Consiglio's Restaurant, on historic Wooster Street in New Haven, Connecticut, presents dinner and the show "The Luigi Board" written by Elizabeth Fuller and Katie Rader, and directed by Joel Vig from the smash Broadway hit “Hairspray”. A zany, interactive Italian musical comedy with a prix fixe menu opens June 19th in their Outdoor Garden Theatre and runs every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening through September 5, 2009. $54.95 per person. Dinner begins at 6:30 with the show to follow. Contact Consiglio's for directions and reservations at 203 865-4489.
THE LUIGI BOARD.
An interactive Italian musical comedy which tells the great love story of Luigi and his outrageously lovable family. The entire clan is deeply enmeshed in Luigi’s charmingly absurd tale of how he came to invent the Luigi Board. All through the dinner and show, the audience is drawn into joining in the fun as they sing along to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Louie Prima and others. And, get there early and you get a part in the show! Show and prix fixe menu, $54.95.
“The Luigi Board” is directed by Joel Vig. Joel is perhaps best known for creating the starring role in the Off Broadway cult hit, “Ruthless”. He was one of the original stars of the Broadway mega hit “Hairspray” which won the Tony for best musical and the Grammy for best cast album. He has recently developed new works for Academy Award winner Patricia Neal and two time Tony winner Tammy Grimes.
“The Luigi Board” was written by Elizabeth Fuller and Katie Rader. Elizabeth’s last play, “Me & Jezebel,” relates her real-life experience with her famous houseguest, Bette Davis. It had a successful Off Broadway run and has played in theatres across the United States. In May it opened at the New End Theatre in the London Fringe. It is currently playing in five European countries and is soon to be a major motion picture. Katie Rader is a scenic artist for Global Scenic Studio. Prior to that she had been the chief design artist at Harrah’s in Atlantic City. She was the stage manager for the original Off Broadway production of Me & Jezebel.
The cast of The Luigi Board includes Michael Nastu. Michael has appeared in four original Off Broadway productions. He was most recently in two films, “Bobby Dogs” which won the Prism Award and “The Barbershop League”. He also played Pizza Man on Saturday Night Live. Ada Iaboni was born and raised in Montopoli, Italy. She appeared in “Watching the Detectives” for A & E & Kaufman Films and “Leave it to the K-9” for Columbia U & Ghetto Films. Most recently seen as mother of the bride in the Waterford Crystal commercial. Gary Cavello, actor, director and designer. Gary created Old Time Radio Shows at Fairfield University’s Quick Center for Performing Arts. Stage Manager, PJ Letersky of Westport, CT. PJ was recently the musical instructor for the hit Fox TV show, “Fringe.” He is a member of the Theatre Artist Workshop in Norwalk, CT.
Reviewing “The Luigi Board” critic Susan Granger, SSG Syndicate wrote: “You don’t have to be Italian to love Luigi and his delightfully dysfunctional family. You’ll be singing, dancing and screaming with laughter at this zany romp. It’s sheer fun for the entire family. In fact, I’m still smiling.”
“The Luigi Board” opens June 19th and runs through September 5th. Performances, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 6:30 PM. For reservations call: Consiglio’s Restaurant, 165 Wooster St. New Haven, CT. www.consiglios.com 203-865-4489.
