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Bobby Conte Thornton is nothing if not grateful. After graduating with a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan in 2015, he immediately started working in regional theatre and in New York (occasionally with some of his idols), before landing the lead role in A Bronx Tale on Broadway. Thornton plays Calogero, an Italian-American boy...

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The Visual & Performing Arts Division of Gulf Coast State College is excited to present “Italian American Reconciliation,” a comic folktale by John Patrick Shanley, winner of the 1988 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his film Moonstruck. The play is described as a fanciful, lighthearted and zestfully comic exploration of male/female r...

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“Il nonno di papà si imbarcò a Napoli nel 1890 e, dopo giorni di navigazione, arrivò a New York. In quel periodo, nel novembre del 1890, gli emigranti sbarcavano al Barge Office di Battery Park…” racconta Maurizio Igor Meta, attore, scrittore e regista che dal 2014 lavora a Ellis Island. Ellis Island  è un progetto multidisciplinare che inizia dall...

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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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