We’ve had the great fortune to collaborate with some of the most talented and visionary creative and producing partners in the entertainment business. Following are some of the productions that we have developed or produced on Broadway, London’s West End and beyond.
Direct from its sold-out, record-breaking New York City Center Encores! run, Once Upon a Mattress returns to Broadway for the first time since 1996. Two-time Tony® winner Sutton Foster gives what The New York Times calls an “ebullient, joyful, perfectly goofy” performance as Princess Winnifred the Woebegone alongside royalty of stage and screen, Michael Urie.
Newly adapted by Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), this New York Times Critic’s Pick introduces the unapologetically eccentric Winnifred to a repressed kingdom, where she charms, delights, and dances her way to the top… of a stack of mattresses.
Book your tickets now to this uproarious production – “it will restore your fealty to the throne!” (Observer).
Hugo Six is a lead producer of this delightful musical comedy on Broadway along with Seaview Productions, Creative Partners Productions, and Jenny Gersten & Halfzip Productions.
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“Many wonders await audiences at the Imperial Theater.” – The New York Times
The critically acclaimed bestselling novel comes to “thrilling, dazzling” life (Time Out New York) in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical with “one of the more remarkable ensembles ever seen on Broadway” (New York Daily News)! Hailed as a Critic’s Pick, The New York Times calls it “stunning, emotional and gorgeously imaginative.”
After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.
Tony Award-nominated director Jessica Stone’s “huge, heart-filling” production (The New York Times) features a book by three-time Tony nominee Rick Elice adapted from Sara Gruen’s novel, and a soaring score by the acclaimed PigPen Theatre Co.
So, step right up and give yourself to the unknown at WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, it’s “spellbinding entertainment” (Variety) and “the best new musical on Broadway” (Theatermania).
Hugo Six is a lead producer of this hit Broadway musical, along with Peter Schneider, Jennifer Costello, Beth Williams, Mindy Rich, and Frank Marshall.
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Tony Award® nominees Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, two of the most gifted comedic actors of their generation, reunited on Broadway for the first time in over a decade for Gutenberg! The Musical!, written by Tony and Emmy Award® nominees Scott Brown and Anthony King, and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, who directed the lauded 2007 Off-Broadway production of the musical.
Broadway runs on three things: big dreams, minuscule odds, and lots and lots of unearned confidence. Oh, and star power! Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, the most acclaimed musical comedy duo of their generation, finally reunite after more than ten years in Gutenberg! The Musical!, a full-throated celebration of the ancient, universal, and incredibly foolish urge to put on a show.
Hugo Six was a lead producer of this acclaimed Broadway production along with Ambassador Theatre Group, Patrick Catullo, Bad Robot Live, and Runyonland Productions.
A new musical based on the blockbuster film and bestselling novel, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA features an original score by music legend Elton John, lyrics by Shaina Taub, a book by Kate Wetherhead and direction & choreography by 3-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde, Pretty Woman, Hairspray).
The show begins performances at Theatre Royal Plymouth this July and begins performances on the West End at London’s Dominion Theatre on October 24, 2024.
Isaac and Seth are serving as Producers of the West End production. Isaac developed the project in his role as SVP of Twentieth Century Fox’s live stage division.
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“Hellooooo!” Children of the ‘90s can rejoice — Mrs. Doubtfire is back and she’s making her stage debut. Based on the 1993 20th Century Fox comedy Mrs. Doubtfire, the musical follows Daniel Hillard, a divorced out-of-work actor who undergoes an elaborate scheme to see his three estranged children. Donning a blonde wig, oversized pearl earrings, and a suspicious Scottish accent, Daniel is transformed into Euphegenia Doubtfire, the no-nonsense but lovable nanny. Mrs Doubtfire features a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, with music and lyrics by Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick. Four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks directs, with choreography by Lotin Latarro.
Tony Award Nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical – Rob McClure
Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical – Rob McClure
Six Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations including Outstanding New Musical
Isaac developed the show in his role as SVP of 20th Century Fox’s stage division, and is a Producer of the Broadway, West End, and touring productions.
West End performances began May 12, 2023 at the Shaftesbury Theatre. Tickets can be purchased here.
Information on the US Tour can be found here.
Hugo Six has joined the lead producing team of The Secret Life of Bees, a new musical by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage (Clyde’s, Sweat), composer Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening), and lyricist Susan Birkenhead (Jelly’s Last Jam).
With our producing partners (Sonia Friedman, Lauren Shuler Donner, Marianne Mills, andRobert Cohen), we enhanced the show’s UK premiere at the Almeida Theatre in London in April 2023. Whitney White directed the production.
Set in 1964 South Carolina, The Secret Life of Bees is based on the best-selling novel by Sue Monk Kidd. Lily, a white teenager, is running from her violent father; Rosaleen, her Black caregiver, is fighting for her right to vote. Fleeing their small town, they seek salvation at a remote honeybee farm run by the remarkable Boatwright sisters. But while this mesmerizing new world of spirituality and fellowship awakens something new in both Rosaleen and Lily, can they truly escape their pasts?
Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, The Ferryman) directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles in an epic new play by Stefano Massini. This wildly acclaimed production, which transferred to Broadway from London’s National Theatre, tells the consequential story of the Lehman Brothers from 1844 though to the spectacular collapse of the company that bears their name that triggers the largest financial crisis in history.
Five Tony Awards including Best Play and Best Direction
Five Olivier Award Nominations including for Best New Play
Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Play
Six Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding New Broadway Play
Seth served as a Producer of the Broadway production and LA engagement.
Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-up extravaganza. Directed by Golden Globe winner Alex Timbers, with a book by Tony Award winner John Logan Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a theatrical celebration of truth, beauty, freedom, and — above all — love.
Fourteen Tony Award Nominations including Best Musical
Five Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Choreography – Sonya Tayeh
Eleven Outer Critics Circle Award Honors including Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Drama League Award for Outstanding New Musical
Grammy Award Nomination for Best Musical Theater Album
Isaac oversaw the show’s creative development for Twentieth Century Fox in his role as SVP of Fox Stage Productions.
“Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” Acclaimed director Ivo van Hove’s stage adaptation of Joseph L Mankiewicz’s Academy Award-winning film is a razor-sharp, unsettling exposé of the eternal obsession of celebrity and youth at the heart of show business. Starring Gillian Anderson, Lily James, and Monica Dolan, the 2019 production broke box office records for the Noel Coward Theatre in London’s West End.
Olivier Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Play – Monica Dolan
Olivier Award Nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play – Gillian Anderson
In his role as SVP of Twentieth Century Fox’s live stage division, Isaac oversaw the development process and the production in London’s West End.
Steve Martin’s surreal comedy about two couples in marital free-fall who gather for dinner during a celestial event. Four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks directed a stellar cast including Laura Benanti, Keegan Michael-Key and Amy Schumer in her Tony-nominated Broadway debut.
Tony Award Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play – Amy Schumer
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It’s a hot night in Ojai, California, and Corky and her husband Norm are having another couple over for dinner. But Laura and Gerald aren’t looking for a casual evening of polite small talk with new friends. Eventually, the two couples find themselves in a marital free-fall matched in velocity and peril only by the smoldering space rocks tearing through the sky.
Seth served as a Producer of the Broadway production.
In the final scene of Ibsen’s 1879 ground-breaking masterwork, Nora Helmer makes the shocking decision to leave her husband and children and begin a life on her own. A Doll’s House, Part 2 dares to wonder what Ibsen’s Nora has been up to since she slammed the door. Called “the best play of the year” by The New York Times, it explores the emotional chaos that results when Nora returns 15 years later to the family she left behind.
Eight Tony Award Nominations including Best Play
Two Drama Desk Award Nominations
Three Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations including Outstanding New Broadway Play
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Seth served as a Producer of the Broadway production.
This effervescent new musical by Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin, and Matthew Sklar follows four fading Broadway stars from Times Square to Edgewater, Indiana on a cross-country quest for attention and help a high school senior take her girlfriend to the prom. A film of the musical starring a megawatt cast lead by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman was adapted and directed for Netflix by Ryan Murphy.
Seven Tony Award Nominations including Best Musical
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination for Outstanding Production of a Musical
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Seth served as a Producer of the Broadway and first national tour productions.
Based on Sue Monk Kidd’s best-selling novel, this musical by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, Grammy- and Tony Award winner Duncan Sheik and Tony nominee Susan Birkenhead was hailed as “the most gorgeous female-forward musical storytelling seen on a New York stage” during its 2019 Off-Broadway production. Two runaways in 1964 South Carolina — a lonely white teenager haunted by her mother’s death, and her Black caregiver, who has been beaten for asserting her right to vote — find refuge in the home of three Black beekeeping sisters, where they unlock the secrets of their pasts and awaken to a world of healing spirituality and fellowship.
Seven Outer Critics Circle Award Honors including Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
Four Audelco Awards including Best Musical
Seven Drama Desk Award Nominations including Outstanding Musical
Three Lucille Lortel Award Nominations including Outstanding Musical
In his role as SVP of Twentieth Century Fox’s live stage division, Isaac oversaw the development process and Off-Broadway production.
Scott Rudin’s Tony Award-winning revival of Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart’s beloved HELLO, DOLLY! starred Bette Midler, David Hyde Pierce, Donna Murphy, Kate Baldwin, and Gavin Creel, among others. The production set box office records and was hailed as one of the greatest stagings in musical theatre history.
Four Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical
Three Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Five Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Grammy Nomination for Best Musical Theatre Album
Seth served as a Producer of the Broadway production.
A star-studded revival of Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s classic comedy directed by Three-time Tony Award-winner Jack O’Brien headlined by Nathan Lane, John Slattery, John Goodman and Holland Taylor.
Two Tony Award Nominations including Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play – Nathan Lane
Four Drama Desk Award Nominations including Outstanding Revival of a Play
Four Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations including Outstanding Revival of a Play
Seth served as a Producer of the Broadway production.
Based on the beloved 1997 Fox animated film, the new musical by Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally is a glittering coming-of-age story set against the Russian revolution. On the run from Soviet police, a young amnesiac woman who may or may not be the princess Anastasia teams up with a pair of con men on a quest to find her true family and unravel the secrets of her past. Directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak, the show featured the Academy Award nominated songs “Journey to the Past” and “Once Upon A December,” and has garnered additional productions in numerous languages around the world.
Tony Award Nomination for Best Costume Design of a Musical – Linda Cho
Tony Award Nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical – Mary Beth Peil
Isaac oversaw the show’s creative development for Twentieth Century Fox in his role as SVP of Fox Stage Productions.
Two-time Academy Award-winner Sally Field and two-time Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello returned to the Broadway stage to star in Tennessee Williams’s most cherished play. Tony Award winner Sam Gold directed the production, a transfer from a Dutch production at Toneelgroep Amsterdam that garnered rave reviews and massive international attention.
Tony Award Nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play – Sally Field
Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Play – Sally Field
Seth served as a Producer of the Broadway production.
Masked is the award-winning play about three Palestinian brothers, which according to press notes, “tackles the cultural divide at the heart of the Middle East conflict. Masked depicts the tragedy of one family torn between obligations, kinship, principles and survival. It is the first play by an Israeli playwright about the Intifada (Palestinian uprising).”
Drama Desk Nomination – Arian Moayed
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Seth served as the Producer of the Off-Broadway Production.
The stage adaptation of Anthony Rapp’s New York Times best-selling memoir is a stunning one-man show about grief, hope and triumph intertwining two stories: Rapp’s experience as part of the original production of Rent, and his achingly beautiful relationship with his mother during her struggle with cancer. Following runs in Edinburgh, London, Boston, and Toronto, the show was preserved in a studio recording showcasing what Time Out London called “as moving and muscular performances of musical theatre as you’ll see on any stage.”
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Musical Theatre Award – Best Production of an Existing Work
Isaac served as Producer of the touring production.
Based on Jeff Kinney’s best-selling book series, Greg Heffley’s cartoon diary becomes a raucous new musical about navigating the pitfalls of middle school. The 2016 developmental production garnered rave reviews and broke box office records at the Tony Award-winning Children’s Theater Company in Minneapolis.
In his role as SVP of Twentieth Century Fox’s live stage division, Isaac oversaw the development process and regional production.
The Moblees is an inspiring, multi-platform preschool entertainment brand created to promote healthy, active living for kids ages 3 -6 years old and their families, encouraging them to get up and get moving throughout their days. Whether in our 2019 Parents’ Choice Award®-winning TV show, original stage musicals, concerts or JUNO Award nominated album, The Moblees runs on a combination of infectious music, adventure- filled, interactive stories, compelling and relatable characters, and humor.
Seth developed, financed, and produced 50 episodes of television, several stage musicals and concerts, two albums, mobile applications, and educational brand extensions.
Founded to provide a launching pad for the next generation of musical theater artists, NYMF was hailed as the “Sundance of musical theater” upon its founding in 2004. During its first decade (under Isaac Hurwitz’s leadership), NYMF premiered more than 350 new musicals. More than 90 of these garnered further productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and around the world, including [title of show], Chaplin, Altar Boyz, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal.
Special Drama Desk Award for a decade of creating and nurturing new musical theater
Jujamcyn Theaters Award for contributions to the development of creative talent in the theater
Arts and Business Council of New York’s Encore Award
Isaac co-founded and ran the festival for a decade.
In a repressive boarding school, four boys discover a banned copy of Shakespeare’s classic play Romeo and Juliet. Forbidden to read it by day, they begin a secret enactment by night that shatters the boundaries of the world they know. The boys test the waters of adulthood, experimenting with the roles and rules of becoming men, and their shared experience changes them profoundly. Shakespeare’s R&J was originally produced in New York City in 1998 to great acclaim. The success continued as an expanded production traveled to the UK where it wowed audiences at the Bath Shakespeare Festival in 2003. Shakespeare’s R&J then transferred to the Arts Theatre in London’s West End where it was named number one of The Independent’s“Five Best Plays in London.” Since then director and adaptor Joe Calarco’s visionary production has garnered raves the world over for its inventive re-imagining of Shakespeare’s ultimate love story.
1998 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Special Achievement in Theatre
Seth served as Producer of the West End productions.
In 1952, a young man from New York went to Denmark and came back the most famous woman in America. This is her story, in her own words. Bradford Louryk’s lip-synched recreation of America’s first famous transsexual’s only recorded interview brings her mesmerizing story to life. George Jorgensen always knew he was different. In 1952, he traveled from New York to Denmark to undergo a sex change operation. When he returned as Christine, she was the subject of curiosity and controversy. Christine Jorgensen Reveals is a piece about personhood and the nature of humanity in which Jorgensen–displaying extraordinary intellect, charisma, poise, and grace–speaks candidly about her sensational life.
Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience
Seth served as the Producer of the Off-Broadway and Edinburgh Fringe Festival productions.
