Christopher Isaacson is a Los Angeles based producer and the founder of Chris Isaacson Presents, which has created, produced and promoted more than 1,500 events since 2004. From small clubs to major theatres, CIP has presented many of the most influential artists of this generation, including Grammy, Tony, Emmy and Academy Award winners.
Most recently, Isaacson produced Dick Van Dyke’s 100th Birthday Celebration featuring a performance by Jon Batiste, covered exclusively by People Magazine. He previously worked with Mr. Dick and Arlene Van Dyke on the 2024 Emmy Award-winning CBS special Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic, and served as a producer on the acclaimed and highly awarded feature documentary Studio One Forever, directed by Marc Saltarelli and featuring Thelma Houston, Chita Rivera, Melissa Rivers, Lance Bass and Bruce Vilanch.
His producing credits span concert stages, premiere events and private engagements, including evenings with k.d. lang, Nikki Glaser, Tierney Sutton, Felipe Esparza and Shoshana Bean, premiere events for the FX series Feud: Bette & Joan and POSE, and productions for Rolling Stone, Amazon, Ford, Subaru, The Grove, Americana at Brand, The Ford Amphitheatre, the Greek Theatre and the Hollywood Bowl.
Isaacson has been honored with three Proclamations from the City of West Hollywood: for producing Considering Matthew Shepard at Ford Theatres in 2018, marking the 20th anniversary of Shepard’s death as part of One City One Pride; for the 2019 Studio One and Back to the Backlot event, the final gathering at Studio One before its demolition, which also launched filming on Studio One Forever; and for the City of West Hollywood’s 40th Anniversary and State of the City Celebration in 2025 at the Pacific Design Center. He has also produced the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Creative Business Awards six times and returns for the 42nd annual ceremony in 2026.
Isaacson currently presents a full season of live entertainment in Palm Springs, with recent and upcoming programming including Paula Cole, John Cameron Mitchell, George Chakiris and Carol Lawrence, Jimmy Webb and Jurassic Drag. He is also the founder of Radiant Works, a nonprofit arts organization presenting performers and speakers.
His work has been featured on CNN, MTV, KTLA, Access Hollywood, Extra and ABC’s On the Red Carpet, and in People, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Magazine.
In October 2026, Isaacson returns for the fourth time to produce the Yes! Gala for Youth Emerging Stronger, which provides runaway, homeless and foster youth with safety, stability and housing, along with the relationships and resources to thrive. He is also committed to Ronald McDonald House Charities, The Entertainment Community Fund and The Trevor Project.
