"Italian Mom Loves You!" Opening Night Friday at Seven Angels

"Mean Girls" & "RuPaul Secret Celebrity Drag Race" Star Returns to Waterbury in New Play Co-Written by Jacques Lamarre

Waterbury - Seven Angels Theatre announced today an encore engagement of Italian Mom Loves You!, the hit comedy co-written and starring film, television and stage actor Daniel Franzese. This solo tour de force will run at the theatre, located at 1 Plank Road in Waterbury, CT, from October 6 through October 23. Italian Mom Loves You! is co-written by Franzese and Connecticut-based playwright Jacques Lamarre and will be directed by Michael Schiralli.

Daniel Franzese, star of the smash hit movie Mean Girls and a recent semi-finalist , brings his wildly popular "Italian Mom" character to the stage in a brand new comedy! It’s the day of Nana’s surprise birthday party and everybody’s comin’ ovah. While trying to pull together a proper Italian festa, Antoinette is also juggling her ex, drama with her kids, a real estate transaction, and spying on her neighbor. Co-written with Connecticut-based playwright Jacques Lamarre (I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti; Love & Spumoni), Franzese performs as his beloved YouTube and Instagram character live for the first time in this hilarious solo tour de force. With laughs and love galore, Italian Mom Loves You! is a tribute to Italian-Americans and mothers everywhere. It’s going to be PHENOMENAL!

Performances of Italian Mom Loves You! will run October 6 through 23 with shows Thursday at 7:30pm; Friday at 8pm; Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets are $39-$49 and can be purchased by visiting SevenAngelsTheatre.org or by calling (203) 757-4676. Groups and tours are welcome. Located right off I-84 in Waterbury, there is plentiful free parking.

Daniel Franzese (playwright, actor) has been seen on film, television, stage, online, and on stand-up comedy stages across the United States. Film highlights include Bully, Stateside, Kill Theory, I Spit on Your Grave, Looking: The Movie, and, most notably, as Damian in Tina Fey's hit movie Mean Girls.

Jacques Lamarre (playwright) is a Connecticut-based writer who has had three previous productions at Seven Angels Theatre: I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti; Born Fat; and Love & Spumoni. For TheaterWorks Hartford, he premiered I Loved, I Lost…, Raging Skillet, Christmas on the Rocks (co-writer), and, upcoming, Secondo: The Sequel to I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti.

Michael Schiralli (director) is a New York City-based theater and film director. Michael was Artistic Director of Half Moon Theatre at CIA’s Marriott Pavilion where he directed numerous productions including: John Cariani's premiere of Cul-De-Sac; Jacques Lamarre‘s I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti, among others.