Andrew and Anthony are getting married – and everyone wants to "help"! My Big Gay Italian Wedding spins into a hysterical fiasco as everyone tries to have their way. From a saboteur ex-boyfriend to a loud, opinionated, outspoken Italian mother, personalities and culture collide in a music and dance-filled extravaganza.

"Feel-good hysterical comedy! –The Wall Street Journal

"Hysterically funny! Everyone is going to have his or her favorite moment in My Big Gay Italian Wedding, the insanely funny and fun confection. The mixture of the sacred and profane, the ultra-serious and ultra-silly makes this the perfect play." –Edge New York

"Genuinely entertaining!" –New York Times

My Big Gay Italian Wedding premiered Off Broadway at the Actor's Playhouse in November, 2003. It was directed by Peter Rapanaro. The play was subsequently presented with a revised and updated version of the script in a benefit performance at the St. George Theatre in Staten Island on September 12, 2009. It was directed and also produced by Teresa A. Cicala. The revised production moved to an open-ended Equity run at the St. Luke's Theatre Off Broadway in May 2010, adding original music by David Boyd. As of January 2012, the show continues to run successfully at St. Luke's Theatre.

ANTHONY PINNUNZIATO - 20s-30s male. Our every-man. Pollyanna guido from Bay Ridge. LEAD.
ANDREW POLINSKI - late 20s-30s male. Handsome and stylish, yet devoted to one man only. Dashing and charming. LEAD.
ANGELA PINNUNZIATO - late 40s female. A lovingly over-bearing, overpowering Italian mother hen. Rules the roost with an irori fi st and a wooden spatula. Anthony’s mother. LEAD.
JOSEPH PINNUNZIATO/FATHER ROSALIA - late 40s male. Joseph is Anthony’s loud Italian father whose word is law and whose home is his castle. Father Rosalia is the crush of every parishioner, both male and female. Tries hard to resist the temptations of fl esh, both male and female. Note: These two roles can be played by the same actor if needed. LEAD.
MAURIZIO LEGRANDE - late 20s-40s male. Outlandishly dressed, over the top, fl amboyant wedding coordinator. Has an accent that cannot be pegged down. LEAD.
GREGORIO - 20s-30s male. Smoking hot and extremely narcissistic. Does not take rejection well. Always has something up his sleeve. LEAD.
MARIO - 20s-30s male. Uptight fashionista, Anthony’s best friend and protector. The most fabulous dancer in Brooklyn. Anthony’s Best Man. SUPPORTING.
LUCIA - 20s-30s female. Brassy, trendy Italian woman. Anthony’s dependable, reliable best friend. A feminine, pretty lipstick lesbian, classy and sophisticated until challenged. Maid of Honor. SUPPORTING.
CONNIE - 20s-30s female. Lucia’s nemesis. Just as pretty, but much tougher. The gum chewing mouth of a truck driver who doesn’t take crap from anyone. Bridesmaid. SUPPORTING.
MARIA - 20s female. Anthony’s fl ighty, heavy-set, sweet and self-absorbed baby sister. Aspirations of stardom, but a fi zzled sense of reality. She is a Broadway actress wannabe and fancies herself a tremendous singer. SUPPORTING.
RODNEY - 30s male. Sassy and spirited. Always up for an adventure. In love with Frankie. Reveals himself in drag in Act Two. All ethnicities can work in this role.
AUNT TONIANN - 30s-early 40s female. Angela’s fussy younger Italian sister. Lives to torment her brother-in-law. Sports the biggest of hair and always (thinks she’s) dressed to the nines. SUPPORTING.
FRANKIE - late 20s-late 30s male. Tough, good-looking Italian stud. No-nonsense, out, and proud. The straight acting gay guy in the bunch. Groomsman. SUPPORTING.