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Anthony Wilkinson announces residency at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City5 February 2024(PRESS RELEASE) -- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Atlantic City announces a new residency at Sound Waves starring three-time Daytime Emmy winner and writer Anthony Wilkinson. The residency will feature three of Wilkinson’s most famous productions, “My Big Gay Italian Funeral” on 12 and 13 April; “My Big Gay Italian Midlife Crisis” coming this fall, and “My Big Gay Italian Christmas” coming later this year. As part of the celebration, Wilkinson and Hard Rock Atlantic City leadership joined together on Friday, 19 January to present a $25,000 donation to Garden State Equality. The organization is dedicated to lifting up the diverse voices of LGBTQ+ communities through education and advocacy to advance the movement for equality in New Jersey and nationally. Tickets for the first show of the residency, “My Big Gay Italian Wedding,” go on sale Friday, Feb. 9 and can be purchased at HardRockHotelAtlanticCity.com and Ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. All shows are subject to change. Subsequent ticket on sale dates will be announced soon. Born and raised in New York, Wilkinson began his career as an Intern Writer at ABC Daytime’s “One Life To Live,” working his way up to the position of Associate Director for which he earned 11 nominations and three Daytime Emmy Awards, and was a two-time recipient of the Directors Guild of America Award. In 2017, Wilkinson was cast in the Soap Opera “Tainted Dreams,” which earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. In 2003, Wilkinson’s original production of “My Big Gay Italian Wedding” opened Off-Broadway at the Actor’s Playhouse and later moved to Theatre Four in the spring of 2004. The restaged production debuted in 2009 at the St. George Theatre to rave reviews prompting an explosive revival on Restaurant Row with a full out Equity cast in 2010. The run was expected to last six weeks but wound up extending 14 times in the same location. During the run, the show hosted major celebrities in efforts to raise money and awareness for marriage equality and the Trevor Project. Aside from New York City, the show played in over 30 cities in the U.S. as well as Edinburgh, London, Toronto, Sydney, Vancouver, Hong Kong and parts of Ireland and France. On 1 March 2018, the show’s Italian film version “Puoi Baciare Lo Sposo” debuted in Italy. Wilkinson currently resides in Staten Island, NY and has been employed by Woodbridge Township for the last seven years as the Executive & Artistic Director for the Avenel Performing Arts Center. |