Scranton Cultural Center presents
Samanta Ruddy and Friends: A Night of Comedy
FEATURING
Samantha Ruddy
with Martin Urbando
$25.75 in advance / $30.75 at the door
Cocktails @ 7 PM | Show @ 8 PM
Shopland Hall – Fourth Floor
Event is General Admission, first-come first-served seating. Event is held in Shopland Hall, 4th Floor Scranton Cultural Center. The seating chart does not reflect the layout for this event.
Cocktail Hour/Doors Open at 7:00pm
Shopland Hall transforms into a comedy club for a night of boisterous laughter and hilarious comedians! Fresh off her appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, NEPA native Samantha Ruddy will headline the night. She’ll be joined by Martin Urbano (The Tonight Show) and more friends along the way!
NO REFUNDS / NO EXCHANGES
Martin Urbando:
Martin Urbano is an NYC-based comedian/satirist who has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The CW (Howie Mandel’s Comedy Gala), and Comedy Central. He’s currently a writer and performer on The Tonight Show.
Samantha Ruddy:
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 1681 — Pictured: (l-r) on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 — (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC)
Due to the nature of live performance bookings, dates, times, artist, venue and prices are subject to change. NO REFUNDS / NO EXCHANGES
Thrill the World – Scranton, PA!
October 29, 5:00 PM | OFFICIAL DANCE at 6:00 PM
Keep the Arts UNDEAD in NEPA!
Thrill the World is a global fundraising event, held on the same date/time around the world in attempt to break the World Record for the “Largest Simultaneous Dance to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller!'” Sign up TODAY to be a zombie dancer and participate in one of the most exciting events in Scranton! All proceeds benefit the Scranton Cultural Center!
Registration:
Register online (preferred), at a dance lesson or at the event!
Registration: $20 Zombie Dancer Registration Fee (all ages) – Includes access to all dance lessons and event participation.
Get an event t-shirt for an additional $5! Must register by October 18 to guarantee your size. T-shirts will be available for pick-up on Thrill Day.
Learn the Dance:
Dance Lesson Schedule
Wednesday, October 5 – 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 15 – 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Wednesday, October 19 – 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 22 – 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Wednesday, October 26 – 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Please note: The dance lesson on 10/26 is an advanced lesson that serves as a refresher course for prior dancers. We will just be running the dance as many times as we can within that hour.
Participants can also learn the dance at home via the step-by-step Thrill the World Tutorials on YouTube! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heEFEOfAn4k) There are in-depth breakdowns of each section of choreography available so that anyone can learn the dance at any time, ANYWHERE – even at home. We will have a few opportunities to rehearse the dance before the official record-breaking attempt. Remember – Thrill the World is open to dancers of all skill levels. The most important thing is to HAVE FUN!
Day of the Event:
The event will be held OUTSIDE of the Scranton Cultural Center, located at 420 N. Washington Avenue in Scranton, PA. We will convene beginning at 5:00 PM. On the day of the event, participants are encouraged to come in their best zombie or Halloween inspired look, but it’s not required. You’ll check in with the SCC team (for reporting purposes) and we’ll have a few opportunities to practice the dance before the official world record attempt. The dance will be live-streamed on the Scranton Cultural Center Facebook page, so please encourage family and friends to cheer you on from home.
Have a question? Email us at thrill-scranton@sccmt.org and we will be happy to answer it for you!
Thrill the World Scranton is sponsored by NET Credit Union, LT Verrastro and Fidelity Bank. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
Mills Entertainment PresentsTheresa Caputo Live! The Experience
Reserved Seating | Weinberg Theatre
Doors at 2:00pm | Show at 3:00pm
Preshow VIP Package/Upgrade
Upgrade your experience with a pre-show photo opportunity with Theresa! A limited number of pre-show VIP photo opportunities are available as a package or add-on. Upgraded patrons will receive a VIP keepsake item and are invited to arrive for a pre-show photo with Theresa taken by a professional photographer.
Theresa Caputo, star of the hit TLC show, Long Island Medium, will share personal stories about her life and explain how her gift works.
She will deliver healing messages to audience members and give people comfort knowing that their loved ones who passed are still with them, just in a different way.
Theresa has been a practicing medium for over 20 years. She helps individuals find closure by delivering healing messages.
Although Theresa will be giving readings to various audience members throughout her show, the purchase of a ticket does not guarantee a reading.
Approximate Running Time of 2 Hours with No Intermission
Due to the nature of live event bookings all performances, dates, times and prices are subject to change without notice.
Seating is Reserved Only, event is held in the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Theatre of the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple.
Buyer Beware: Tickets purchased from third-party websites may be invalid, sold above face value, and ineligible for assistance from us.
When you visit the theatre, our first priority is your care and safety. To that end, please be aware in advance of increased security measures for all events at our Theatre. Backpacks, oversized bags, outside food and beverage, and weapons of any kind are not permitted in the building. Also, upon entry, bags and coats must be open and ready for inspection by our security team. Thank you for your cooperation!
Visit ScrantonCulturalCenter.org for Box Office Policies, information and full schedule of events.
NO REFUNDS / NO EXCHANGES
VIP Package Available includes Premium Seating and Post-Show Meet and Greet | Weinberg Theatre | Reserved Seating
Click Here to Visit the Tour Website
With more than 20 years as a stand-up comedian, Tom Papa is one of the top comedic voices in the country finding success as an author, in film, TV, radio and podcasts as well as on the live stage.
Tom recently released his second book, You’re Doing Great! – And Other Reasons To Stay Alive, which was the follow-up to Your Dad Stole My Rake: And Other Family Dilemmas both released by St Martin’s Press, making “Summer Must Read” lists from Parade Magazine to The New York Post. Tom is also a contributing writer to the New Yorker Magazine.
Tom has four hour-long stand-up specials, the latest Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great! was a wildly successful Netflix Original. His other critically acclaimed specials include Human Mule, Freaked Out and Tom Papa Live in New York City, two of which were directed by Rob Zombie.
He is a regular guest on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and Tom’s own podcast, Breaking Bread with Tom Papa, features Tom and his guest for an hour of eating, drinking and enjoying life. Listeners are invited to take a seat at the table as Tom and his guests celebrate the true meaning of breaking bread with insightful, revealing and always funny conversations.
Tom is host of the daily Netflix radio show, What A Joke With Papa And Fortune, on SiriusXM’s Netflix Channel, airing Mondays through Thursdays from 10:00 AM – Noon ET. Tom also hosts of the hit SiriusXM show, Come to Papa with residencies at Largo in Los Angeles and The Village Underground in NYC. Tom writes the script for each show and casts top actors and comedians to play the roles or perform stand-up, all backed by a live band. Performers include Matt Damon, Sarah Silverman, Joel McHale, Bill Burr, Jim Gaffigan, John Mulaney, Kevin Nealon, Kevin Pollack and many more.
Tom was a regular performer on the nationally syndicated radio show, Live From Here, formerly A Prairie Home Companion, that featured his own regular segment, “Out. In. America. With Tom Papa,” heard by the 2.6 million fans of the weekly radio show. Tom also appears on National Public Radio as a guest panelist on Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me which he also had the honor of guest hosting.
In the fall of 2018, Tom hosted his own Food Network TV series, Baked, where he took his love of baking and explored bakeries throughout the country. The show developed from Tom’s love of making sourdough bread using his own sourdough starter and visiting expert bakers while on tour.
As an actor Tom recently starred opposite Lily Taylor in the film Paper Spiders and the appears in the newly released North Hollywood. Tom has starred opposite Matt Damon in the Steven Soderbergh film, The Informant, and opposite Paul Giamatti in Rob Zombie’s animated feature, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, as the voice of El Superbeasto. Tom has appeared in the films Analyze That, opposite Robert DeNiro, and Comedian; he had a voiceover role in the Tom was seen in Rob Zombie’s film, 3 From Hell, alongside Clive Owen in Steven Soderbergh’s Cinemax series, The Knick, and he was seen in Chris Rock’s film, Top Five.
Tom was seen alongside Michael Douglas and Matt Damon in the HBO film, Behind the Candelabra, which was directed by Steven Soderbergh and won 11 Emmys On TV Tom hosted the NBC series, The Marriage Ref, which ran for two seasons. Tom had a recurring role opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the CBS series, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and starred in his own NBC series, Come to Papa.
As a film and television writer, Tom’s credits include the Rob Zombie film, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, the Jerry Seinfeld film, Bee Movie and the TV series Red Oaks, The Marriage Ref and Come To Papa.
When not touring the country, Tom lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two daughters, a cat and dog where he spends most of his time writing and baking bread. For more on Tom visit his website tompapa.com and follow Tom on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Due to the nature of theatrical bookings all performances, dates, times and prices are subject to change without notice.
Buyer Beware: If you purchase tickets from a non-authorized person or outlet, you risk purchasing a lost, stolen or fake ticket that is not valid for admittance, regardless of the event. Only valid tickets will scan to authorize entry for an event. Lost or stolen tickets may be deactivated and thus will not be valid for entry. Anyone who purchases tickets from a “scalper,” ticket broker, or online secondary merchant other than Ticketmaster.com does so at their own risk and in most cases is paying a premium.
When you visit the theatre, our first priority is your care and safety. To that end, please be aware in advance of increased security measures for all events at our Theatre. Backpacks, oversized bags, outside food and beverage, and weapons of any kind are not permitted in the building. Also, upon entry, bags and coats must be open and ready for inspection by our security team. Thank you for your cooperation!
Doris Kearns Goodwin is a presidential historian, international keynote speaker, Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times #1 best-selling author and a partner in Pastimes Productions.
Ms. Goodwin is often called upon by the news media and late night TV hosts as well as companies, educational institutions and nonprofits to discuss leadership and provide historical context for current day, including discussion of the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. While sheltered in place, her ReadyCam Home Studio allows for news interviews and virtual fireside chats and lectures.
Ms. Goodwin’s seventh book, “Leadership In Turbulent Times,” was an instant bestseller and published to critical acclaim in Fall 2018.
Focusing on Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Baines Johnson, the book provides an accessible and essential road map for aspiring and established leaders in every field, and for all of us in our everyday lives.
In 2020, Ms. Goodwin executive produced through her new independent production company, Pastimes Productions Inc., the miniseries WASHINGTON, which was broadcast to record audiences on HISTORY over Presidents’ Day weekend 2020. Her second production ABRAHAM LINCOLN premiered over three nights Presidents’ Day weekend 2022 on HISTORY. Her next miniseries on Theodore Roosevelt is scheduled to air Memorial Day 2022.
Ms. Goodwin previously authored six critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling books, including the Carnegie Medal winner “The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism,” which is in part the basis for a film being developed about Ida Tarbell, the famous muckraking journalist of the era.
Ms. Goodwin’s award-winning “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” was the inspiration for Steven Spielberg’s film “Lincoln,” which earned 12 Academy Award® nominations, including an Academy Award for actor Daniel Day-Lewis for his portrayal of the 16th president. “Team of Rivals” is often cited as an inspiration for business and political leaders, including President Barack Obama, and was awarded the prestigious Lincoln Prize, the inaugural Book Prize for American History, and Goodwin in 2016 was the first historian to receive the Lincoln Leadership Prize from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation.
Ms. Goodwin earned the Pulitzer Prize in History for “No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II.” Her “The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys,” was adapted into an award-winning television miniseries.
Ms. Goodwin’s career as a presidential historian and author was inspired when as a 24-year-old graduate student at Harvard she was selected to join the White House Fellows, one of America’s most prestigious programs for leadership and public service. At the White House celebration of the newly chosen Fellows, she found herself sharing the dance floor with President Johnson. He told her he wanted her to be assigned directly to him in the White House. But it was not to be that simple. For like many young people, she had been active in the anti-Vietnam War movement and had co-authored an article that called for the removal of LBJ, published in the New Republic several days after the White House dance. Despite this, LBJ said: “Bring her down here for a year and if I can’t win her over no one can.” She worked with Johnson in the White House and later assisted him in the writing of his memoirs.
Ms. Goodwin then wrote “Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream,” which became a national bestseller and achieved critical acclaim. It was re-released in Spring 2019, highlighting LBJ’s accomplishments in domestic affairs.
Ms. Goodwin has served as a consultant and has been interviewed extensively for PBS and HISTORY’s documentaries on Presidents Johnson, Roosevelt and Lincoln, the Kennedy family, and on Ken Burns’ “The History of Baseball” and “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.” She served as a consultant on HBO Films’ “All the Way” starring Bryan Cranston as President Johnson. She played herself as a teacher to Lisa Simpson on” The Simpsons” and a historian on “American Horror Story.”
Ms. Goodwin graduated magna cum laude from Colby College. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Government from Harvard University, where she taught Government, including a course on the American Presidency.
Ms. Goodwin was the first woman to enter the Boston Red Sox locker room, and is a devoted fan of the World Series-winning team. She has three sons, three grandchildren and lives in Boston.
Calling all zombie dancers! It’s time to learn the Thriller dance for Thrill the World on October 28! In our two-hour dance classes, we’ll learn the entire dance from start to finish! All ages and experience levels are welcome.
To register for Thrill the World, CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, October 11 – 6 PM to 8 PM
Thursday, October 19 – 6 PM to 8 PM
Saturday, October 21 – 1 PM to 3 PM
Thursday, October 26 – 6 PM to 7 PM
(Please note: the dance class on 10/26 is an advanced class to serve as a refresher for dancers who have participated before!)
Participants may also to learn the dance at home via the step-by-step Thrill the World Tutorials on YouTube! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heEFEOfAn4k) There are in-depth breakdowns of each section of choreography available so that anyone can learn the dance at any time, ANYWHERE – even at home. We will have a few opportunities to rehearse the dance before the official dance at 6 PM on October 29. Remember – Thrill the World is open to dancers of all skill levels. The most important thing is to HAVE FUN!
Thrill the World Scranton is sponsored by LT Verrastro and Fidelity Bank. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
Calling all zombie dancers! It’s time to learn the Thriller dance for Thrill the World on October 28! In our two-hour dance classes, we’ll learn the entire dance from start to finish! All ages and experience levels are welcome.
To register for Thrill the World, CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, October 11 – 6 PM to 8 PM
Thursday, October 19 – 6 PM to 8 PM
Saturday, October 21 – 1 PM to 3 PM
Thursday, October 26 – 6 PM to 7 PM
(Please note: the dance class on 10/26 is an advanced class to serve as a refresher for dancers who have participated before!)
Participants may also to learn the dance at home via the step-by-step Thrill the World Tutorials on YouTube! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heEFEOfAn4k) There are in-depth breakdowns of each section of choreography available so that anyone can learn the dance at any time, ANYWHERE – even at home. We will have a few opportunities to rehearse the dance before the official dance at 6 PM on October 29. Remember – Thrill the World is open to dancers of all skill levels. The most important thing is to HAVE FUN!
Thrill the World Scranton is sponsored by LT Verrastro and Fidelity Bank. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
Calling all zombie dancers! It’s time to learn the Thriller dance for Thrill the World on October 28! In our two-hour dance classes, we’ll learn the entire dance from start to finish! All ages and experience levels are welcome.
To register for Thrill the World, CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, October 11 – 6 PM to 8 PM
Thursday, October 19 – 6 PM to 8 PM
Saturday, October 21 – 1 PM to 3 PM
Thursday, October 26 – 6 PM to 7 PM
(Please note: the dance class on 10/26 is an advanced class to serve as a refresher for dancers who have participated before!)
Participants may also to learn the dance at home via the step-by-step Thrill the World Tutorials on YouTube! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heEFEOfAn4k) There are in-depth breakdowns of each section of choreography available so that anyone can learn the dance at any time, ANYWHERE – even at home. We will have a few opportunities to rehearse the dance before the official dance at 6 PM on October 29. Remember – Thrill the World is open to dancers of all skill levels. The most important thing is to HAVE FUN!
Thrill the World Scranton is sponsored by LT Verrastro and Fidelity Bank. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
Calling all zombie dancers! It’s time to learn the Thriller dance for Thrill the World on October 28! In our two-hour dance classes, we’ll learn the entire dance from start to finish! All ages and experience levels are welcome.
To register for Thrill the World, CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, October 11 – 6 PM to 8 PM
Thursday, October 19 – 6 PM to 8 PM
Saturday, October 21 – 1 PM to 3 PM
Thursday, October 26 – 6 PM to 7 PM
(Please note: the dance class on 10/26 is an advanced class to serve as a refresher for dancers who have participated before!)
Participants may also to learn the dance at home via the step-by-step Thrill the World Tutorials on YouTube! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heEFEOfAn4k) There are in-depth breakdowns of each section of choreography available so that anyone can learn the dance at any time, ANYWHERE – even at home. We will have a few opportunities to rehearse the dance before the official dance at 6 PM on October 29. Remember – Thrill the World is open to dancers of all skill levels. The most important thing is to HAVE FUN!
Thrill the World Scranton is sponsored by LT Verrastro and Fidelity Bank. Supported by Lackawanna County and the PA Council on the Arts.
Calling all zombie dancers! It’s time to learn the Thriller dance for Thrill the World on October 28! In our two-hour dance classes, we’ll learn the entire dance from start to finish! All ages and experience levels are welcome.
To register for Thrill the World, CLICK HERE!
Wednesday, October 11 – 6 PM to 8 PM
Thursday, October 19 – 6 PM to 8 PM
Saturday, October 21 – 1 PM to 3 PM
Thursday, October 26 – 6 PM to 7 PM
(Please note: the dance class on 10/26 is an advanced class to serve as a refresher for dancers who have participated before!)
Participants may also to learn the dance at home via the step-by-step Thrill the World Tutorials on YouTube! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heEFEOfAn4k) There are in-depth breakdowns of each section of choreography available so that anyone can learn the dance at any time, ANYWHERE – even at home. We will have a few opportunities to rehearse the dance before the official dance at 6 PM on October 29. Remember – Thrill the World is open to dancers of all skill levels. The most important thing is to HAVE FUN!