Marlin News

German DJ and producer Magdalena has announced that she will be bringing her Ibiza residency SHADOWS back to the White Isle for the 2019 season.

Cumberland Valley School of Music will present a Tri-Talent Musicale (guitar, piano and juggling) on Saturday, March 23, 2019 from 7-9 p.m. at the Inn at Ragged Edge, 1090 Ragged Edge Road, Chambersburg, PA. The evening will feature Stuart Ryerse, piano, guitar and juggling, and pre-show music by husband and wife duo RitmaCordia, Marlin Barnes and Jane Peatling, will perform on marimba and cello.

Columbia University School of the Arts will present Mikhaela Mahony's (Columbia MFA Directing Candidate 2019) production of As You Like It.

Daniel J. Watts, currently starring as Sammy Davis, Jr. opposite Dule Hill in the Geffen Playhouse's record-breaking box office smash Lights Out: Nat King Cole, is bringing his solo show The Jam: Only Child to Los Angeles on Monday, March 11th at The Federal in North Hollywood (5303 Lankershim Boulevard). Doors open at 6:30pm, the show begins at 8:30pm. All advance general admission tickets are $20. Tickets are $25 day of and can be purchased at http://thefederalnoho.com/tickets/9231155/daniel-j-watts-the-jam-only-child/.

Columbia University School of the Arts will present Mikhaela Mahony's (Columbia MFA Directing Candidate 2019) production of As You Like It.

The world premiere of the stage adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's classic, The Old Man and the Sea, set to open at Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse on February 1.

he New Adelaide Ensemble presented a concert of two American works.

Brooklyn singer-songwriter and composer Sharon Van Etten is making her way to Brisbane for a one night only performance in the Concert Hall at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) on Friday 7 June 2019.

I had the pleasure to see the award-winning stage play 'Be A Lion', written by Rory D. Sheriff, inspired by the Broadway play, 'The Wiz' for the third time. Be A Lion is the fictitious account of what could have possibly happened in the land of Oz, AFTER the Wiz's sudden departure. It's an urbanized depiction of the modern day lives Dorothy, Scarecrow, The Tin Man, and The Lion, who is on a quest to become the next 'RULER' of Oz, with his trusted side-kick Miles, The Mouse, and LaDawn, the lioness.

Fledgling electronic live act UNDERHER have released their third official EP, 'Mercy'. Due for release on their own imprint IAMHER, the package includes two original UNDERHER tracks, 'Mercy' and 'Strung', plus remixes from French production duo The Dualz, Greek Hotworkz label boss Harri Agnel, upcoming Austrian producer dörfler, and New Yorker Allies For Everyone. 

 The 30th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced that the festival's opening night will be the screening of All is True directed by Kenneth Branagh on Friday, January 4.  The festival will close with Ladies in Black, directed by Bruce Beresford on Sunday, January 13. The Festival will screen 223 films from 78 countries, including 48 premieres (4 World, 13 North American and 31 U.S.) from January 3-14, 2019.  The line-up includes a focus on cinema from France, India and Mexico, Premieres, Talking Pictures, Book to Screen, Special Presentations, FLOS: Foreign Language Oscar Submissions, Gay!La, Local Spotlight, Modern Masters, True Stories, World Cinema Now, a 30-film retrospective of selections from past festivals (free screenings sponsored by Desert Care Network and National Endowment for the Arts), and more.   

DJ and producer Magdalena has announced she will be expanding her branded SHADOWS events internationally in 2019. Having began life as a successful day to night series of free parties in Ibiza, SHADOWS will be hitting the road in the New Year, starting in Tulum on the 13th January, followed by two mini tours in Berlin, Zurich and Hamburg in mid February and mid March respectively.

Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse announced today its innovative new collaboration with award-winning entertainment production company RWS Entertainment Group (RWS) to produce compelling entertainment.

Honoring one of the world's most revered artists, The Music Center celebrated Joni Mitchell on November 6 and 7, 2018, with two all-star concerts - JONI 75: A Birthday Celebration Live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion - and an exclusive gala, co-hosted with Vanity Fair and its editor Radhika Jones, which feted her 75th birthday and raised funds for The Music Center's artistic programming, specifically free and low cost programming for underserved communities. The concerts featured performances by Brandi Carlile; Glen Hansard; Emmylou Harris; Norah Jones; Chaka Khan; Diana Krall; Kris Kristofferson; Los Lobos with La Marisoul, Cesar Castro & Xochi Flores; Graham Nash; Seal; James Taylor; and Rufus Wainwright. The artists lit up the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage performing Mitchell's songs, which spanned all stages of her career. Co-musical directors Brain Blade and Jon Cowherd provided the evenings' musical arrangements.  

Meet King Henry VIII who, upon learning that the Pope will not grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, decides to break from the Catholic Church. Enter Lord Chancellor Sir Thomas More, a long-time friend of the King's and a staunch Catholic. After Henry declares that he will break from the Catholic Church and passes a bill requiring his subjects to agree to Henry's supremacy over all, Thomas resigns his Chancellorship and refuses to take the oath. This brilliant and gripping story of one man's courage and convictions will move all who experience it.

Daniel J. Watts (Hamilton, TBS' "The Last O.G.," Signature Theatre's The Death of The Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World) and WattsWords Productions present Daniel J. Watts' The Jam: Only Child, an evening of music, dance, spoken word, and storytelling on Monday, December 3rd at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street).  Doors open at 6pm, the show begins at 7pm. 

Montana-based Americana/folk singer-songwriter Martha Scanlan is set to release her fourth album, The River and The Light, on October 19, 2018 via Rock Ridge Music.  Full of moments of profound intimacy and belonging, the album hosts some of the finest writing yet from the award-winning Scanlan. Produced by her longtime musical collaborator, Jon Neufeld, and recorded at Type Foundry Studios in Portland, Oregon (where Scanlan recorded her third album), The River and The Light is a journey: there is a sense of aliveness and wonder throughout each song and throughout the album, a sense of anticipation of what awaits around the next bend.  The album will be available for pre-order starting on September 21, 2018, and fans who purchase the album at the pre-order stage can enjoy the first single, “Brother Was Dying,” as an instant-gratification track.

Hot Creations label owner Lee Foss has delivered his sizzling new house anthem 'Freak You Right' alongside widely acclaimed DJ and producer Eli Brown. Set for release on Friday 12th October, the club-ready track will drop on Danny Howard's 'Nothing Else Matters' label and draws together the production prowess of two of the scene's most popular talents.

The Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) revealed the programming of its 16th edition, which will take place from the 20th to the 28th of October 2018.

Daniel J. Watts (Hamilton, TBS' 'The Last O.G.,' Signature Theatre's The Death of The Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World) and WattsWords Productions present Daniel J. Watts' The Jam: Only Child, an evening of music, dance, spoken word, and storytelling on Monday, October 15th at new NoHo staple SubCulture (45 Bleecker Street).  Doors open at 7pm, the show begins at 8pm.