Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding has a long running history in over 100 cities around the world. This world-wide phenomenon all started with two students at Hofstra University. Mark Nasser and Nancy Cassaro were both in the drama department from 1977-1981. The two would often improv as an Italian boyfriend and girlfriend from Queens just for fun. When they both moved to New York after graduating from Hofstra they continued to develop their characters. The idea of an interactive wedding—where the audience played the guests—manifested in 1985. Actors invited friends and family to three performances and it was then that Joe Corcoran realized that this could appeal to a larger audience rather than just friends and family.
Joe Corcoran began another production of the show—this time for several weeks. During this time Tony n’ Tina’s caught the attention of People Magazine, The New York Times, Time Magazine, and hundreds of other media outlets around the world. It wasn’t until February 14th, 1988 that the first commercial production was presented by Joe and Dan, his brother, Corcoran. For the show’s first eleven years it ran in the Greenwich Village neighborhood.
Tony n’ Tina’s wedding can now be found in Las Vegas at the V Theater in Planet Hollywood. There are shows every night at 7:30pm. Be sure to check out the world-wide phenomenon!
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