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''Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding'' is an "environmental/immersive theatre" event based on a traditional Italian-American wedding and reception, with warm and intrusive stereotypes exaggerated for comic effect. Audience members are treated as guests at the wedding by the interactive, improvisational comedy cast. The piece was first performed in an American Legion Hall in 1985.〔 It opened Off-off-Broadway on February 6, 1988 with the wedding held at the Washington Square United Methodist Church in Greenwich Village and the reception at a reception hall at 150 East 14th Street.〔〔 It continued to play at St. John's Lutheran Church on Christopher Street before moving to midtown Manhattan to a long run at St. Luke's Theatre, then to the Edison Hotel and finally at Sweet Caroline's before ending its 22-year run on July 25, 2010. It has been staged in over 100 locations worldwide, including cities in Canada, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, and Australia. ''Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding'' shares some similarities with a 1969 Australian play called ''Dimboola'', written by Jack Hibberd. == History == The interactive, environmental comedy ''Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding'' is the creation of the Artificial Intelligence comedy troupe. Thirteen original cast members share the copyright: Kevin Alexander, Tom Allen, James Altuner, Elizabeth Dennehy, Mark Campbell, Nancy Cassaro, Chris Fracchiolla, Jack Fris, Mark Nassar, Patricia Cregan Navarra, Larry Pellegrini, Susan Varon, and Moira Wilson.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url= http://www.tonylovestina.com/tony_tina_show_info_1.cfm )〕 According to Cassaro, "''Tony and Tina'' evolved when Mark () and I were in college and found ourselves the outcasts of the drama department. We were doing improvisations of a young couple having a fight, and they became so real that the dorm master called wondering what was the matter. It snowballed as we enlisted other friends who created other characters."〔 The show was first performed in an American Legion Hall on West 14th Street on November 11, 1985. The off-off-Broadway production opened on February 6, 1988 with its first wedding held at the Washington Square Methodist Church in Greenwich Village and the reception at Carmelita's, a reception hall at 150 East 14th Street. It then played at St. John's Lutheran Church on Christopher Street before moving to a long run at St. Luke's Theatre, then at the Edison Hotel, and finally at Sweet Caroline's before ending its 22-year run on July 25, 2010. The original cast included the above 13 actors and also Joe Corcoran, Eli Ganias, Jacob Harran, Jennifer Heftler, Elizabeth Herring, Monica Horan, Denise Moses, Phil Rosenthal, Kevin A. Leonidas, Joanna Cocca, Mickey Abbate, Tom Hogan, Vincent Floriani, Michael Winther, Kia Colton, Charlie Terrat and Towner Gallaher. It was originally produced by Joe and Dan Corcoran, two Hofstra alums who were just starting out on Wall Street. ''Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding'' has been hosted in over 200 cities including, but not limited to New York City, Las Vegas, Vancouver where it had a run of 14 years, closing only due to the 2010 Olympic Games, Toronto, Montreal, Portland, Detroit, Dallas, Orlando, San Francisco and Chicago.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tony n' Tina's Wedding」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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