The last chance to see the original cast perform in Western Canada's longest running smash hit comedy
6 course meal - served to the table family style
Bombienaries for the guests
Complimentary sweets for the sweet
Complimentary glass of champagne
Dancing with the cast until midnight.
Regular Adult $125 (plus GST and your service charge)
STUDENT/SENIOR/GROUP $105 (plus plus)
AMEX $100 (plus plus)
Thursday – Saturday, Doors open: 6:30 pm / “Tina walks up the aisle”: 7:00pm
Ceremony: St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church, 1012 Nelson Street at Burrard
Reception: The Other Space (The Queen Elizabeth Theatre Restaurant) - Hamilton and Georgia Streets
Tickets: please call 604-665-2373
Saturday May 30th, 2009
TONY ‘N’ TINA’S WEDDING: FINAL GALA PERFORMANCE:
Participate and witness the end of Western Canada’s longest-running interactive comedy - as Tony and Tina are married for the final time.
Suggested dress code – Formal: Black Tie and Tiara.
Ticket price includes:
6 course meal - served to the table family-style;
midnight snack buffet;
bombienaries for the guests;
complimentary sweets for the sweet;
complimentary glass of champagne; and
dancing with the cast until the early hours.
Saturday May 30th, 6:30 pm-late, St Andrews Wesley Church (Burrard and Nelson), reception at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre restaurant (Georgia and Hamilton).
Tix: Regular Adult $150 (plus GST and service charge), STUDENT/SENIOR/GROUP $125 (plus GST and service charge).
Longest Running Show in Vancouver History Set to Close
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.”
Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding runs Thursday through Saturday nights. The doors to the Church (1012 Nelson Street at Burrard) open at 6:30, the ceremony begins at 7. The reception is held at The Other Space (Queen Elizabeth Theatre Restaurant, Hamilton and Georgia Streets). Tickets are $70-85, and are available through www.ticketmaster.ca (604.280.4444) or the Hoarse Raven Box office (604.258-4079).
Please note: Due to technical difficulties, in order to contact Tony n Tina's wedding for Tickets please call 604-665-2373, instead of 604-258-4079.
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.
Produced and directed by Michael
Fera and Tanja Dixon-Warren.
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, oversaw sales,
marketing, box office, accounting and troubleshooting). Over
the last eight years, Hoarse Raven Theatre has employed more
than 400 actors and technicians. 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.
“HOW MANY OPPORTUNITES DO YOU GET TO REALLY PLAY,
TO PRETEND, TO LET LOOSE AND CELEBRATE LIFE IN ALL ITS RIDICULOUSNESS?”
Colin Thomas – THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT
FULL OF INVENTION, ENTHUSIASM, AND HIGH
SPIRITS”
Jo Ledingham - THE VANCOUVER COURIER
“YOU’LL LOVE IT”
Barbara Crook – THE VANCOUVER SUN
“A HUGELY ENTERTAINING EVENT”
Renne Doruyter – THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE
“I WENT TO THE SHOW LAST NIGHT, IT WAS TONS OF FUN! THANKS AGAIN.”
Jamie Harrison - 104.9 Radio - The Greatest Hits of all Time
“ABSOLUTE SUCCESS”
Anna Fuschi Ciampolini – L’ECO ITALIA
“THE MORE YOU PLAY, THE MORE FUN
YOU’LL HAVE”
Michael Groberman – WEST END TIMES
“…THE EVENING IS AS FUN AND
AS TASTY AS A LARGE SIZZLING PIZZA WITH THE WORKS”
Jo Ledingham – THE VANOCUVER COURIER
“I’VE BEEN TWICE ALREADY AND
I’LL PROBABLY GO ONCE MORE”
Jurgen Gothe –CBC RADIO 2
“THIS PRODUCTION SHINES…WELL
CAST AND VERY WELL PERFORMED.”
THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT
“HOW MANY OPPORTUNITES
DO YOU GET TO REALLY PLAY, TO PRETEND, TO LET LOOSE AND CELEBRATE
LIFE IN ALL IT’S RIDICULOUSNESS?”
Colin Thomas - THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT
“ABSOLUTE SUCCESS”
Anna Fuschi Ciampolini – L’ECO
ITALIA
“…THE
EVENING IS AS FUN AND TASTY AS A LARGE SIZZLING PIZZA With
THE WORKS”
Jo Ledingham THE VANCOUVER COURIER
A private wedding just for you and your
group. Our facility can accommodate up to 180 people any night
of the week! With entertainment and catering included in the ticket
price, what better way is there to pamper your company, convention
or conference guest. Call 604 258-4079 or email info@hoarseraven.com for
more information. Larger groups can find out about bringing Tony
n' Tina's Wedding right to your hotel (or any facility of
your choice) by clicking TONY
N' TINA ELOPE.
Elope Package
Vancouver’s runaway hit is going on the road…
The wedding of Tina Vitale and Tony Nunzio Jr. is the wildest, wackiest Italian wedding ever
experienced. Audience members, as the wedding guests, interact with a vivacious variety of
lovable lunatics, zany relatives, far out friends, and even the occasional abrasive acquaintance.
Now you have the opportunity to host the marriage of Tony Nunzio and Tina Vitale…
Please click here to view a general overview of what is required to bring Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding to your community.
Tony n'
Tina's Sandman Hotel Package
Stay at the Sandman Hotel Vancouver City Centre,
and experience the wildest, wackiest wedding imaginable!
Canada’s longest running interactive comedy.
Shows - Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Hotel Check-in – 3:00pm
Wedding Ceremony – 6:30pm -
Dinner reception to follow Click here to view promotional brochure Click here to book now!
The following dates will be Vegas Style. Ceremony and Reception for Tony n Tina's wedding will take place at The Other Space (Formerly known as the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Restaurant) on Georgia and Hamilton.
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.