Mark Barkan News

A Never-Ending Line, a new song cycle composed by Jaime Lozano (The Yellow Brick Road, Children of Salt), made its New York debut at the Metropolitan Room last month and opens tonight, August 3, in a full run Off-Broadway at The Players Theatre in Greenwich Village.

A Never-Ending Line, a new song cycle composed by Jaime Lozano (The Yellow Brick Road, Children of Salt), will make its New York debut at the Metropolitan Room on July 24th, 2017 followed by a full run Off-Broadway at The Players Theatre in Greenwich Village.

Next Wednesday, March 1st, composer Jaime Lozano's new Song Cycle, 'A Never-Ending Line,' will have its world premiere at Broadway au Carre in Paris, France.

This past weekend, playwright & producer Susan Merson presented IN HER NAME: A WEEKEND OF WOMEN'S STORIES as part of '365 WOMEN A YEAR: A Playwriting Project,' a festival of new plays at the 13th Street Repertory Theater (50 West 13th Street, NYC Friday night).

On the prowl from Sat 16 May - Sat 6 June in B2, Cougar - The Musical is a hilarious, raunchy and insightful new musical about three women of a certain age saying yes to life and learning that true happiness lies within.

Protect your children, there's Cougars in Coventry as casting was today announced for the U.K premiere of Cougar The Musical, playing at the Belgrade Theatre this May.

Triangle, Mark Barkan and June Rachelson-Ospa's "musical chairs romp" opens at the 13th Street Repertory Theatre in New York City Feb. 8, for a run through March 22.

To coincide with Cougar The Musical's one year anniversary this August, the original Cougar, creator and writer, Donna Moore will join the cast as Clarity for four performances only., taking over the role for Brenda Braxtonwho is out of town performing the role of Velma in Chicago at the California Music Circus. Moore is set to inherit the claws and scratch her way into audience's hearts on August 16th, 17th, 23rd and 24th.

The benefit show will be performed on June 23 at 7:00pm. There is a $15 cover charge/2 drink minimum per person. Tickets and drinks must be paid for in cash.

The benefit show will be performed on June 23 at 7:00pm. There is a $15 cover charge/2 drink minimum per person. Tickets and drinks must be paid for in cash.

In response to growing public acclaim, Cougar!, the funny, new sexy musical starring Donna Moore that explores the phenomenon of older women seeking out and dating younger men, is adding two performances in March at Don't Tell Mama on March 14 & 21.

The West Bank Café announces our March, 2008 line-up of live entertainment, to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre

Donna Moore's Cougar!, the critically acclaimed funny, sexy and hot musical about mature women on the prowl for sexy young bucks - a phenomenon that has been sweeping the nation - has been booked into The Laurie Beechman Theater at The West Bank Cafe (407 West 42nd Street) for select performances in February, March and April 2008. This is another major stop for this musical production along the long winding road from comedy clubs and small cabaret venues enroute to an Off Broadway engagement later this year.

Actress/Comedienne/Cougar Donna Moore is ready, willing and able to let the cat out of the bag as she educates women and men alike with her show Cougar! The Musical, debuting at The West Bank Cafe's Laurie Beechman Theatre.

The West Bank Café announces our February, 2008 line-up of live entertainment, to be presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Turtle Shell Productions is announcing the world premiere of new musical Fritz & Froyim, with book and lyrics by Norman Beim (Success) and music by Mark Barkan (writer for Nat King Cole, Vic Damone, Elvis Presley and Paul Anka) and Rolf Barnes (composer, conductor for Volpe). The show is based on Romain Gary's novel The Dance of Genghis Cohn, and will be directed by Turtle Shell Productions Artistic Director John W. Cooper.

Turtle Shell Productions and artistic director John W. Cooper present the New York premiere of Norman Beim's comedy/drama, On a Darkling Plain, which takes place during the final days of the McCarthy era. The play is the winner of the Americana Theatre's David James Ellis Memorial Award and was chosen as best new play in a nationwide competition conducted by the Street Players Theatre in Norman, Oklahoma.

All Seasons Theatre Company will present a reading of Triangle, a new musical by Mark Barkan and June Rachelson-Ospa at Manhattan Theatre Club Studios on June 19, 2006 at 7:00pm. The reading will be directed by Robert W. McMaster with musical direction by David Shenton.