John Mark News

For more than 50 years, the pioneering early music series Concerts at The Cloisters has provided New York music lovers with unique and unforgettable access to the vocal and instrumental music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The superb acoustics of The Cloisters' performance space—the historic 12th-century apse from the church of San Martín from Fuentidueña, near Segovia, Spain—enhance every performance.  The 2015–2016 season features an outstanding roster of local and international ensembles—including many that are new to The Cloisters.

Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA,  will present a NYC staged reading of Dancing Lessons, the new romantic comedy by playwright and BSC Associate Artist Mark St. Germain on October 5.

The Food Film Festival: NYC, Oct. 22nd-25th, returns to New York City for its 9th consecutive year, offering a unique series of events where food and film lovers will taste what they see on the screen, as attendees are served the food that is seen in the films in their theatre seats.

The Colony Theatre is thrilled to present the second production of its 41st season, the West Coast Premiere of THE BEST OF ENEMIES by Mark St. Germain, directed by David Rose. THE BEST OF ENEMIES will preview tonight, September 16; Thursday, September 17; and Friday, September 18 at 8:00pm. It will open on Saturday, September 19 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, October 18.

John Mark Nelson's new album, I'm Not Afraid, is out today on GNDWIRE Records via Thirty Tigers (iTunes). In celebration of the release, Nelson will perform a special CD release show at Minneapolis' First Avenue tonight followed by a series of fall tour dates.

The Colony Theatre is thrilled to present the second production of its 41st season, the West Coast Premiere of THE BEST OF ENEMIES by Mark St. Germain, directed by David Rose.  THE BEST OF ENEMIES will preview on Wednesday, September 16; Thursday, September 17; and Friday, September 18 at 8:00pm. It will open on Saturday, September 19 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, October 18.

 Virginia Repertory Theatre announces the opening of The Fabulous Lipitones a new play by John Markus and Mark St. Germain on Friday, September 18 at Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Road. The show runs through Sunday, October 25, 2015.

Atlanta Lyric Theatre, the metro area's only professional musical theatre company, presents Broadway's timeless musical PETER PAN tonight, August 14 - 30, 2015 at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre (548 S. Marietta Pkwy., Marietta).

Atlanta Lyric Theatre, the metro area's only professional musical theatre company, presents Broadway's timeless musical PETER PAN August 14 - 30, 2015 at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre (548 S. Marietta Pkwy., Marietta). 

MOBILE, Ala., July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Tom Donnan has encountered thousands of Christians and ministries who struggle with evil disruptions in their lives. As he has prayed the prayers in his new book, Spiritual House Cleaning, with them, he's seen the Holy Spirit move powerfully in their lives. People have experienced God in new ways and have a fresh desire for more of His presence.

In its California premiere The Fabulous Lipitones by John Markus and Mark St. Germain sounds like a silly promo for an overrated sexual enhancement product and with its initially corny lines could easily fall into the category of 'sitcom onstage' comedy, but thank heavens it rises far above and beyond. Lipitones is a deliciously funny and substantially reflective take on what might happen if a traditional barbershop quartet inducted a culturally un...suitable replacement. Now onstage at the Colony Theatre, Burbank, Lipitones will make you laugh your pants off!

Dennis Holland, Asante Gunewardena, Steve Gunderson and John Racca star in the Colony Theatre Company production of 'THE FABULOUS LIPTON'S,' written by John Markus and Mark St. Germain and directed by John Markus and now playing at the Colony Theatre in Burbank. Check out photos from the show below!

The Colony Theatre is thrilled to present the first production of its 41st season, the California Premiere of THE FABULOUS LIPITONES by John Markus and Mark St. Germain, directed by John Markus, with Musical Direction by Sam Kriger and Choreography by Murphy Cross. THE FABULOUS LIPITONES will preview on Wednesday, July 22; Thursday, July 23; and Friday, July 24 at 8:00pm. It will open on Saturday, July 25 at 8:00pm and continue through Sunday, August 23.

Moth Theatre Company presents Light Sensitive written by Emmy Award nominee Jim Geoghan, directed by John Markland opening tonight, April 30 and running through May 31 in Hollywood.

A green ogre, an enchanted garden, a rhyming feline, a punk rock opera, and the boy who asked for more ... just a sampling of what awaits the corner of Franklin and First in 2015-2016.  For the third consecutive year, Mark, Ricki, John Mark and Will Holleman will host 'Happenin' at the Hollemans,' a lovely evening featuring the unveiling of the Roxy Regional Theatre's highly-anticipated 'Better Than Broadway' season, on Monday, May 11, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

Moth Theatre Company presents Light Sensitive written by Emmy Award nominee Jim Geoghan, directed by John Markland opening April 30 and running through May 31 in Hollywood. The cast will feature Preston Acuff, Sasha Kapustina, and Ned Liebl.

TheaterWorks the award winning theater in downtown Hartford, under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero, announced today that DANCING LESSONS by Mark St. Germain will extend its run through Friday, March 6, 2015 due to popular demand.

The Colony Theatre has announced the plays for its 2015-2016 season. The multi-Ovation Award-winning theatre company will be bringing its subscribers and audiences five World, West Coast, or California premieres, including a World Premiere one-woman show starring Patty Duke as Mary Todd Lincoln, and a World Premiere musical based on stories by Damon Runyon, with the music of Frank Loesser.

A potent mix of international and American music, theater and dance premieres highlight the second half of the Kasser Theater's 10th anniversary celebration, which begins today, January 24 with the American premiere of Robyn Orlin's extravagantly titled 'At the same time we were pointing a finger at you, we realized we were pointing three at ourselves...' performed by the Senegalese dance troupe Compagnie Jant-Bi.

?Now ready to unveil its newly remodeled space, the Moth Theatre Company is proud to announce its return with a new production of Proof by David Auburn, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. Directed by John Markland, Proof will open tonight, January 15 and run through February 15 only.