Birth Place: Pampa, TX, USA
Four-time Tony winner Kevin Adams has designed SpongeBob SquarePants (Tony nom.), Head Over Heels, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony and Outer Critics Award), American Idiot (Tony Award), Spring Awakening (Tony Award; Olivier nom for the West End production), Next To Normal (Tony nom), The 39 Steps (Tony and Drama Desk Awards), Hair (Tony nom), Man And Boy, Everyday Rapture, Passing Strange, Take Me Out, A Class Act, Hedda Gabler with Kate Burton, solo shows by Eve Ensler and John Leguizamo.
Off-Broadway he has worked on the original production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Scottsboro Boys, Rent, Carrie, new work by Edward Albee, Eric Bogosian, Christopher Durang, Richard Greenberg, Tony Kushner, Terrence McNally, Neil Simon, Anna Deveare Smith and Paula Vogel.
His work has also been seen at the Metropolitan Opera, Steppenwolf Theatre, Yale Rep, Berkeley Rep, Donmar Warehouse, and City Center Encores!
On screen, he's worked on Mildred Pierce (HBO), Audra McDonald in concert (Town Hall, Joe's Pub, Lincoln Center), staged concerts featuring Patti Lupone (Gypsy, Candide, Anyone Can Whistle, Sunday in the Park with George and Regina) and Blue Man Group in Las Vegas and the Hollywood Bowl.
For his work off-Broadway he has received an Obie for sustained excellence and two Lucille Lortel awards.
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Kevin Adams, The Cher Show
Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants
Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
Kevin AdamsSpring Awakening
Kevin Adams, The Scottsboro Boys
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
Kevin AdamsHair Jules
Kevin Adams, Hair
Kevin Adams, Hair
Kevin Adams, Next to Normal
Kevin Adams, Hair
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Kevin Adams, Next to Normal
Kevin Adams, Passing Strange
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Kevin Adams, Some Men
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Kevin Adams, Take Me Out
Kevin Adams, The Mineola Twins
Kevin Adams, Henry V
Kevin Adams has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. These nominations include Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "The Cher Show," "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical," "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," "American Idiot," "Spring Awakening," "The Scottsboro Boys," "Next to Normal," and "Hair." He was also nominated for Outstanding Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," "Hair," and "Some Men." Additionally, Adams received nominations for Lighting Design at The Hewes Awards for "American Idiot," "Hair," and "Spring Awakening." Other nominations include Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for "Hair Jules" and "Take Me Out," Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels for "Next to Normal," "Passing Strange," "Spring Awakening," and "The Mineola Twins," and Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for "The 39 Steps." He also won the Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design for "Spring Awakening" and received the Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design at the Obie Awards.
Kevin Adams has won several awards for his outstanding lighting design work in various Broadway productions. Some of his notable wins include Outstanding Lighting Design for "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" at the Outer Critics Circle Awards and a Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical for the same show. He also received accolades for his lighting design in productions like "American Idiot," "Hair," "The 39 Steps," "Spring Awakening," "Take Me Out," and "The Mineola Twins." Additionally, he has been recognized with awards such as the BroadwayWorld Awards, The Hewes Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Lortel Awards, and Obie Awards for his exceptional contributions to the world of Broadway lighting design.
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