laura Pausini, and in the finale he offered a series of impressions: Massimiliano Allegri, Luciano Spalletti, Gennaro Gattuso, Gianluigi Buffon, Bruno Vespa, Massimo Giletti, Mario Giordano, Flavio Insinna. A few months later, at the July Partita del cuore, he was on the field as Allegri. His repertoire of characters, in the theater, comes straight from there.

Teatro Brancaccio, the venue for Inimitabile

Teatro Brancaccio, at Via Merulana 244, is one of Rome's great theaters: inaugurated in 1916 under the name Teatro Morgana, it has had its current configuration since 1937, with two foyers, a spacious orchestra section and two balconies. It is run by Viola Produzioni.

A hall for the one man show

For a monologue of characters, in which the comic effect goes through voices and faces, it is best to stay fairly close. The Brancaccio orchestra, for Inimitabile, is divided only into poltronissima and poltrona, without the sub-bands of other evenings.

The balconies

Above the orchestra are the first and second balconies, each in bands A and B, reachable only on foot because the theater has no elevators.

Proietti's theater

From 2000 to 2007 the city government entrusted the management of Brancaccio to Gigi Proietti, after the 15 years in which the hall had been the home of the Rome Opera. For a comedian who works on characters, stepping onto that stage carries a particular value.

The Brancaccino

The complex also includes the Brancaccino, about 100 seats, and spaces for training. The full listing for the venue is the one for Teatro Brancaccio.

Something nobody tells you about Ubaldo Pantani, Inimitabile at Teatro Brancaccio, March 25, 2027

What is rarely said is that Inimitabile is not a parade of television impressions. Lapo Elkann is there, and with him the other celebrities. But a good part of the show, according to the official presentation, is devoted to ordinary people: the gas station attendant, the registry clerk, the estimates guy. Those who go to the theater to see GialappaShow live again also find another Pantani, closer to the stage actor trained with Albertazzi.

The second thing is about the prices. Inimitabile is the cheapest evening of the Vera week at Brancaccio: the best seat costs €35, the second balcony B €23. For a one man show by a TV face this well known, in our opinion, it is a favorable ratio between price and show.

The third is about the running time. The official page says 80 minutes in the technical sheet and speaks of an hour and a half in the text: the difference is small, but for anyone who has to catch the last run of a bus or train it is best to calculate with the wider margin.

Finally: the next day, Friday, March 26, Brancaccio has no Vera week shows on the program. Those who want to see two evenings in a row can pair Inimitabile with Viaggio al centro della fisica, on Wednesday.

My advice for visiting Ubaldo Pantani, Inimitabile at Teatro Brancaccio, March 25, 2027

My advice is to choose the poltrona, at €30: in the orchestra you catch the expressions, which for an impressionist are worth as much as the voice, and you save five euros compared to the poltronissima. Those who want to spend as little as possible can go up to the first balcony A, at €27, where the sound is still good.

The second piece of advice is to arrive with a few characters in mind. Inimitabile invites you to recognize tics and manias of real people: thinking, before going in, about your own gas station attendant or your next-door neighbor makes the evening funnier, and the final reversal more effective.

The third is about the time. It starts at 21:00 on a Thursday. It is best to eat dinner early nearby and arrive around 20:30, because the theater's rules do not allow entry once the show has started.

Finally, for those who follow soccer: part of Pantani's repertoire comes from the stadiums, from Buffon to Allegri. Those who love the game will find extra jokes.

How to get to Teatro Brancaccio

Teatro Brancaccio is at Via Merulana 244, in the Esquiline Hill district, between Santa Maria Maggiore and San Giovanni, a few minutes on foot from Metro A and less than a kilometer from Termini.

The metro

From the Vittorio Emanuele stop on Line A, you come out on Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II and reach Via Merulana in a few minutes. From Line B the useful stop is Cavour, with a longer walk. From Termini you can walk past Santa Maria Maggiore.

Buses

The theater lists the Merulana/Brancaccio and Merulana/Mecenate stops, with lines 16, 75, 714, 717 and C3, and the Labicana/Merulana stop, with lines 3, 53, 75, 85, 87, 186, 571, 810, C3 and the night bus N10.

Taxi

Taxi stands listed by the theater: Largo Brancaccio, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II 113, Via Principe Amedeo 138, Via Giolitti 6, Via Venosta.

By car

The theater doesn't list any partner parking, and evening parking in the Esquiline Hill district is difficult: it's better to leave the car near a metro station and check the route on the Atac journey planner.

Another Well-Known Fact, Yet Rarely Mentioned

It's well known that Ubaldo Pantani is the impersonator of Lapo Elkann. It's less often remembered that his training is classical: a degree in Political Science in Pisa and, above all, the years as a stage actor in Giorgio Albertazzi's company. The man who makes Italy laugh with the voices of soccer players started out in straight theater.

The second little-cited fact is about serious television. On January 26, 2015, Pantani hosted a Holocaust Remembrance Day special on Rai 2 titled Árpád Weisz, dallo scudetto ad Auschwitz. A comedian known for sports parodies chose soccer to tell one of the hardest pages of the twentieth century as well.

The third is about Brancaccio. Everyone knows it as a musicals theater, fewer remember that from 2000 to 2007 it was directed by Gigi Proietti. A character comedian who steps onto the stage that was Proietti's finds, in our view, a fitting place.

The Right Photo to Take at Ubaldo Pantani, Inimitabile at Teatro Brancaccio, March 25, 2027

No photos or recording during the show: Brancaccio's rules forbid it, and for an impersonator a stolen video posted out of context is the worst disservice. Take the photo before going in, from the opposite sidewalk of Via Merulana, with the facade lit up and the title on the poster.

The second, in our view the most fitting for the show, is a portrait of whoever comes with us, caught by surprise at the entrance: the character of the evening, according to the thesis of Inimitabile, might well be him.

The third is for those who arrive on foot: the view of Via Merulana toward San Giovanni, with the street lamps lit, from the intersection with Via Labicana.

Around Brancaccio: the Esquiline Hill and the Basilicas

Teatro Brancaccio is on Via Merulana, in the Esquiline Hill district, along the straight road that links two papal basilicas.

Two basilicas

On one side Santa Maria Maggiore, on the other St. John Lateran: the theater is more or less halfway between them.

Museums and antiquities

On the same street is Palazzo Merulana, with its collection of twentieth-century art, not far away is the Auditorium of Maecenas. The theater borders the gardens of Palazzo Brancaccio, from which it takes its name.

Toward Piazza Vittorio and Monti

North of the theater is Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, with the Porta Alchemica, to the west is the Monti district, for dinner before or after the show.

Some Important Events That Happened Here in History

Teatro Brancaccio opened in January 1916 as Teatro Morgana, up against the embankment of the gardens of the palace of the Field Brancaccio family, the family tied to Isabella Field and to Prince Brancaccio. In 1937 the hall took the form it still has today and received its current name.

From 1985 to 2000 the theater was the home of the Rome Opera Foundation. Then the city entrusted its direction to Gigi Proietti, who held it until 2007, Maurizio Costanzo followed until 2010 and Stage Entertainment Italia until 2012. Since September 2012 the artistic direction has been Alessandro Longobardi's, with management by Viola Produzioni.

In Pantani's career the milestones to remember are 1997, his debut at Macao, 2004 with Mai dire, 2009 with Quelli che il calcio, 2023 with GialappaShow and Che tempo che fa, and 2026 with Sanremo. On March 25, 2027, the Rome evening of Inimitabile is added, in the theater that was Proietti's.

Who Has Passed Through Ubaldo Pantani, Inimitabile at Teatro Brancaccio, March 25, 2027

Totò, Anna Magnani, Aldo Fabrizi and Gigi Proietti have passed through Brancaccio's stage, among musicians, Fabrizio De André, Louis Armstrong and Jimi Hendrix. For 15 years the hall belonged to the Rome Opera Foundation, for seven to Proietti.

During the week of Inimitabile, the other artists produced by Vera pass through Via Merulana: Paolo Ruffini with Le donne non fanno ridere on March 22 and with Din Don Down on the 27th, Daniel Lumera with Ti lascio andare on the 23rd, Vincenzo Schettini with Viaggio al centro della fisica on the 24th. Just before, the hall hosts Frida Opera Musical, Viva la Vida, from March 17 to 21, just after, from March 31, Mrs Doubtfire il Musical.

And on the stage on March 25, through Pantani's voice, his characters ideally pass through as well: Lapo Elkann, Gianluigi Buffon, Massimo Giletti, Bruno Vespa, Massimiliano Allegri, and with them the village gas station attendant and the quotes guy. None of them bought a ticket, but they will all be on stage.

House Rules at Brancaccio

The rules of Teatro Brancaccio ask you to arrive well ahead of time, don't allow entry once the show has started, and forbid photos, recording and food in the hall.

Items not allowed

Umbrellas, plastic bottles over half a liter, glass containers, helmets, professional cameras, tripods and selfie sticks don't get into the hall. The theater has a coat check and a bar.

Seats and dress

You take only your assigned seat. The theater asks for clothing suited to the decorum of the hall, with no specific dress code.

Accessibility at Teatro Brancaccio

Teatro Brancaccio states that the orchestra level is accessible without architectural barriers, with a ramp, an area for wheelchairs and an accessible restroom on the ground floor, reachable from the foyer.

Orchestra and balconies

The balconies are not accessible to wheelchair users because there are no elevators: anyone with mobility difficulties does well to write to the box office before buying, to arrange seats in the orchestra.

With kids

The theater doesn't state any age limits. The impersonations of TV personalities and soccer players are familiar to kids too, if they watch GialappaShow or follow soccer, the running time is moderate.

How to Plan the Thursday of Inimitabile

With a start at 21:00 and an exit around 22:30, the evening of Inimitabile works with an early dinner in the Esquiline Hill district or in Monti and an unhurried trip home.

The afternoon

The box office on Via Merulana is open from 16:00 to 19:00 on Thursdays too: if you don't have a ticket, you can buy it on the spot. At the end of March there is light until after 19:00, enough for a walk between Santa Maria Maggiore and Piazza Vittorio.

Getting home

Metro A at Vittorio Emanuele is a few minutes on foot, at the Labicana/Merulana stop the night bus N10 passes. The Atac journey planner shows the runs on a Thursday evening.

Where to Eat Near Brancaccio

Around Brancaccio there are the places on Via Merulana, the cuisines of many countries around Piazza Vittorio and, a quarter of an hour on foot away, the trattorias and wine bars of the Monti district.

Before the show

With a start at 21:00, dinner should be moved up to 19:00 or 19:30. On a Thursday evening finding a table is generally easier than on the weekend, but for a table for a larger group it's best to book.

After the show

Coming out around 22:30, there is still time for a post-theater drink in Monti, where the osterias and bars stay open later.

Frequently Asked Questions About Inimitabile in Rome

When is Ubaldo Pantani's show in Rome?

Ubaldo Pantani's Inimitabile is at Teatro Brancaccio in Rome on Thursday, March 25, 2027 at 21:00, at Via Merulana 244. It is the only Rome date announced by the theater.

How much do tickets for Inimitabile cost?

Full-price tickets for Inimitabile at Teatro Brancaccio cost 35 euros in poltronissima, 30 euros in poltrona, 27 euros in first balcony A, 25 euros in first balcony B and in second balcony A, and 23 euros in second balcony B.

How long is Inimitabile?

The Inimitabile page on the Teatro Brancaccio website states a running time of 80 minutes, while the presentation text speaks of an hour and a half: the exit is expected between 22:20 and 22:30.

What is Inimitabile about?

Inimitabile is Ubaldo Pantani's one-man show about characters: the celebrities imitated on television, like Lapo Elkann, and ordinary people, from the gas station attendant to the city hall protocol officer, up to the final reversal in which the real characters might be us.

Who wrote and directed Inimitabile?

Inimitabile is written by Ubaldo Pantani and Simone Tamburini, directed by Nicola Fanucchi and produced by Vera, the company founded by Paolo Ruffini.

How do you get to Teatro Brancaccio?

Teatro Brancaccio is reached by Metro A, Vittorio Emanuele stop, a few minutes on foot, buses 16, 75, 714, 717 and C3 run along Via Merulana, and the night bus N10 also stops at Labicana/Merulana.

Who does Ubaldo Pantani impersonate?

Ubaldo Pantani is known above all for Lapo Elkann, Gianluigi Buffon and Massimo Giletti, his repertoire also includes Filippo Inzaghi, Bruno Vespa, Flavio Insinna, Massimo Cacciari, Bruno Barbieri, Massimiliano Allegri and Marco Travaglio, as well as invented characters like Glabro and Gineprio.

Are there other Vera shows at Brancaccio the same week?

At Teatro Brancaccio, besides Inimitabile, Vera brings Le donne non fanno ridere on March 22, 2027, Ti lascio andare by Daniel Lumera on the 23rd, Viaggio al centro della fisica by Vincenzo Schettini on the 24th and Din Don Down with Paolo Ruffini on the 27th, all at 21:00.

Final Advice on Inimitabile

Inimitabile is the cheapest and perhaps the lightest evening of the Vera week at Brancaccio: a one-man show of characters, between imitated celebrities and ordinary people, signed by an impersonator who started out in straight theater. My advice is to choose the poltrona, arrive around 20:30, eat dinner early nearby and bring along someone to watch on the sly during the show: according to Pantani, the character might be sitting next to you.

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