Mara Isaacs's guest appearances

Mara Isaacs

The Producer's Perspective Podcast with Ken Davenport

Woman to Woman

Jason Moore

Julie Morgenstern

Richard LaGravenese

Whitney Morris

Jordan Fisher

Casey Nicholaw

Ken Davenport

Bret Shuford

Spencer Liff

Joe Rosko

Stephen Oremus

Warren Carlyle

Craig Zadan

Neil Meron

Joe Mantello

OwlTail

Mara Isaacs (Producer) is a Tony® and Grammy® Award winning producer and founder of Octopus Theatricals, an independent production company dedicated fostering an expansive range of compelling theatrical works for local, national and international audiences. While she is best known as the lead producer of the Tony-winning musical Hadestown on Broadway, and currently oversees more than 20 projects on the Octopus roster, she has produced over 150 productions that have been seen around the US and in the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America. She runs Sing It Again Records, an indie record label founded in 2019 and is a co-founder of ProducerHub.org and a founding member of the Creative and Independent Producer Alliance.  She previously served as Producing Director at McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, NJ for 18 seasons produced new play development programs and productions for Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles.

Mara Isaacs (Producer) is a Tony® and Grammy® Award winning producer and founder of Octopus Theatricals, an independent production company dedicated fostering an expansive range of compelling theatrical works for local, national and international audiences. While she is best known as the lead producer of the Tony-winning musical Hadestown on Broadway, and currently oversees more than 20 projects on the Octopus roster, she has produced over 150 productions that have been seen around the US and in the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America. She runs Sing It Again Records, an indie record label founded in 2019 and is a co-founder of <a href="http://ProducerHub.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ProducerHub.org</a> and a founding member of the Creative and Independent Producer Alliance. She previously served as Producing Director at McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, NJ for 18 seasons produced new play development programs and productions for Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles.

Mara Isaacs (Producer) is a Tony® Award-winning producer and founder of Octopus Theatricals, an independent company dedicated to fostering an expansive range of compelling theatrical works for local, national and international audiences. She has produced over 150 productions that have been seen on Broadway (Hadestown, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Translations, Anna in the Tropics, Electra), off-Broadway (Hadestown, Fiasco Theater’s Into The Woods, The Brother/Sister Plays, Crowns, The Laramie Project), at theaters and performing arts centers around the US and the world (UK, Europe, Middle East, South America, South Africa, Canada). Current projects include Iphigenia by Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding; Somi’s Dreaming Zenzile by Somi Kakoma; Theatre for One; and An Iliad starring Denis O’Hare. She is the director of Project Springboard: Developing Dance Musicals, and Artistic Advisor to Fiasco Theater. She is proud to produce the work of Theatre For One, Phantom Limb Company, Song of the Goat Theatre and more. She served as Producing Director at McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, NJ for 18 seasons and previously produced new play development programs and productions for Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. She is currently visiting faculty for CalArts School of Theatre and for Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts. www.octopustheatricals.comThis week’s #SongWriterOfTheWeek is Niko Tsakalakos! Today we have “Alone” from his new musical INTO THE WILD. Music &amp; lyrics by Niko Tsakalakos and book &amp; lyrics by Janet Allard. If you like what you hear and what to learn more, please visit www.nikosongs.com. This episode is sponsored by Terry Knickerbocker Studios. Terry Knickerbocker Studio offers a two-year acting conservatory, workshops, studio rentals, one-on-one coaching, beginner acting classes, and the best actor training in New York, period. For more information, visit terryknickerbockerstudio.com. Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBwayThis podcast was edited by Stanley Wiercinski. www.theproducersperspective.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mara Isaacs (Producer) is a Tony® Award-winning producer and founder of Octopus Theatricals, an independent company dedicated to fostering an expansive range of compelling theatrical works for local, national and international audiences. She has produced over 150 productions that have been seen on Broadway (Hadestown, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Translations, Anna in the Tropics, Electra), off-Broadway (Hadestown, Fiasco Theater’s Into The Woods, The Brother/Sister Plays, Crowns, The Laramie Project), at theaters and performing arts centers around the US and the world (UK, Europe, Middle East, South America, South Africa, Canada). Current projects include Iphigenia by Wayne Shorter and Esperanza Spalding; Somi’s Dreaming Zenzile by Somi Kakoma; Theatre for One; and An Iliad starring Denis O’Hare. She is the director of Project Springboard: Developing Dance Musicals, and Artistic Advisor to Fiasco Theater. She is proud to produce the work of Theatre For One, Phantom Limb Company, Song of the Goat Theatre and more. She served as Producing Director at McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, NJ for 18 seasons and previously produced new play development programs and productions for Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. She is currently visiting faculty for CalArts School of Theatre and for Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts. <a href="http://www.octopustheatricals.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.octopustheatricals.com</a> This week’s #SongWriterOfTheWeek is Niko Tsakalakos! Today we have “Alone” from his new musical INTO THE WILD. Music &amp; lyrics by Niko Tsakalakos and book &amp; lyrics by Janet Allard. If you like what you hear and what to learn more, please visit <a href="http://www.nikosongs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nikosongs.com</a>. This episode is sponsored by Terry Knickerbocker Studios. Terry Knickerbocker Studio offers a two-year acting conservatory, workshops, studio rentals, one-on-one coaching, beginner acting classes, and the best actor training in New York, period. For more information, visit <a href="http://terryknickerbockerstudio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">terryknickerbockerstudio.com</a>.  Keep up with me: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kendavenportbway/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KenDavenportBway</a>This podcast was edited by Stanley Wiercinski. <a href="http://www.theproducersperspective.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.theproducersperspective.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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