Big gay italian wedding
My Big Gay Italian Wedding
About this movie
When baby-faced Antonio (Cristiano Caccamo) pops the question to his lover Paolo (Salvatore Esposito) in their Berlin apartment just before Easter, things receive an awkward turn... it becomes apparent that Antonio hasn't come out to his parents. While they aren't sure about their families' reactions, the pair decides to head dwelling to Italy to interval the news and design their big day. Accompanied by a couple of well-meaning but somewhat eccentric friends, Antonio and Paolo arrive at the stunning village of Civita di Bagnoregio, where Antonio was raised. His mother (Monica Guerritore) is immediately supportive, but only if the wedding meets her expectations: her favourite celebrity wedding planner must oversee all the arrangements; Paolo's estranged mother must be in attendance; and the marriage has to be officiated by the town mayor (Diego Abatantuono), who happens to be Antonio's staid and somewhat less-than-enthusiastic father.
My Big Gay Italian Wedding
THEATRE GUILD OF SIMSBURY PRESENTS
Get ready for laughs, care for, and a wedding to remember! The Theatre Guild of Simsbury presents My Big Gay Italian Wedding this Parade 2024 at Eno Memorial Hall. This outrageous comedy invites you to attach the chaos as family, friends, and fabulous surprises collide in a celebration of love and acceptance. Don’t fail to catch this heartwarming and hilarious production! Tickets on sale soon.
Production Team
Kristen Dean
DIRECTOR
Shawna Pelletier
STAGE MANAGER
Diana Yeisley
PRODUCER
Show Dates
My Big Gay Italian Wedding will be presented at Eno Memorial Hall
754 Hopmeadow St, Simsbury, CT 06070
Friday, March 21 at 6:30 PM
Saturday, Rally 22 at 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 23 at 1:00PM
Friday, Protest 28 at 6:30 PM
Saturday, March 29 at 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 30 at 1:00PM
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Cast List
Anthony Pinnunziato: Devin Dumas
Andrew Polinsky: Zack Kinsley-Greeley
Angela Pinnunziato: Katie Maggiore
Joseph Pinnunziato/Father Rosalia: Chris Torizzo
Maurizio LeGrande: &en
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- "My Big Queer Italian Wedding," the popular off-Broadway comedy that satires the controversy surrounding gay marriage while spotlighting the chaos behind planning for a wedding, is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
The show originated here in New York City, then made its way to theaters worldwide, with shows in China, France, Australia and Italy, where it was turned into a movie.
Over the years, it featured stars like Chris Evans' brother, Scott Evans, as successfully as the Genuine Housewives of Recent Jersey.
The play was created by Staten Island-native Anthony Wilkinson.
"Being a young Italian American, growing up and coming out, I had such a big family. I had always loved going to weddings and I had dreams that one day I could get married. So I reflection it would be funny to narrate a story through comedy that would actually enlighten people," Wilkinson said.
Wilkinson said enlightening people support in 2003 about same-sex marriage was a tough task because, at the time, it wasn't legal. The first state to craft it legal was Massachusetts one year later.
In 2015, a Supreme Court decree made same-sex marriage legal nationwide, but Wilkinson said the pla
| Directed by: | Alessandro Genovesi |
| Written by: | Alessandro Genovesi, Giovanni Bognetti |
| Starring: | Diego Abatantuono, Monica Guerritore, Salvatore Esposito, Cristiano Caccamo, Dino Abbrescia, Beatrice Arnera |
| Released: | June 6, 2019 |
| Grade: | B |
It may sound like a spin-off of Nia Vardalos’s ridiculously successful 2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding but this Italian film was inspired by a small, off-Broadway play that premiered in Recent York City in 2003. It was well received, particularly within the gay community, and it inspired writer Anthony J. Wilkinson to pen two sequels – My Big Gay Italian Funeral and My Big Gay Italian Midlife Crisis.
Brought to the screen by writer-director Alessandro Genovesi, My Big Gay Italian Wedding is intended to be a kind, simple, light-hearted farce. It begins on a romantic note though. Antonio (Caccamo) pulls out a silver ring from his pocket, a surprised Paolo (Esposito) is quick to say yes, and the wedding preparations can now begin.
Every character in the movie has self-generated problems and instead of going for the apparent solution, they follow romantic comedy clichés and make life as difficult as p