A Silver Anniversary, and the Bride Still Wears White
‘Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding’ Returns to New York
Neil Genzlinger
April 28, 2014: It’s tempting to review the new Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding in the style of a “Vows” column in The New York Times: “The bride, a dimwit with a promising future in reality TV, wore a tasteful white gown that contrasted sharply with her bridesmaids’ dresses, which appeared to be on loan from a mid-20th-century jiggle joint.” Or perhaps as a restaurant review parody: “Guy Fieri’s main dish, an indifferent pasta, was garnished with a sprinkling of near-fisticuffs and tangy mother-of-the-bride histrionics.” But those approaches might not allow for a proper spotlight on the best part of this adventure in lowbrow crowd-pleasing: the three-block promenade by the cast and audience through the heart of Times Square, a spectacle within the nonstop festival that is the theater district.
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