In his wildly successful Italian American Reconciliation (1988), playwright John Patrick Shanley, winner of the Academy Award for Moonstruck (1987) and the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Doubt (2005), concocts a gritty, sparkling tale about lovers, dreamers and confusion. With in New York’s Little Italy as a backdrop, Italian American Reconciliation is an edgy romantic comedy that is “…bathed in the same moonlit madness that gave Moonstruck its savor and flavor … A lovely play.” –New York Post