Drinks, Jokes And Storytelling, Mark Riccadonna’s debut CD has been added to Sirius/XM’s channel 98 Laugh USA. The CD features 17 tracks such as Dude & The Ring, Digital Age and Chinese Massage. The CD is available for downoad on Itunes, Amazon and at streaming sites such as Spotify and Apple Music.
Mark was a featured comedian on AXS TV’s show Gotham Comedy Live with Host Elayne Boosler on September 17th.Mark who toured with Boosler on a Armed Forces tour in the Middle East, also has a role in the upcoming thriller “Days of Power” which will be released in 2016. You can view the showt on Mark’s youtuve channel.
A premiering play, The Boom is being shown this summer at the Dream Up Festival 2015 at the Theatre for the New City in New York, NY. The festival takes place from August 30 to September 20, 2015. Playwright Vinnie Nardiello and Director, Mark Riccadonna team up to debut themselves in each respective role with this new show, in which the proverbial wrench is thrown into the mix when a comedy club owner switches the opening and headlining acts in his club. Follow the story and struggle of up-and-comer Ray Messina and the eccentric “reformed addict turner religious freak relic of the late 80s comedy boom”. Mark Riccadonna, a seasoned performer, writer and comedian is expressing his talents in directing on this production, by first time writer, Vinnie Nardiello. Purchase tickets at the Dream Up Festival website: http://www.theboomplay.com/get-tickets/. To access more information, visit the theatre’s website at http://theaterforthenewcity.net. Follow Riccadonna’s progress at www.markriccadonna.com or at http://www.realizerecords.com/Artists.
Comedian/Actor Mark Riccadonna will be celebrating his Digital Release of his new CD, “Drinks, Jokes and Storytelling” with a week full of appearances beginning at the legenadary Comic Strip Live in NYC, folllowed by shows in Pennsylvania at Parxs Casino and Jon & Peters. For full information on upcoming shows and the new cd visit the tour page on his. website.
Realize Records announced today that they have signed a deal with NYC actor/comedian/writer Mark Riccadonna. Riccadonna, who has shared the stage with the likes of Robin Williams and Jerry Seinfeld, will release his debut comedy album “Drinks, Jokes, and Storytelling” on July 8th. Mark, who is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, has a featured role in the upcoming film, “Days of Power” which is scheduled to begin shooting June 2014 and is one of the subjects of a upcoming documentary about the comedy rise and fall in the 80’s and 90’s.
“We are thrilled to be in a partnership with such a talented artist. Mark brings such a sense of fun to any working environment while somehow maintaining a packed tour schedule and endless work ethic. We have a lot of exciting projects we are looking forward to bringing to fruition.” says label CEO Michel Grey. In addition to the live stand up CD, Mark, who has extensively toured US and other countries such as Germany, China, and Iraq is also in pre-production on a podcast, web series and feature film written by MTV writer/comedian Sean Lynch (Celebrity Deathmatch). Riccadonna says, “So excited to work with a group who loves this art form and business as much as I do. There are so many great visions on the horizon for us, can’t wait to work together. I am particularly excited about our new line of Irish Coffee and Dirty Martinis.”
Mark is currently touring the East Coast with upcoming shows at The Tropicana in Atlantic City and NYC’s Comic Strip Live. To find out more about Riccadonna’s web series, films, and upcoming CD releases and to see the full tour schedule visit his website www.markriccadonna.com or by checking out his page on www.realizerecords.com.