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JULY 25, 2024
Arts Orange County Newsletter

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AUGUST 31, 2023

L.A. Times
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APRIL 21, 2021
VOYAGE L.A.
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AUGUST 28, 2020

IMAGINE THAT!
The SeSAME STREET SONGS OF Joe Raposo and Jeff Moss

Award-winning Broadway, film, and television actress and singer Rena Strober will release a children’s album which will feature guest stars JASON ALEXANDER, FRENCH STEWART &  ML Wooley! Also joining Rena on this magical musical quest is DOTZ the Blind Children’s choir who have all worked with Rena as her voice students. Other guest singers include world renown opera singer Cristina Jones, Deborah Grausman who voices Elmo’s smartphone ‘Smartie’, legally blind Cabaret Artist with Albinism Marleena Barber and more. A large portion of the proceeds of IMAGINE THAT! will be donated to Guide Dogs of America and Gavin’s Groupies. For more information and to order a copy visit: https://www.renastrober.com/imagine-that-a-childrens-album/

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Extra! Extra! Bird Box DROPS ON NETFLIX

Marleena was cast alongside other blind and vision impaired actors to be in Bird Box, a suspense-thriller film for Netflix starring Sandra Bullock. After a two-day shoot and waiting 11 months, Marleena is thrilled to discover that she makes an appearance in the last scene —-about 10 minutes from the end of the movie. How appropriate that Marleena makes her on-screen debut in a film that addresses blindness which has been so much apart of her life’s work as a disability awareness activist. The cast a crew were very respectful and accommodating and provided a positive, memorable experience.

DECEMBER 23, 2017

NEW SONG! Christmas Without You

Marleena releases her first original song! Christmas Without You is a song about making things right with the one you love at Christmas. Words and music by Marleena Barber. Orchestrated and Arranged by Lou Savage Mixed and Mastered by Patrick Woodland. The song is available on iTunes, Amazon Music, Pandora, YouTube, CD Baby and Spotify.