Carmela and Delphine Calamari flit, at the moment, between New York City and Philadelphia. The Calamari Sisters' hilarious Italian stew of cooking, dancing and singing will be front, center and sideways in the Strand Center for the Arts on Friday, June 13, and Saturday, June 14.   "We're about to start a web series," said Delphine, the more...

Join us for an evening of staged reading excerpts from two plays written and performed by two talented Italian-American women; Chiara Montalto and Lauren LoGiudice.

Laura Caparrotti tells her story seated on a rooftop between Broadway and 5th Avenue with the enchanting, flawless voice that could only belong to a theatre actress. Born in Rome, she got her degree in Theatre History before going on to work with artists such Dario Fo, Annie Girardot, Elsa Wolliaston. Then, after about ten years, she decided that I...

WHEN: Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)WHERE: I AM Books - 189 North Street, Boston, MA 02113, United States   Demonstration/Performance by the Commedia dell'Arte troupe Pazzi Lazzi and the Italian improv group ImproNati. Introduction about Commedia dell'Arte, its stock characters and its level of impro...

By Alicia Kort The tale of this young boy's life in the Bronx has been presented in many forms: An autobiographical one-man show, a critically-acclaimed 1993 film and now, a Broadway musical.   Although this musical isn't particularly groundbreaking, it's fun, which sometimes Broadway musicals just need to be. Aptly promoted as a mix betwee...

Carlo Fiorletta is an actor and producer but his position as President of the Guild for Italian American Actors is what separates him from many in the entertainment industry. The Guild for Italian American Actors, known as GIAA, was first called the Italian Actors Union, founded in 1937 by Antonio Maiori.   The professional organization is t...

di Beatrice Bondi   Lunedì sera presso i Chelsea Studios di Manhattan è stato presentato The Truth About Truth, riadattamento scritto in lingua inglese dell'opera teatrale di Pirandello Così è se vi pare, firmato dagli autori Jon Laskin e Michael Aquilante. La riscrittura è stata svelata con una prima lettura davanti al pubblico, alla quale...

When: Saturday, June 6, 2014 at 8:00Where: Regent Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA Joe Avati returns to Boston with an ENCORE performance of his award winning bilingual Italian stand up comedy show 'Back to Basics'. Watching Joe Avati is like attending a master class in comedy – his timing, his observations and his delivery are second to n...

Un'iniziativa della Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca insieme ai Lucchesi nel Mondo. Uno spettacolo musicale per raccontare le emozioni dei nostri migranti "Italy loves America", con Franc D'Ambrosio insuperabile Fantasma dell'Opera   Uno spettacolo per raccontare in musica le emozioni dei nostri migranti negli Usa. "Italy loves America -...

Paper Mill Playhouse's world premiere of A Bronx Tale: A Musical, based on Chazz Palminteri's 1993 film opened last night and, in the words of Sonny, "This one could be one of the greats."   A Bronx Tale is the coming of age story of an Italian-American kid (Calogero) from the Bronx (Belmont Ave to be exact) trying to find his path in life,...