TABLE READ: My Lady’s Song

Written by Dan Lauria

New York. Late-night Eighth Avenue. Strip clubs, limos, politicians, porn stars, and ghosts of the old neighborhood.

My Lady’s Song drops you straight into the smoky, blood-soaked underbelly of a city that doesn’t forgive and never forgets.

Sal “The Barber” Marino is an aging ex-soldier of the streets — a limo driver who once did twelve years without talking. Now he drives high-end clients and keeps his head down. But when a powerful senator, a pair of porn stars, and a blackmail tape collide during sensitive union negotiations, Sal is pulled back into a world he thought he left behind.

This is not a nostalgia piece.

This is loyalty versus survival.

Old code versus new money.

Family versus leverage.

Set against a soundtrack style of Billie Holiday, Etta James, Dinah Washington, and Bessie Smith, My Lady’s Song moves like Goodfellas at midnight and feels like The Sopranos when the jokes stop being funny.

What starts as a simple drive to Los Angeles turns into a reckoning — with betrayal, with memory, and with the cost of keeping your mouth shut.

Nobody in podcasting is bringing this level of writing, performance, and cinematic scope.

This is prestige drama.

Performed. Not narrated.

Hollywood caliber. Start to finish.

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🎭 FULL CAST

SAL – Ronnie Marmo

An ex-con soldier turned limo driver. Hardened. Loyal. Dangerous when pushed.

CHARLIE – Sam McMurray

La Salle Limo manager. Old-school operator with a sharp tongue.

SENATOR BAXTER / THE JOHN – Joe Mantegna

Powerful, polished, and utterly ruthless. Politics meets leverage.

VINCENT – Dan Lauria

Union boss. Businessman. Architect of control.

HARA – Gia Mantegna

Young, defiant, smarter than everyone assumes.

LOTTA – Ally Dunbar

Savvy operator. Knows how to play both sides of the camera.

NARRATOR – Vanessa Richardson

A true-crime icon brings gravitas and noir elegance to the storytelling spine.

DONNA – Janelle Marmo

CARMELA – Patty McCormack

PORN DIRECTOR – Robert Wuhl

LEO – Zeke Alton

ANTHONY – Alec Leonard

With additional performances from:

Janelle Marmo

Ally Dunbar

Gia Mantegna

Zeke Alton

Alec Leonard

This cast could walk onto a soundstage tomorrow and shoot this for theatrical release. It’s that level.

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Directed by Mark Knell & Jack Levy

Executive Produced by Shaan Sharma, Jack Levy, and Mark Knell

Table Read is a Manifest Media production.

TABLE READ: My Lady’s SongWritten by Dan LauriaNew York. Late-night Eighth Avenue. Strip clubs, limos, politicians, porn stars, and ghosts of the old neighborhood.My Lady’s Song drops you straight into the smoky, blood-soaked underbelly of a city that doesn’t forgive and never forgets.Sal “The Barber” Marino is an aging ex-soldier of the streets — a limo driver who once did twelve years without talking. Now he drives high-end clients and keeps his head down. But when a powerful senator, a pair of porn stars, and a blackmail tape collide during sensitive union negotiations, Sal is pulled back into a world he thought he left behind.This is not a nostalgia piece.This is loyalty versus survival.Old code versus new money.Family versus leverage.Set against a soundtrack style of Billie Holiday, Etta James, Dinah Washington, and Bessie Smith, My Lady’s Song moves like Goodfellas at midnight and feels like The Sopranos when the jokes stop being funny.What starts as a simple drive to Los Angeles turns into a reckoning — with betrayal, with memory, and with the cost of keeping your mouth shut.Nobody in podcasting is bringing this level of writing, performance, and cinematic scope.This is prestige drama.Performed. Not narrated.Hollywood caliber. Start to finish.___________________________________🎭 FULL CASTSAL – Ronnie MarmoAn ex-con soldier turned limo driver. Hardened. Loyal. Dangerous when pushed.CHARLIE – Sam McMurrayLa Salle Limo manager. Old-school operator with a sharp tongue.SENATOR BAXTER / THE JOHN – Joe MantegnaPowerful, polished, and utterly ruthless. Politics meets leverage.VINCENT – Dan LauriaUnion boss. Businessman. Architect of control.HARA – Gia MantegnaYoung, defiant, smarter than everyone assumes.LOTTA – Ally DunbarSavvy operator. Knows how to play both sides of the camera.NARRATOR – Vanessa RichardsonA true-crime icon brings gravitas and noir elegance to the storytelling spine.DONNA – Janelle MarmoCARMELA – Patty McCormackPORN DIRECTOR – Robert WuhlLEO – Zeke AltonANTHONY – Alec LeonardWith additional performances from:Janelle MarmoAlly DunbarGia MantegnaZeke AltonAlec LeonardThis cast could walk onto a soundstage tomorrow and shoot this for theatrical release. It’s that level.____________________________________________________________________Directed by Mark Knell &amp; Jack LevyExecutive Produced by Shaan Sharma, Jack Levy, and Mark KnellTable Read is a Manifest Media production.

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 Produced by Jack Levy, Shaan Sharma, and Mark Knell  Manifest Media.

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