Mara Isaacs News

New Dramatists honored Tina Landau, an award-winning playwright, lyricist, and director (Redwood, Floyd Collins, SpongeBob SquarePants), and Tony Award winner Idina Menzel (Redwood, Wicked, Rent) at its recent spring gala! Check out photos from the event!

The Public Theater is now presenting GODDESS, making its New York debut after a world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. The production officially opened last night, May 20. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!

The 2025 Tony nominees gathered at the Sofitel New York yesterday to meet the press for the first time and BroadwayWorld was there for the special day. Check out photos of the 2025 musical nominees here.

Tonys time is here at last! The nominations for the 78th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce. Follow us throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions, exclusive reports, surprises, behind the scenes coverage and oh, so much more!

A new block of tickets has been released for GYPSY starring six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald. Tickets are now on sale through Sunday, October 5, 2025.

The Drama League announced the 2025 Drama League Awards Nominees for Outstanding Production of a Play, Outstanding Revival of a Play, Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction of a Play, Outstanding Direction of a Musical, and the much-coveted Distinguished Performance Award. We have the full list of nominees here!

Brand new rehearsal photos have been released of the new cast of the critically acclaimed West End production of Hadestown, who will begin performances at the Lyric Theatre, London from 11 March 2025.

The Mellon Foundation has awarded Producer Hub funding of one million dollars over the next two and a half years to support the expansion of organizational capacity and programming. Learn more!

Mara Isaacs, founder of Octopus Theatricals has launched Octoverse Media, a new multi-media platform for the release of music, film, and other multi-media recordings. Learn more!

Just yesterday, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff stopped by the Majectic Theatre to attend the critically acclaimed, sold-out hit musical GYPSY starring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald. Check out photos here!

New casting has been announced for West End production of Hadestown for performances from 11 March 2025. Learn more about the upcoming cast the show here!

The upcoming West End production of Hadestown will be filmed live at the Lyric Theatre across three performances, next month. The production will star the original Broadway cast!

Original cast members of The National Theatre production and the Broadway productions of Hadestown will reprise their roles for a limited run at the Lyric Theatre. Now, the full cast has been announced. Learn more here!

The American Theatre Wing has revealed the recipients of ATW’s National Theatre Company Grants program. Learn more about the recipients and about the program!

Applications are now open to all musical theatre writers for Rhinebeck Writers Retreat’s summer residencies. Learn more about the residencies and see how to apply.

Which Broadway overtures stand out as ovation-worthy? The opinion might be a little bit biased at the Majestic Theatre, but when BroadwayWorld asked the question just last month, the resounding response from the theatre community was the same- Gypsy. 

The new Broadway revival of GYPSY, starring six-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald as Rose, opens tonight at the Majestic Theatre. Check out all new video footage from the production here! 

Original cast members of the National Theatre production and the Broadway productions of Hadestown will reprise their roles for a limited run at the Lyric Theatre beginning in February, 2025. Get the scoop on who is joining the cast and on how to get tickets.

Explore the fifth anniversary of the HADESTOWN cast album with commentary and narration by Anaïs Mitchell, offering insights into the celebrated musical's journey and impact.

On Monday, October 28th, the cast and creative team of GYPSY participated in press interviews at New 42 Studios where the upcoming revival is in its fourth week of rehearsals. See photos of the company here!