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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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An ambitious young man must choose between his career aspirations and family loyalty in the warm-hearted comedy "Over the River and Through the Woods." The play is the latest offering from St. Vincent Summer Theatre in Unity.   Every week, Italian-American marketing executive Nick Cristano, 29, joins his four immigrant grandparents for their...

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Anthony J. Wilkinson's comedies My Big Gay Italian wedding and My Big Gay Italian Funeral have extended their run at St Luke's Theatre, where both shows will now play through to 30 Mar 2014. My Big Gay Italian wedding plays at St Luke's on Saturday's at 8pm, and My Big Gay Italian Funeral plays on Sunday's at 7pm.   Presented by Bianco...

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by David Gordon The stars of Charles Messina's A Room of My Own, a production of the Abingdon Theatre Company, met the press on January 19. Directed by the author, the show begins previews February 13 at the June Havoc Theatre, with opening night set for February 25. The run is scheduled to conclude March 13.   A Room of My Own is a semiaut...

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Dec 4th, 2013 - 8:00 PM - Theatre 80 St. Marks Place, NYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND0Sbc-v-C8   Dear Friends, We are happy to invite you to partake in the launching of italytheater and its first show, Born Liars. The show, written by Laurence Cantor and directed by Vittorio Capotorto, will begin airing in April 2014 in NYC.&nb...

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Bartolomeo Durante and Rosa Lentino, both from Salerno, came to New York in the 1870s and 80s, respectively. They had four children. Their youngest, James "Jimmy" Francis, was born on February 10, 1893. As soon as he could, their little boy pecked at the keys on any piano he came across. It was clear that he was a natural. By the time he was 16, Ji...

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In our interviews we often celebrate an Italian American who has had success in a part of the US, has achieved fame for his or hers accomplishments, represents with pride the Italian American community. Well, this time we have two of them, in a single person. Tony Lo Bianco has had a long, successful career. He has won awards, he has been a star fo...

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