Plymouth, MA (May 19, 2010) –- The Plymouth Rock Comedy Festival, proudly presents its first annual Ruffled Feather Award Recipients. The Ruffled Feather award is an honorary award that Loretta LaRoche Productions has developed in hopes to recognize and commend the unique achievements of talented individuals who have positively “Ruffled the Feathers” of the world: socially, emotionally and optimistically through the use of humor and creativity.

Lighten Up With Loretta LaRoche at The Lebanon Opera House!

Lebanon, NH (March 30, 2010) – Join Loretta LaRoche in her Lighten Up Tour at the Lebanon Opera House! This hysterical evening is on Thursday, May 13th at 7:30pm.

Loretta is returning, hot off of her PBS show taping, with cutting-edge information which audiences of any age will want to incorporate into their life. With her contemporary wit and a hearty dose of old-world wisdom, Loretta brings a breath of fresh air for everyone who’s suffocating in our techno crazed, germ-phobic, “go-go-go” world.

Loretta’s latest show will cover new and exciting ways to enhance ones lives, relationships and health. By learning the language of optimism, humor and resiliency, Loretta teaches you how to become more available to the things you want to do. As a result, your entire energy will “lighten up!” leading to greater respect from family and friends, and positively influencing those around you.

Join Loretta LaRoche and Friends at the Regent Theatre, May 8th at 8pm.

Arlington, MA (April 9, 2010) – Loretta LaRoche Productions presents the first Red Hot Mamas show at the Regent Theatre, Saturday, May 8th at 8pm! Join Loretta LaRoche and friends for this hysterical evening that is not to be missed!

Starring acclaimed stress expert Loretta LaRoche as the “Juicy Nonie” and joined by her side splitting, hysterical comedic mothers! Loretta hits the stage with a stellar line up from some of the hottest shows– Comics Unleashed, ABC's The View, and the TODAY Show, Nick at Nite's 'America's Funniest Mom', Carolines on Broadway and The Last Comic Standing!

Laughter good for the mind, local comic says.

February 11, 2010 11:46 By Brian J. Lowney

 

Mary Ellen Rinaldi just might have the best job the world. The vivacious comedienne gets paid to make people laugh, and while her programs are filled with hilarity, Rinaldi also delivers a message filled with hope, love and inspiration. The talented performer and noted speaker recently kicked off St. Anne's Hospital's 2010 "Get Moving" program with a comedy night presentation entitled "Life Lessons Through Laughter" held at White's of Westport.

Rinaldi shared anecdotes about growing up in a large Italian-American family, and also offered a few pearls of wisdom about meeting life's challenges armed with a broad smile and a good attitude. The Cranston, R.I. native's career on the stage began in 1985 when the standup comedienne decided that it was finally time to follow her heart and pursue her dreams. While life was great and she was earning a good living, Rinaldi abandoned her career a few years later when she married her husband Victor, a single dad, and focused her energy on being a good wife and stepmother.

Comic Kerri Louise at Danbury Treehouse

Comic Kerri Louise credits her ... assets ... for reality-show success 

By Erik Ofgang CONTRIBUTING WRITER 

You might say Kerri Louise's marriage is a joke. Both she and her husband, Tom Cotter, are comedians, which can make scheduling tough -- especially when you throw in the fact that they have three young boys.

"I should have married a lawyer, who was going pay for my comedy career," cracked 40-year-old Louise. But even with all the scheduling conflicts, Louise's career is doing just fine. She's a correspondent on TV's "Oprah" and went all the way to the finals in NBC's "Last Comic Standing." She'll perform Saturday night at The Treehouse Comedy Club in Danbury

 

 

GateHouse News Service Posted Nov 17, 2009 @ 04:21 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loretta LaRoche Productions Donates $3,000 Towards the Beautification of Plimoth Plantation

Plymouth, MA (November 10, 2009) – Loretta LaRoche Productions President, Erik Christensen donated $3,000 towards the beautification process of the historic Plimoth Plantation.

The generous donation will be put towards tree removal to enhance the view of the ocean from the property. Both visitors and residents will now have the opportunity to see the beautiful view of Plymouth’s Long Beach from the Plantation – much like the view that once was before trees overgrew.

Christensen spoke of, “The Plimoth Plantation is one of the many jewels in our town. My wife and I were married here just about twenty years ago. It was the perfect setting for our wedding. The ambience of the venue and the magnificent ocean views from the Gainsborough Hall banquet room made it an unforgettable memory for my wife and I.”

 

Women In Comedy Raise Money For The Ellie Fund

A Hysterical Night, Coupled With a Superior Cause -What Better Way To Give Back

Plymouth, MA (November 6, 2009) – The Women In Comedy tour, presented by Loretta LaRoche Productions hit Plymouth Memorial Hall on Friday, October 30th with a roar of laughter. Over five hundred people attended the show, making it a great success.

Susan Wornick of WCVB Channel 5 hosted the night and held her own comedy act between introducing the cast of five award winning comediennes. The night combined the talent of Patty Ross, Mary Ellen Rinaldi, Jessica Casciano, Kerri Louise, and Plymouth’s own Christine Hurley.

PAINT THE TOWN PINK: Women in Comedy, right here, right now

The ladies take the silly stage Friday to benefit women undergoing breast cancer treatment

By Emily Wilcox GateHouse News Service Posted Oct 28, 2009 @ 06:00 AM

PLYMOUTH — .Christine Hurley couldn’t stand on a scale without cringing in disbelief. Suffering from a deep, dark case of the blues and weighing in at about 250 pounds, Hurley felt motherhood smothering her. A fun, loving husband and five beautiful kids couldn’t pull her out of this black hole.

“At one point I had four in diapers,” she said. “I had post-partum. Out of complete severe depression, I just started to laugh at things instead of crying. ”

If someone had told Hurley 10 years ago she’d be sharing a stage with comedienne Patti Ross entertaining thousands with her self-deprecating, hilarious humor, she wouldn’t have believed it. But, little by little, Hurley climbed out of the hole, lost the weight and started making people laugh – really laugh.

 

Beatlemania Now

Thu Oct 08, 2009, 06:00 PM EDT

PLYMOUTH - Loretta LaRoche Productions will presents Beatlemania Now at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in Memorial Hall at 83 Court St.

Made up of four members, Beatlemania Now meticulously honors the original sound, music and spirit of the Beatles, allowing audiences to recapture the excitement and frantic intensity of the 1960s.

The group combines the talent of four members of the original Tony-award-winning Beatlemania Broadway musical cast. Scot Arch performs as John Lennon, Ricky Vacca as Paul McCartney, Jon Perry as George, and Eric Smith as Ringo.  

 

Led Zeppelin Tribute Band Kashmir Performs at The Regent Theatre

Kashmir, the nation's top Led Zeppelin tribute, recreates the sound, look and energy of a live Zeppelin concert -- from "Ramble On" to "Moby Dick" -- at The Regent Theatre. Kashmir has worked to match every exacting detail of a Zep performance, from Jimmy Page's bow solo in "Dazed and Confused" to the use of a eheremin during "Whole Lotta Love."