Rosanne Sorrentino grew up with a job most girls would kill for.  She was Annie in the 3rd National Tour as well as Pepper in the Movie along side Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Bernadette Petters, and the late Albert Finney.  Rosanne shares her journey from audience member to star, meeting the President and Trampoline Playdates with Sarah Jessica Parker.

Also in this episode - Emma Stone’s First Oscar Awards presenting with Ben Stiller. Review of Gruesome Playground Injuries starring Kara Young & Nicholas Braun at the Lucille Lortel Theater

Rosanne is a former child actress best known for playing the role of the bossy orphan, "Pepper," in the 1982 film of the musical Annie. She made her professional stage debut at the age of 11 in the third national tour of the broadway musical Annie playing the title role from 1Rosanne979-1981.

Rosanne has been doing stand up comedy on Long Island, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania for the past four years and has appeared in a few independent films including The Ruggiero’s and A Night With the Sheintops, which was featured in the Big Apple Film Festival.

This year, Rosanne is reunited with her Annie co-star, Toni Ann Gisondi, in the newly released film Called To Duty, which also features Arnold Schwarzenegger's son, Joseph Baena. Called to Duty is available On Demand, across multiple platforms, including Prime Video and Xfinity.

Recently retired after 30 years in education, Rosanne plans to continue performing and, of course, doing her favorite thing, meeting her fans.

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