- Joni and Gina's Wedding
"Joni and Gina's Wedding" is an award winning
lesbian versionTony n' Tina's Wedding . [citation|title=Sapphic stage: our 2004 lesbian theater awards|date= Dec 1, 2004|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-6599292.html [http://news.google.com/archivesearch?as_epq=Joni+and+Gina%27s+Wedding] Curve] The format is an audience interactive "comedy" where patrons are wedding guests who mingle with "Hollywood actorsFact|date=December 2007" posing as members of an eclectic wedding party. The show is the creation of Marianne Basford andAnn Lippert . Joni And Gina’s Wedding opened June 21, 2002 in Van Nuys, CA. and subsequent productions have been "enjoyed" throughoutCalifornia . "Celebrities" such asAlison Arngrim (“Nasty Nellie” Oleson) fromLittle House on the Prairie have appeared in productions. "Some" of the proceeds are donated to theEquality Campaign , which helps to fight againstU.S. constitutional amendments that discriminate against same sex marriage. [citation|url=http://www.bluntreview.com/reviews/joni.html |publisher=Blunt Review|author= Emily Blunt |year=2005|title=Review of Joni and Gina's Wedding]The "plot" is an All-American Military family joining an overbearing Jewish family as they attend their gay daughters wedding and wild reception. The party begins as “wedding guests” arrive and mingle at the bar area where appetizers and cocktails are served. Family members also mingle and greet patrons who are soon escorted into the “church” for the "Almost holy union" of the two young lovers Joni Gottlieb, a Jewish sports enthusiast, and Gina Spaulding, the sentimental daughter of a rigid military family. The show is rounded out by an eclectic and fun cast of characters who provide plenty of "laughs" for everyone. Fact|date=December 2007 After dinner, wedding cake and champagne are served; the real "fun" begins. Guests participate in a not-so-traditional bouquet toss, learn to line dance, dance the
Hora and lots of "surprises". The three-ring circus commences as everyone participates in a sing-a-long finale.Obviously you will realise by now that whoever "wrote" this article needs to learn the correct "context" in which to use "speech marks".
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* [http://www.joniandginaswedding.com/ Joni and Gina's Wedding] Official website
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