Isaac Hayward

Director, Multi-instrumentalist, Orchestrator, and Arranger

Isaac is an award-winning music director, multi-instrumentalist, orchestrator, and arranger who has worked on a wide range of projects across Australia and internationally. He is currently set to be Orchestrator and Arranger and provide Additional Music on Come Rain Or Come Shine (MTC programmed 2022).

Isaac’s Australian music direction credits include Ladies in Black (QTC), The Rabbits (Opera Australia), The Secret River (STC), West Side Story (Opera Australia) and Muriel’s Wedding the Musical (Global Creatures), for which he won a Helpmann Award.

His international work includes King Kong (Broadway), Beetlejuice (Broadway), Phantom of the Opera (Broadway), The Mikado (New Zealand Opera), Unmasked (Paper Mill Playhouse/RUG) and The Secret River (Edinburgh International Festival, National Theatre London). He has also worked extensively as a pianist, guitarist and cellist including with pop singer Kate Miller-Heidke.

Isaac’s arranging work includes Muriel’s Wedding, Ladies in Black, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, The Lord Mayor Christmas Carols, Dami Im, New York University, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, and Netflix.

IG: @isaac.hayward

For enquiries regarding Isaac Hayward please contact us via email or on (02) 9319 7199.