Mambo Italiano, the Hilarious and Touching Comedy
Adams Avenue Studio of the Arts (2804 Adams Ave. San Diego, CA 92116)
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- $15.00
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- $7.50*
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The last date listed for Mambo Italiano by Steve Galluccio was Saturday November 12, 2005 / 8:00pm.
1 Goldstar Member Review
Desiree
Wonderful play, open seating was great. Poles in the way, but they are changing venues anyway.Written on Nov 07 2005
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More Information About Mambo Italiano by Steve Galluccio
Quotes & Highlights
- "Funny and at times downright hysterical." --The Column Review
- "Amusing, stirring outing." --Dallas Morning News
Description
While the press has often called the film version of Mambo Italiano "a gay My Big Fat Greek Wedding," there is far more at work in the play than the zealous mining of Italian immigrant family and gay culture stereotypes. Mambo Italiano achieves its overwhelming power through a perfect balance of fast-paced comedy and poignant drama.
Angelo, at the prompting of his equally repressed sister Anna, has told his very traditionally Italian immigrant parents, Maria and Gino, that he is gay. Hurt, betrayed and mortified by Angelo's coming out, his lover Nino is not unprepared for his widowed Italian mother Lina's reaction--a full-on operatic barrage of melodrama and hysterical excess.
Mambo Italiano is far more about the dynamics of family, about the vast spaces between the old world and the new, about grasping the resonant codes embedded in what is said and what is meant in ordinary speech, than it is "about" gay culture.
The cast is scheduled to include Rob Conway, Ralph Dobson, Melissa Hamilton, Michael McClure, Lori Pennington, Lisa Goodman and Olga Cortes, directed by Bob Korbett. Lighting by Gary Brengle; original music by Misha Maisky.
About the Ticket Supplier: Korbett Kompany
Korbett Kompany Productions was created as not-for-profit theater organization, whose mission is to "promote and support community based performance / visual arts programs and educational services". Through young person and adult performances, classes and workshops, KKP hope to open communication between the members of our community and reflect it's diversity.