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Anthony J. Wilkinson's Big Gay Italian Trilogy, which have all played at different times Off-Broadway since 2003, has been picked up by Resorts Casino and will play this summer in the 1350 seat Superstar Theater. "My Big Gay Italian Wedding" will play June 30, 2017, "My Big Gay Italian Funeral" will play July 28, 2017, and "My Big Gay Italian Midli...

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When it comes to connecting with local audiences, what could be better than a story about doting New Jersey Italian-American grandparents and their loving, but ambitious grandson who is ready to get on with his life, even if it means moving from New York City to Seattle for a better job, thus ending his regular Sunday visits with them? It gets even...

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The Newton Theatre welcomes back comedian Vic DiBitetto on Friday, May 5, 2017 at 8:00pm. DiBitetto, known as The Italian Hurricane, is one of the hottest stand-up comedians in the country. An incredibly powerful performer, DiBitetto churns energy, honesty and humanity into nonstop laughter at a frenetic pace. He’s been called a cross between Rodne...

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Lake Forest High School students will perform Italian American Reconciliation, a folktale by John Patrick Shanley, premiered in 1988. Shanley also wrote the critically acclaimed film Moonstruck and the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, Doubt. Performances are at 7 p.m. on Thursday January 26, Friday January 27, and Saturday January 28 in...

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Prepare to have your heart touched, troubled, and transformed in a way that only great opera can do and join us on Saturday March 4th at 7:00pm at the Presbyterian Church in Westfield and March 5th at Drew University in Madison, when the New Jersey Festival Orchestra offers a full presentation of Verdi’s La Traviata, sung in Italian with supertitle...

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In "Italian American Reconciliation," a comedy production at Lake Forest High School that starts Jan. 26, timing is important. "In a drama, its more about getting the characterization and the mood correct," said Gracie Stockton, a senior who plays Aunt May. "In a comedy, so much is about timing and beats and chemistry. You have to make sure the del...

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di Maurita CardoneIl sogno di aprire a New York uno spazio teatrale che guardi all'italia Vittorio Capotorto lo coltiva da tempo. Da quando, nella seconda metà degli anni '90 arrivò dall'Italia con un bagaglio che conteneva una lunga esperienza come allievo di Eduardo De Filippo. Ora il sogno sta per realizzarsi.   Lo spazio è quello dei s...

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Known around the world for his essays in The New Yorker and his bestselling books about al Qaeda and Scientology, Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright also pens provocative plays. What begins as a discussion of journalism ends with two women exchanging life-changing lessons about destiny and empathy. Don't miss this sizzling new play staged by ren...

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An evening of theater to uncover similarities and differences between Boccaccio, Machiavelli and Shakespeare. Following their productions of Machiavelli's The Mandrake Root and of the three Boccaccio novellas from the Decameron that inspired it, KIT - Kairos Italy Theater, Casa Italiana's Company in Residence - is now exploring Shakespeare's work...

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Take the 1960s-era song stylings of Connie Francis and Sergio Franchi, mix in a little Mario Puzo and you've got part of the recipe for "Cinderella Italiano!," a new musical version of the classic fairy tale. The season closer for the Pantochino children's theater in Milford draws on writer-director Bert Bernardi's warm memories of growing up...

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