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After fourteen years, Tony and Tina finally get a honeymoon After fourteen years of getting married week after week, Tony and Tina are counting down the days to their honeymoon. Tony ‘n’ Tina’s Wedding, Hoarse Raven Theatre’s interactive comedy that takes the format of a mock Italian Wedding, is set to close at the end of May, 2009, after a fourteen year run—the longest theatre run in Western Canadian history. “Closing the show was an extremely difficult decision to make,” says Tanja Dixon-Warren, co-director of the show. “It has been my work for 15 years and has helped launch a theatre career for both Michael and I. It has been a family affair--our kids were raised in and around the show, and the show was also our baby. But we will go out with a bang. The last few months of Tony n' Tina’s will be full of the same enormous celebration and excitement that has been so vital to its longevity...and of which I am so proud.” Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding starts at St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church. It’s there that the audience, who are treated as wedding guests, witness a traditional, but uproarious ceremony, and meet the show’s colourful characters: the fighting Nunzio and Vitale families, as well as the best friends of the bride and groom, the minister, and Tina’s ex-boyfriend. After the ceremony, a reception is held above the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, and includes a sumptuous Italian buffet, performances, dancing, and a Vegas-style lounge act. But you never know what outrageous event is going to happen next… which is all part of the fun! “The success of TnT can be attributed to a number of things,” says Michael Fera, Tanja’s husband, and co-director. “Things like luck, timing, and the right script at the right time. Most of all, I think we would not have run for 14 years if it had not been for the commitment, support, and goodwill of the many talented artists and crew we have had the pleasure of working with. They have been the core of the show without a doubt.
Hoarse Raven Theatre presents Western Canada’s longest running interactive comedy— the wildest, wackiest wedding ever imagined! The Wedding begins with the traditional, but hilarious ceremony at Vancouver’s heritage landmark, St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church. The audience members, who are greeted as wedding guests, meet the show’s colourful characters: the feuding Nunzio and Vitale families, the best friends of the bride and groom, the charismatic minister and the brooding ex-boyfriend. After the ceremony, the wedding guests and wedding party go on to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Restaurant (Hamilton and Georgia Streets) for the wedding reception. Celebrations include dancing, singing, a Vegas-style lounge act and, of course, a scrumptious home-cooked (Nona's recipes) Italian buffet dinner. Learn juicy family secrets; get drawn into lover’s quarrels and family disagreements; keep your eyes and ears open at all times as this is one wedding where anything can happen.
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Antipasto Platter Buffet Choice of 2 Salads Choice of 2 Pastas Meat Dish Roast Potatoes Seasonal Vegetables Dessert Tea/Coffee Liquor and Soft Drinks
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“FLAT-OUT FUN” “HOW MANY OPPORTUNITES DO YOU GET TO REALLY PLAY,
TO PRETEND, TO LET LOOSE AND CELEBRATE LIFE IN ALL ITS RIDICULOUSNESS?” FULL OF INVENTION, ENTHUSIASM, AND HIGH
SPIRITS” “YOU’LL LOVE IT” “A HUGELY ENTERTAINING EVENT”
“ABSOLUTE SUCCESS” “THE MORE YOU PLAY, THE MORE FUN
YOU’LL HAVE” “…THE EVENING IS AS FUN AND
AS TASTY AS A LARGE SIZZLING PIZZA WITH THE WORKS” “I’VE BEEN TWICE ALREADY AND
I’LL PROBABLY GO ONCE MORE” “THIS PRODUCTION SHINES…WELL
CAST AND VERY WELL PERFORMED.” “HOW MANY OPPORTUNITES
DO YOU GET TO REALLY PLAY, TO PRETEND, TO LET LOOSE AND CELEBRATE
LIFE IN ALL IT’S RIDICULOUSNESS?” “ABSOLUTE SUCCESS” “…THE
EVENING IS AS FUN AND TASTY AS A LARGE SIZZLING PIZZA With
THE WORKS” >>click below to read more...
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The founding members of Hoarse Raven Theatre have produced a theatrical success to rival even the slickest east coast productions. “We thought it would be fun,” is how Tanja describes her and her husband’s decision to mount a production of Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding in Vancouver. The unusual and hilarious interactive comedy had already achieved critical success in New York, and the crazy Italian wedding seemed the perfect vehicle for Michael to direct. The couple cleaned out their savings to purchase the rights to produce the show, then began the task of mounting the sizable production. Tanja and Michael organized a production co-operative, with everyone involved in the show holding an equal share in the profits. They raised three hundred dollars from a garage sale and negotiated a deal with Chardonnays, a downtown Italian restaurant. When Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding opened in July 1995, the co-operative consisted of cast, crew, Michael (who made all of the artistic choices in the show) and Tanja (who acted in the show, over saw sales, marketing, box office, accounting and any trouble shooting). Over the last ten years, Hoarse Raven Theatre has employed more than 600 actors and technicians. The production staff work in a house a few blocks away from Tanja and Michael’s home in Vancouver. Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding plays regularly in Vancouver while a second cast is often performing for corporations, fundraisers and communities throughout the province. Michael and Tanja have also enjoyed a successful run as co-directors for the Seattle, Edmonton and Winnipeg productions of Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding. Long after The Phantom of the Opera and Pavel Bure have left Vancouver, Tony and Tina are still getting married! The production continues to run as a profit-sharing basis and is looking forward to celebrating its tenth anniversary in July 2005. Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding runs three nights a week with a capacity of 140 per night and when they elope to another venue, they can accommodate up to 500 people. The show continues to sell-out as audience members return again and again to enjoy the wacky wedding antics. Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding is Western Canada’s longest running live comedy. |
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Longest Running Show in Vancouver History Set to Close
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