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ANTHONY WILKINSON
Nationality: USA
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anthony Wilkinson, born and raised New York native, is a graduate of NYU's College of Arts and Sciences for English and Creative Writing. He started his career as an Intern Writer at ABC Daytime's One Life To Live in 1996 and during his fourteen years there he worked his way up to the position of Associate Director. While in that position he earned three Daytime Emmy Awards and was a four-time recipient of the Directors Guild of America Award. Mr. Wilkinson's original production of My Big Gay Italian Wedding started his other passion in the theatre world, when it opened Off-Broadway in 2003 at the Actor's Playhouse and later moved to Theatre Four in the spring of 2004. In 2006, Mr. Wilkinsonwrote and starred as "Rio La Rocca" in the Off-Broadway production of Boys Just Wanna Have Fun. Mr. Wilkinson restaged My Big Gay Italian Wedding in September of 2009 at the St. George Theatre for an audience of over 2,000 people. After much discussion and huge debates with regards to the topic, its rave reviews and success prompted an explosive revival on Restaurant Row with a full out Equity cast in April of 2010 and now again in 2012. In January of 2011, Samuel French published and began licensing the show. Aside from New York City, the show has already played in El Paso, Omaha, Louisville, and is scheduled to play in five other major cities in 2013. Last spring My Big Gay Italian Wedding played in Edinburgh, Scotland during the Fringe Festival and then for six weeks in London. After receiving high accolades the show was picked up for a UK tour that commenced in France this past May. The show continues to make its way across the globe recently played in Hong Kong. Along with performing in New York City, Mr. Wilkinson recently was appointed the Director of Tourism for NorthPark Center in Dallas Texas, where he currently lives.
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Boys Just Wanna Have Fun My Big Gay Italian Christmas My Big Gay Italian Funeral My Big Gay Italian Mid Life Crisis My Big Gay Italian WeddingBoys Just Wanna Have Fun
Synopsis:
In the late 1980's, NYPD detectives Ralph and Lauren go undercover at a Staten Island gay bar packed with eccentric regulars, to infiltrate an alleged drug ring. Instead, Ralph soon finds himself under the covers with Danny, the local heartthrob. In spite of some disturbing revelations and complications, in time, this unlikely couple may discover their very own happy ending.
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written by Anthony Wilkinson And Teresa Anne Cicala
1st Produced:
Actors Playhouse, NY
2007
Organisations:
ANDEE Productions
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Genre:
Gay full length
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Male: 10 Female: 3 Other: -
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Synopsis:
The family meet for Christmas and the usual chaos ensues and they get snowed in
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1st Produced:
Henry Clay Theatre, Louisville
09 Nov 2018
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Genre:
Comedy - Gay full length
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Anthony's father has died and the family come together for the funeral and wake. Anthony's brother Peter turns up. Peter is gay too
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1st Produced:
St. Luke's Theatre On 46th Street, NY
16 Jun 2013
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Genre:
Gay full length
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Male: 7 Female: 7 Other: -
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Top of PageMy Big Gay Italian Mid Life Crisis
Synopsis:
Anthony is approaching forty and he thinks about past and present lovers
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1st Produced:
Anne L Bernstein Theater, New York
12 Nov 2015
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Genre:
Comedy - Gay full length
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageMy Big Gay Italian Wedding
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.
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Music composed by David Boyd
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2003
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Genre:
romantic comedy Comedy. - - Gay/Lesbian, of interest
Parts:
Male: 10 Female: 6 Other: -
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