'Big Ang' Plays Encore in "My big gay Italian wedding" Off-Broadway Tonight Read more about 'Big Ang' Plays Encore in MY BIG GAY ITALIAN WEDDING Off-Broadway Tonight
The original thought of "Big Ang" doing one night in NYC at St. Luke's has quickly been changed since she sold out less than twenty-four hours following her announcement on the Wendy Williams show. After receiving hundreds of tweets and facebook messages from angry fans who could not get tickets, she called her agent and immediately asked for anoth...
In Celebration of the Italian Spirit Singer/Songwriter/Producer Michéal Castaldo Plans Free Art Exhibit in Conjunction with His Concert, Sept. 21
Celebrated musical artist Michéal Castaldo has organized a special showcase of art that exalts the glories of Italy and her people. The exhibit of original artwork—created by 15 professional artists—will be on display in the Grand Lobby of the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) in South Orange, New Jersey, on September 21, 2014.
Giuseppe Musolino: a Drama in Acts - by Giuseppe Morabito
Directed by Evan T. CummingsTranslated by Francesco Meola and Evan T. CummingsStarring Francesco Meola and others TBA. Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 6 p.m.John Jay College of Criminal Justice Alumni Association899 10th Avenue, #623, New York, NY A very special world premiere of a play discovered by Evan T. Cummings in his attic. Cummings'...
Mornings at ten to four
The setting is the suburbs of Rome, the time is the present. In the background are a love story, a friendship, and the controversial theme of death due to unsafe working conditions on construction sites. The lives of the three characters are told through the vivid slang of the slums. Performed in English. Luca De Bei was born in Padua. His father h...
Lecture on italian composers in the USA and Live Musical Performance by Duo Scarlatti
There will be a special lecture-concert by Duo Scarlatti at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, April 10, 2014. This concert will feature the music of two legendary Italian composers who received great honors in America: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Angelo Gilardino. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco is among the most important Italian composers of...
According to Gordon: The late John DeSio a cornerstone of Staten Island football
No, Charlie Margiotta didn't invent touch-tackle football. Though, understandably, some folks around here might have thought that the case. Truth is the longtime master of the Staten Island Touch Tackle League didn't even create the SITTL. "John DeSio was the guy," the now 78-year-old Margiotta was saying the other day. "In the b...
IN SCENA! Italian Theater Festival: OPENING NIGHT Double-Bill
MAY 04, 2015 - 06:00 PMCasa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 Opening Night of the 2015 IN SCENA! Italian Theater Festival FREE and open to the general public 6:00pm Homage to Pasolini. A staged reading directed by Marco Calvani.A journey into Pasolini's writing on the 40th anniversary of his death...
Giuseppe Rossi: “The one that got away” still comes home for Christmas
By Charles Boehm US Soccer Players - Giuseppe Rossi is back in the USA, and even on holiday, he manages to find the net. It's a warm, rainy night just before Christmas at the Chelsea Piers sports complex on the east bank of the Hudson River. The New Jersey native has been calmly watching rec-level soccer and posing for photos for near...
Robert DeNiro-Directed A Bronx Tale Musical Will Move to Broadway
The new musical A Bronx Tale will see its Broadway premiere this fall, beginning performances at the Longacre Theatre on Thursday, November 3. It will open December 1. Under the direction of four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks and Oscar winner Robert De Niro, the show premiered in February 2016 at Paper Mill Playhouse. Based on Chazz Palminte...
L'Italia ha salvato Coney Island
di Francesca Berardi "L'Italia ha salvato Coney Island", ricorda con un tono di voce forte e deciso il presidente del quartiere di Brooklyn, Marty Markowitz. In una fredda e piovosa mattina di fine primavera, parlando a pochi metri dalla questa spiaggia che negli anni Venti era simbolo dell'eleganza e del divertimento dell'estate newyorkes...
A City’s Simple Joy
If there was ever a perfect warm-weather, holiday-weekend city sport, bocce may be it. It requires only a set of bocce balls, which are traditionally made of metal but come in a plastic version these days, and a flat, rectangular space to use as the court. The rules are complicated enough to keep the game interesting, but the skill is simp...
Decameron + La Mandragola
KIT- Kairos Italy Theater, the Italian company in New York, presents two Italian masterpieces, The Mandragola (The Mandrake root) by Nicolo' Machiavelli and three novels of the Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, in repertory at Bernie Wohl Center (647 Columbus Avenue) from April 9 to April 12. THE DECAMERON By Giovanni BoccaccioApril 9,...