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NEW YORK, USA // Mike Karns is a Tony Award-winning theater producer and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Marathon Digital, Broadway's premiere social media agency, creating content and cultivating communities for some of Broadway’s biggest shows, non-profit arts organizations and live entertainment brands around the world. Additionally, he is the founder of The Season, a Broadway producing and marketing consortium currently partnering in the development of The Last 5 Years for a Broadway premiere.

Marathon Digital's current and previous clients include Hamilton, Hadestown, Back to the Future, The Outsiders, Stereophonic, Shucked, and more. As a producer, Karns has been represented on Broadway including Hadestown (Co-Producer, Tony Award), Ain't Too Proud (Co-Producer, Tony Nom.), Frankie and Johnny... (Co-Producer, Tony Nom.), The Great Comet (Co-Producer, Tony Nom.) and Allegiance (Co-Producer).

Mike is originally from Erie, Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Penn State University. He is the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Penn State Alumni Association and the prestigious Alumni Achievement Award from the University.