Mara Isaacs

co-producer of 'Hadestown'

Mara Isaacs on KCRW

For just 12 days, Hadestown is returning to Los Angeles, the city where two producers began to develop the original album into a hit musical.

Broadway hit ‘Hadestown’ returns to LA, where it all began

For just 12 days, Hadestown is returning to Los Angeles, the city where two producers began to develop the original album into a hit musical.

from Greater LA

More from KCRW

The latest film releases include Wicked, Gladiator II, and The Piano Lesson.

from Weekend Film Reviews

UK guitar goddess Nilüfer Yanya translates the yearning ache of 2024’s “My Method Actor” into a seriously sultry world live at the KCRW studio.

from Live From

A red tide of Santas swept Koreatown and North Hollywood for LA’s annual SantaCon — a combo of performance art, pub crawl, and Christmas.

from KCRW Features

The latest film releases include Mufasa, The Room Next Door, The Brutalist, and Nickel Boys.

from Weekend Film Reviews

The diversity of UCLA’s student body is growing after the U.S. Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling.

from KCRW Features

As the first wave of LA punk started to take hold in Hollywood, both on and off the Sunset Strip, the girls of the rock n roll underground flattened scene hierarchy by carrying the…

from Lost Notes

LA-native Jessica Pratt brings twisted psych-folk sounds to the Annenberg Performance Studio via performances of 2024’s “Better Hate” and 2019’s “Poly Blue.”

from Live From

Small business owners and renters are trying to prevent demolition of their Boyle Heights building — by arguing that solving the housing crisis shouldn’t worsen gentrification.

from KCRW Features

With antisemitism on the rise, The Braid’s founder says it’s more important than ever for Jewish people to tell their stories, and gather for a good laugh.

from KCRW Features