Joni and Gina's Wedding is an interactive dinner theater comedy, conceived by Marianne Basford and written by Ann Lippert and Marianne Basford, under the production company Hilarity Ensues. It was originally produced by Basford and directed by Lippert. Audience members are "wedding guests" who mingle with actors posing as members of an eclectic wedding party. The show opened on June 29, 2002, at the Oxwood Inn in Van Nuys, California, and subsequent productions have had successful runs at venues such as the Palms, the Hollywood Improv, the legendary El Cid and Oil Can Harry's. Celebrities such as Hannah Waddingham, Alison Arngrim from Little House on the Prairie and comedian/activist Robin Tyler have appeared in productions. A portion of the proceeds were donated to the Equality Campaign, which helps to fight against U.S. constitutional amendments that discriminate against same-sex marriage. In 2004, Joni and Gina's Wedding won the Curve magazine Theater Award for being a positive presence in lesbian theater. (en)