Martin Green

Review: KELI, Tramway
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jun 12, 2025

KELI tells the story of a fiery, sharp witted seventeen year-old in a former mining town. Coal means little to Keli, but the mines left music in the blood of this place.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST Musical in Development From Will Ferrell and More
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2025

A new musical is in development based on the Netflix motion picture, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, from Will Ferrell and more. Learn more here!

Video: Keke Palmer is 'Hoping' to Come to Broadway in FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2025

Keke Palmer revealed that she is 'hoping' to come to Broadway later this year in a production of Fetch Clay, Make Man. Learn more and watch the video clip here!

KELI Comes to Scottish Stages in 2025
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2024

Best known as the virtuoso accordionist in the visionary folk trio Lau, Martin Green has spent the past two years on an odyssey deep into the world of brass bands, culminating in this staging of KELI, marking its world premiere as a stage play.

The Gatekeepers Collective Unveils Powerful Public Art Installation Honoring Black SGLBTQ+ Pioneers
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 6, 2024

The Gatekeepers Collective announced a public art installation in Harlem honoring Black SGLBTQ+ pioneers. The installation aims to celebrate and recognize the contributions of these trailblazers.

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY THE FINAL SEASON DVD Release Detailed
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 10, 2024

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced and detailed the DVD, Blu-ray, and Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook release of the final season of Star Trek: Discovery. These 4-disc DVD and Blu-ray™ collections include every adventure-filled episode and nearly 2 hours of special features, including featurettes, audio commentary, a gag reel, and more. They will be released on August 27.

Review: DESPERATE MEASURES at Constellation Theatre
by Jake Bridges - Feb 22, 2024

DESPERATE MEASURES, now playing at DC’s Constellation Theatre, takes Shakespeare’s MEASURE FOR MEASURE, adds a slew of songs, and reimagines the story in America’s Western territory of present-day Arizona in the late 1890s.

Martin Green Releases Three-Part Audio Drama KELI With Accompanying Album SPLIT THE AIR
by Stephi Wild - Dec 7, 2023

Lepus Productions has released audio drama KELI, written and composed by Martin Green (Lau) with co-creation and direction from Wils Wilson (The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart; Life is A Dream; I Want My Hat Back).

Linda Hamilton, Jeff Ward, Peter Weller Head Next Wave Of Celebrity Guests At FAN EXPO New Orleans
by Michael Major - Nov 14, 2023

Linda Hamilton, Jeff Ward, Peter Weller, and Felicia Day are among the celebrity guests at FAN EXPO New Orleans. They will be joined by Lana Parrilla, Ethan Suplee, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Eman Esfandi. Get your tickets now!

Opera North Presents Two New Festive Commissions From Composer Martin Green
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2022

In a pair of Christmas commissions for Opera North, Ivor Novello Award-winning composer and folk explorer Martin Green picks a path through the plastic elves and tinsel to uncover the distant origins of Christmas customs, with a few revelations and a lot of magical music on the way.

GALWAD: A STORY FROM OUR FUTURE Will Be Broadcast on SkyArts
by Stephi Wild - Jul 26, 2022

Sky Arts has announced as the broadcast partners to present GALWAD: A STORY FROM OUR FUTURE, a human story of contemporary Wales that offers a glimpse into the future and asks what would happen if the future tried to contact us. 

Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre Opens DESPERATE MEASURES This Saturday
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 29, 2022

Saturday night, July 2nd, at 8:00pm, Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre opens their new musical, Desperate Measures!  Set in the Arizona territory in the late 1800s, this new witty, wild, musical-comedy takes Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and shakes it up.

BLACK LOVE Docu-Series Season Six Sets Return to OWN Network
by Michael Major - Jun 16, 2022

The final season features Adrienne “Gammy” Banfield-Norris & Rodney Norris, Remy Ma & Papoose, “DJ Envy” & Gia Casey, Mike Hill & Cynthia Bailey, Sonequa Martin-Green & Kenric Green, Eric Bellinger & LaMiyah La’Myia Good, and more couples.

WASWASA �" WHISPERS IN PRAYER Comes to the Birmingham Hippodrome in August
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2022

Waswasa – Whispers in Prayer, is one of the major commissions for the Birmingham 2022 Festival happening in this Summer. This immersive theatrical experience, by artist Mohammed Ali, will run for ten days at the Birmingham Hippodrome from 25 August – 3 September 2022.

Collaborative 'a sonic love letter to Birmingham' Album to Be Released
by Marissa Tomeo - May 12, 2022

On Record, a new ‘sonic love letter to Birmingham’, is specially produced and commissioned by Birmingham Music Archive for the Birmingham 2022 Festival. Featuring UB40, Dapz on the Map, Friendly Fire Band, SANITY ft Black Voices, and Xhosa Cole with Soweto Kinch amongst others, the 11-track LP is an all-star Birmingham record.

Fierce Unveils 25th Anniversary Plans Including the Return of Fierce Festival In October
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2022

As the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games draws nearer, today a huge cultural programme is launched including major events produced by Fierce. Partnering with Birmingham 2022 Festival, two large-scale public realm projects are amongst many featured highlights in the 6-month cultural programme: Key to the City and The Healing Gardens of Bab

Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Announces Award Winners
by Marissa Tomeo - Feb 20, 2022

The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706) announced winners of its 9th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Awards, presented by HASK Beauty, in 23 categories of film, television, commercials and live theater. The gala was held on Saturday night, February 19, 2022, before a live audience at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. It was also livestreamed to an audience of millions worldwide.  

Honeysweet Creative Team to Produce 9th Annual MAKE-UP ARTISTS AND HAIR STYLISTS GUILD AWARDS
by Marissa Tomeo - Feb 19, 2022

Produced and directed by Erick Weiss and his Honeysweet Creative team, the 9th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS) awards, presented by HASK® Beauty, will take place LIVE on February 19, 2022, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, as well as be streamed to thousands worldwide on YouTube and Vimeo. The MUAHS awards gala, honoring outstanding achievements of both make-up artists and hair stylists in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater, is co-produced by Honeysweet Creative and IngleDodd Media. 

Opera North Commissions Sitarist Roopa Panesar For New Music Biennial 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 27, 2022

Opera North has announced a new commission from sitarist Roopa Panesar for PRS Foundation and Southbank Centre's New Music Biennial 2022. 

Doug Jones to Be Honored at MUAHS Awards
by Michael Major - Jan 25, 2022

The Chair Award will be presented by Actress Sonequa Martin-Green, Jones’ co-star on “Star Trek: Discovery.” The MUAHS awards gala, honoring outstanding achievements of both make-up artists and hair stylists in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater. Jones was the Amphibian Man in Guillermo del Toros’s The Shape of Water.