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Referred to by some as a spicy comedy â€" Italian style. Mambo Italiano is the story of Maria and Gino, "The show tends to be very superficial and sitcomâ€" like, unless you boister up what really counts." she said. "And I think our comâ€" pany‘s managed to do that very well." t‘s easy to get lost in the Ihilarily of Waterloo Stage Theatre‘s latest producâ€" tion, Mambo Italiano. Filled with meatballs and mayhem, the play is known to have audience members rolling in the aisles. But the show‘s director, Mary Long, insists there‘s a much deeper message withâ€" in the plot. She calls it a play with heart. The hilarious hit comedy Mambo Italiano is now playing at Waterloo Stage Theatre, through April 2 Mambo Italiano wows Waterloo Stage Theatre Meatballs and mayhem By Anprea Barcey Chronicle Staff Will Angelo find the courage to fully come out of Their relief is shortâ€"lived, as they find out Nino and Angelo are much more than roommates â€" they‘re lovers. Will Nino be able to withâ€" stand the seductive charms of the voluptuous Pina? Their world is soon shatâ€" tered when their son, Angeâ€" lo, decides to get a place of his own. They are relieved, howâ€" ever, when Angelo‘s childâ€" hood buddy, Nino, decides to move in with their son. Nino is an old family friend and he‘s a respectable cop. Will Angelo and Nino be able to resist the pressure coming at them from all sides and find the strength to survive as a couple? who emigrated from Italy to Canada in the 1950‘s. All hell soon breaks loose within Angelo‘s family. WATERLOO CHRONICLE Check out the on the internet ... www.waterloochronicle.ca "I do miss playing Maria a little. Maria and me are a wonderful mix â€" a really good fit. Serving your community since 1856 "This play never ceases to grow," she said. "It‘s very funny, and very beautiful." And Long would know. Prior to gaining Waterloo Stage Theatre general manâ€" ager Steve Roth‘s confidence in her abilities to sit in the director‘s chair, Long played the role of Maria, Angelo‘s mother, in the show over the last four years, in centres such as Montreal and Toronto. "Taking on the director‘s role was a natural conseâ€" quence, knowing the play as well as I do," Long said. the closet and confront his family while he accepts himself? Long said the cast does a brilliant job of answering these questions and more. For tickets and showâ€" times. call the box office at 888â€"0000. "I think we‘ve found a nice balance between the two, and have brought out the heart of the play that deals with love and accepâ€" tance." Long said she‘s appreciâ€" ated the opportunity to put her own "spin" on the show. "I think I‘ve brought balâ€" ance to the play," she said. "I‘ve seen some versions of the (show} where it‘s slanted to the parents, and other versions where it‘s slanted to the boys‘ point of view," she said. Mambo italiano runs Thursdays, Fridays and Satâ€" urdays through April 2 at the Waterloo Stage Theatre. "But now I get to see the show from a different perâ€" spective, and I‘m enjoying that just as much." sugmitieo »Roro "A montage of the comic strip, the play is an averâ€" age day in the life of Charlie Brown. It is a lightâ€"heartâ€" ed and fun play for families to bring their children to," says director Adam Feiner. "The play includes six actors and four dancers, all students of Grebel" Feinâ€" er. "You‘re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!" is a musical based on the characters from the comic strip Peanuts. Original direction was by Michael Mayer, and production by Arthur Whitelaw and Gen Persson in New York. The late Charles Schulz wrote Peanuts for almost 50 vears. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students Tickets are available at Conrad Grebel University Col lege, main reception desk, and at the door. Tickets are $15 for adults and $14 for children and are available through the Centre in the Square box office by calling 578â€"1570 or online www.kwsymphony.on.ca . "You‘re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!", presented by Conrad Grebel College, will be shown tonight through Saturday at the Registry Theatre, 122 Frederâ€" ick St., Kitchener. Performances begin at 8 p.m., with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Conrad Grebel has a residence program of 174 students and hosts the music department at the Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo. Delius‘ On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring is welcome at this time of year and the concert closes with dinosaurs in Jurassic Park (Williams). Susan Kennedy is a storyteller, writer and theatre director. For 11 seasons she has been the artistic director of Playmakers! Theatre School, in Stratford. She has creâ€" ated more than 30 adaptations of works from classiâ€" cal theatre repertoire for performance by children and teens. Her last appearance with the KWS was as a member of the storytelling and music ensemble Madame Mango‘s Uprising Culture. A spider is the inspiration for Liszt‘s Tarantella, followed by two cats in Sleeping Beauty and swans in Waltz from Swan Lake (both by Tchaikovsky). Prokofiev‘s ever popular Peter and the Wolf, narâ€" rated by Susan Kennedy, stars a variety of recognizâ€" able animals. Children ages six to 12, and their parents and grandparents, are invited to discover the animal kingdom with narrator Susan Kennedy, resident con ductor Daniel Warren and the KWS. Peter and the Wolf, the last concert in the Storyâ€" tellers Series, is this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Cenâ€" tre in the Square. Here instruments of the orchestra take on characâ€" teristics of different animals. Final Storytellers Series concert features ‘Peter and the Wolf‘ UW students present ‘You‘re a Good Man, Charlie Brown‘ editorial@ waterloochronicle.ca sports @ waterloochronicle.ca sales @waterloochronicle.ca classified @ waterloochronicle.ca composing @ waterloochronicle.ca