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by Don Fowler   While you have probably seen enough "Christmas Carols" to last a lifetime, you've never seen one quite like Frank O'Donnell's spoof on the Christmas classic "A Christmas Carmella."   The Rhode Island comedian has presented two previous, zany Christmas playa about Ant'ny Clause and his dysfunctional family at Theatre Wo...

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Join Connecticut and Westchester members and friends for this laugh-out-loud funny one man show at the White Plains Performing Arts Center. One of the longest running one man shows, Steve Solomon's hit comedy is inspired by his hilarious family, brought to life in more than 30 characters and voices. This is a "don't miss" evening of side-splitting...

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Nata a Roma, Laura Caparrotti è laureata in Storia del Teatro e dello Spettacolo presso l'Università La Sapienza di Roma. Ha studiato recitazione e scrittura teatrale con Dario Fo (Nobel Prize per la Letteratura 1997), Annie Girardot e molti altri. Laura ha recitato, diretto e prodotto in Italia e negli Stati Uniti, dove nell'anno 2000 ha fondato l...

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di Eugenio Furia   Chi l'ha detto che calcio e teatro non possano andare d'accordo? Nell'estate dei Mondiali in Brasile, il festival "In Scena!" torna a New York con un cartellone che flirta con lo sport più popolare del mondo e filtra i linguaggi del prato verde attraverso quelli delle tavole del palcoscenico.   Dopo il successo dell...

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By David Cote   As reported earlier this month, there will be a surprising number of experimental and refreshingly offbeat plays to choose from this summer. That makes me happy—especially since I'll have the chance to catch up on shows I missed the first time around, such as Small Mouth Sounds and Men on Boats.   But there's weird, an...

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  WTI Magazine #53    2015 February, 6Author : Simone Sibillano      Translation by:   The curtains rise and the mazurka of grandpa Bartolomeo accompanies a dance that enters straight into our souls. Over the notes the characters show up and everyone immediately understand their joys, sorrows, worries and expectations: feelings that many Italian...

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What do you get when you put together a hungry servant, a know-it-all Latin speaking doctor and a string of sausages? Will Pulcinella finally propose to Colombina or will he be distracted by the seductive noblewoman Flaminia? You get Pazzi Lazzi in Aria di Commedia ! You'll Giggle at Dottore's "little problem" and the beautiful Flaminia's long...

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Set in Philadelphia - a comedy - an Italian American family - combining funerals, bookmakers, a bank robbery, family loyalty and disloyalty, embezzlement, family secrets and food, lots of food! The six roles will be played by Art Tedesco as Tony, Meredith Gray (his wife), Riley Carson Lewis (their son); Mary's two brothers will be played by Ed Chav...

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THE BASICS: Writer-Actor Frank Ingrasciotta's one man coming-of-age play about growing up in a Sicilian family is in the smaller Smith Theatre next door to Shea's. Total running time is 85 minutes without intermission. It runs through Sunday, October 26th.   THUMBNAIL SKETCH: Using minimal, but effective projections behind him, and only one...

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The Mario Fratti Award is won each year by the author of an original play in Italian or Italian dialect, never-before produced or published. The theme of this year's Mario Fratti Award is "Mothers." Entries are free to tackle this theme is any way and from any point of view.   The jury evaluates each entry according to the following selectio...

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