ABOUT

Mark Cortale recently produced the six-time Tony-nominated Broadway premiere of the musical FLOYD COLLINS by Adam Guettel and Tina Landau with Lincoln Center Theater. He is currently launching the UK premiere of TABLE 17 by Douglas Lyons, directed by Zhailon Levingston, opening on September 24, 2026, at Kiln Theatre in London. This romantic comedy began at Off-Broadway at MCC in 2024 and won two Lucille Lortel Awards, one Outer Critics Circle Award, two Audelco Awards, the Joe A. Callaway Award, and had its West Coast premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in November 2025. This past winter, he produced the world premiere of the new musical BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL by Hannah Corneau and Mona Mansour, directed by Michael Greif at Southwark Playhouse in London. In 2024, Mark produced the critically acclaimed three-time Tony-nominated new musical DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES by Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas.

In 2023, Mark celebrated his 12th and final season as Producing Artistic Director of The Art House in Provincetown where he presented artists that included Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Sutton Foster, Jessie Mueller, Christine Ebersole and Megan Mullally. Mark is the Producing Artistic Director of the developmental theatre lab New Works Provincetown which he founded in 2020.

In conjunction with producing partners Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese, New Works Provincetown has commissioned five works to date including the following shows: THE LAST DIVA with book by Jonathan Tolins, music by Scott Frankel and lyrics by Michael Korie; MAIDEN VOYAGE with book and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and music by Carmel Dean; BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL with book by Mona Mansour and music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau; LOVE IS STRANGE, with book by Craig Lucas, music by Daniel Messé and lyrics by Nathan Tysen & Daniel Messé and TABLE 17 by Douglas Lyons.

In 2018 Mark produced the Off Broadway world premiere of the musical MIDNIGHT AT THE NEVER GET by Academy Award, Grammy and Golden Globe winner Mark Sonnenblick. The production directed by Max Friedman took place at The York Theatre and was nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and three Lucille Lortel Awards including Best Musical.