Here is an opportunity to see a Tony Award-winning musical based on a famous Italian film in a sophisticated theatrical setting for a fraction of the cost of a ticket to a Broadway musical. Please read the details below and then use the promo code in the coupon to get a $10 per ticket “Festa Italiana” discount.   Showtunes Theatre Compa...

by Katie Winkler "Tengo famiglia: I have a family" is the theme of Flat Rock Playhouse's newest production, "Over the River and Through the Woods," which opens Thursday and runs through June 21. The play, by Joe DiPietro, is a heartwarming comedy about the intergenerational conflicts in one Italian-American family.   "There's something...

Nel 1997 il regista Vittorio Capotorto creò alla Columbia University un corso originale per l'insegnamento della lingua italiana attraverso la recitazione teatrale. Il corso raccolse lusinghieri consensi attraverso la messa in scena di testi di Eduardo, Pirandello, Machiavelli, Dario Fo e Nicolaj.   Ebbe quindi i suoi giorni migliori quando,...

Unorganized Crime, LLC presents a world premiere play, UNORGANIZED CRIME, written by Kenny D'Aquila, directed by David Fofi and starring Chazz Palminteri ("A Bronx Tale," "Bullets Over Broadway"). UNORGANIZED CRIME will preview on Saturday, April 26 at 8pm; Monday, April 28, Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 at 8pm and will open on Thursday...

Incanto Productions in collaboration with the Italian American Committee on EducationpresentAMERICAN DEBUT – LIMITED RUNTHOUSAND OF KIDS WILL LEARN ITALIAN THROUGH MUSIC IN THETHEATREQueens Theatre, New YorkMarch 19-20-21, 2013The leading Incanto Productions, LLC, based in Queens, enthusiastically announces the American debut of the new bilingual s...

"Serenata," the third in a comedy series written about the Italian American culture by Niagara Falls teacher and playwright Linda Silvestri, will open Friday at the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center.   A special edition of the play will be held Nov. 9 and will feature a dinner theater event with a "behind the scenes" presentation and dinner f...

By Molly Eichel   Carlo Fiorletta is the president of the Guild of Italian American Actors, the only ethnic acting union in the United States. The GIAA may not be as big as SAG-AFTRA or Actors' Equity—although GIAA members automatically qualify for the latter—but Fiorletta is just as dedicated to protecting the actors he works with, represen...

January 10, 2015 - Saturday 9:00 PMBlack Cat - 1811 Fourteenth Street - Washington, District of Columbia 20009 Giulia Rozzi is a NYC based comedian, actress and writer that was raised in Boston by two adorable Italian immigrants. She has appeared on Chelsea Lately, MTV, Vh1, TLC, CNN, and has written for MTV's Girl Code and Silent L...

It all started in Roseto, Pennsylvania, where Adriana Trigiani was born into a large Italian family. Her family – the Bonicelli's on her mother's side and the Trigiani's – were originally from Bari and Veneto, Italy. Her parents, along with her six siblings, moved to Big Stone Gap, Virginia, when Adriana was only six. Her mother, a librarian in the...

The Historic Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City will be re-opening soon. Many Italian immigrants worked at this classic hotel when they first arrived at this seashore resort many years ago.   And NOW on June 14 & 15 "Amore Italiano" will be among the first shows to be presented in the new Claridge Celebrity Theater. This show will surely be...