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“The fact that I was kind of rooting for Silvan to catch her disturbs me. In a good way. Ronnie Marmo has a terrific Italian accent and he’s pretty dishy to boot. With his lilting voice, and incessant, weirdly gentle-but-brutal pursuit of Baby Doll, complete with a riding crop, he is certainly a preferred alternative to the sweaty, perpetually drunk Archie.

“When he undoes his pants to tuck his shirt in, right in front of her, it’s so manipulative and erotically charged—you don’t want it to be hot but it is. She craves his attention, and ends up giving herself willingly, with a measure of odd affection and hope.

“Which is exactly what Baby Doll is about—the grubby messiness of our own conflicts and kinks.”

Read the rest of the review at WeHoNews.com.

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We added 23 photos from Ronnie’s July 22 event to the photo gallery.

by Rene Thurston

Although it seems as though Detective Ronnie Dimestico spends most of his time on General Hospital trying to arrest members of the mob or yelling at others for not doing  the same, with new storylines on the horizon, his portrayer, Ronnie Marmo, is hopeful that there will be a new dawn for his character as well.  I spoke with Ronnie at the recent General Hospital Fan Club Weekend about his hopes for Detective Dimestico.  We also spoke on Wednesday about some exciting news for his creative baby, Theatre 68.

Examiner:  So Ronnie, there’s a new head writer at the helm of General Hospital.  What does that mean for Detective Dimestico?

Ronnie:  I hope it means good things!  I just shot some stuff where I’m working with Lucky, so I’m excited about that.  I’m hoping to be involved in the whole prescription drug ring story.  You know, it’s exciting because it’s a new time.  I don’t know, we’ll see what happens.  I’m certainly working a lot coming up, I just don’t know what I’m doing yet, so that’s good news.  I would love to break out and have other discussions other than police talk.  (laughs)  Although, I love doing that, trust me, but it would be nice to discuss something else.

Examiner: Or something besides yelling about  Sonny?

Ronnie: How about being kind to someone and  gentle and loving!

Examiner:  Maybe a romance, that might be  nice!

Ronnie:  A little love, a little humor, that might be  nice.  But I’m trying to put it in my work anyway.  The last few  things I’ve shot, I’ve tried to lighten it up a little.  I’m excited about  the future.

Examiner:  So what’s new with Theatre 68?

Ronnie:  We’re always working.  We have a new show  that just opened.  It’s just non-stop.  Every eight weeks, we’re  producing something else.  It’s called the elephant, you know, it’s so big,  you keep feeding it and it never seems satisfied.

Examiner:  Do you like doing GH and the theater, or do you  prefer one over the other?

Ronnie: I don’t have a preference.  My heart is  in the theater, but it’s completely different, and sadly, the theater is where  you’re guaranteed not to making any money (laughs).  You have to have your  head examined to do it.  I love them both differently and equally, and I  have different reasons for why I love them, you know what I mean?

Ronnie is the artistic director and co-founder of Theatre 68 in Los  Angeles.  He has produced over 30 stage plays, including the critically  acclaimed Bill W and Dr. Bob, which has enjoyed hundreds of sold-out  performances, West of Brooklyn with Jerry Ferrara, Bent  with General Hospital’s Tyler Christopher (ex-Nikolas), What the  Rabbi Saw with Eva Longoria and The Last Days of Judas Iscariot and  Subway Series.  He has also starred in over 30 stage plays, including  two six-month runs of the one man show Lenny Bruce is Back (and boy is he  pissed) where he portrayed the legendary comic.

On Wednesday, Ronnie and I discussed the recent announcement that he’s  expanding Theatre 68 with a new location in the city that holds the heart of  theater, New York.

Examiner:  So there’s big news about Theatre 68!  What  made you decide to expand the theater to New York?

Ronnie: It’s been a dream of mine ever since the  theater company started, being that we turned ten on Feb. 14th, 2011. I believe  we’re at a place where we can be bicoastal. One of the things missing in my life  is the opportunity to perform in NY and go there more often than I do. I would  say the biggest reason is that I want to provide a home for my friends and  actors in NY looking for a family, like we’ve been able to put together in  LA.

Examiner:  Will you going back and forth to do  shows?

Ronnie:  I will absolutely be going back and forth to  do shows.  How much time I spend there will depend on if I will be acting  or directing.  I will also be choosing all the material we produce in NY as  I do at Theater 68 in LA.

Examiner:  What is your hope for this  expansion?

My hope is to provide a home for actors who need a place to go, who are as  lost as I was when I came to LA – and to produce fantastic work.  Any  actors looking to audition, please come out on August 25th!

If you live in the New York City area, Theatre 68 is looking for their East  Coast 68 Cent Crew!  Auditions will be held on Thursday, August 25th at the  Tony Award Honored Drama Book Shop, Inc., 250 West 40th St., New York, NY  10018.  Please email a headshot, resume and a note for an audition slot to info@theatre68ny.com or you can use the form  at the website, Theatre68.com  Please note that  audition slots are limited, and this is not an open call.

Congratulations to Ronnie on the Theatre 68 expansion, and here’s hoping we  learn more about General Hospital’s Detective Ronnie Dimestico in the coming  months.  Please spread the word about the new theater and visit www.theatre68.com to learn more.

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After winning a pair of gold medals at the 1988 Olympics, gymnast Chance Rioux became America’s Sweetheart, but times change and even the shiniest of medals eventually give way to rust. Now America’s Forgotten, Chance must accept a job managing his brother-in-law’s adult video/novelty store in order to make ends meet, all while trying to conceal his identity from the public, particularly a new love interest who serves as the trigger in his reinvention of self.

Cast:

Danny Nucci as Gary
Vincent Pastore as Mitch
Brian Austin Green as Dick
Sebastian Bach as Shifty
Brianna Brown as Kris
Ronnie Marmo as Crotch
Adrienne LaValley as Larissa
Todd Poudrier as Chance Rioux
Caralyne Fondulis as Janice
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• Continued to grow in his role on the ABC series, General Hospital.
• Shot the film For the Love of Money with James Caan.  The film is currently in post production.
• Starred in the World Premiere play Last Night in the Garden I Saw You, written by his favorite writer, John Patrick Shanley.
• Starred in the one man show as Lenny Bruce in Lenny Bruce is Back and Boy is He Pissed. The show enjoyed a six month run in Los Angeles, New Jersey & Detroit.
• Continued to serve as the Artistic Director of the 68 Cent Crew Theatre Company at Theatre 68. February 14th 2011 marks his 10th year as the Artistic Director.
• Directed the stage play Resting In Pieces at Theatre 68
• Produced seven stage plays: Last Night in the Garden I Saw You, Savage in Limbo, Cupidity, Resting In Pieces, Lenny Bruce is Back, The Busy World is Hushed & Much a Jew About Nothing at Theatre 68.
• Co-wrote the stage play Cupidity.
• Built for Habitat for Humanity three times over the last year.
• Participated in fundraisers for Leukemia and other forms of Cancer.
• Won his Fantasy Football Championship