Kevin McCollum
Kevin McCollum has received the Tony Award for Best Musical for "In the Heights" (2008), "Avenue Q" (2004), and "Rent" (1996), which also won the Pulitzer Prize. He is currently represented on Broadway with the Olivier Award-winning "The Play That Goes Wrong.
Date of Birth: March 01, 1962 (64)
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BIO
Kevin McCollum has received the Tony Award for Best Musical for "In the Heights" (2008), "Avenue Q" (2004), and "Rent" (1996), which also won the Pulitzer Prize. He is currently represented on Broadway with the Olivier Award-winning "The Play That Goes Wrong." He produced "Something Rotten!" (Broadway, National Tour), "Hand to God" ( Broadway, West End), "Motown: The Musical" (Broadway, West End, and National Tour), "The Drowsy Chaperone" in 2006, which won five Tony Awards, Baz Luhrmann's production of "Puccini's La Boheme" in 2002, [title of show] in 2008, the touring and Broadway productions of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," the off Broadway hit "De La Guarda," the recent hit revival of "West Side Story," and "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo." In 1995 Mr. McCollum co-founded The Producing Office, and has since created Alchemation, a theatrical and media producing company committed to new work.
Mr. McCollum was trained at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and earned his Master's degree in film producing from the Peter Stark Program at the University of Southern California. In 1995, he received the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Commercial Theatre Producing.
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Productions
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Awards and Nominations
Kevin McCollum, Something Rotten!
Kevin McCollum, Hand to God
Kevin McCollum, Ragtime
Kevin McCollum, West Side Story
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Kevin McCollum, In The Heights
Kevin McCollum, The Drowsy Chaperone
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Kevin McCollum, Avenue Q
Kevin McCollum, La Bohème
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Kevin McCollum, Private Lives
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Kevin McCollum, Rent
Kevin McCollum, Damn Yankees
Videos
Exclusive: Watch Sneak Peek of NINE YEARS IN NEW YORK WITH THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Podcast
by Nicole Rosky - 2026-05-13 11:54:42
Video: John Cameron Mitchell Discusses His Take on Mary Todd Lincoln in OH, MARY!
by Josh Sharpe - 2026-03-05 10:38:01
Video: Jane Krakowski Recalls Seeing OH, MARY! for the First Time
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-11-18 10:35:36
Video: Jinkx Monsoon, Kumail Nanjiani & Michael Urie Take Final OH, MARY! Bows
by Michael Major - 2025-09-29 09:16:31
Video: The Cast of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Performs 'Dress Your Way Up' In New Music Video
by A.A. Cristi - 2025-09-23 23:29:05
Video: Jinkx Monsoon on Inspiring Young Performers and Starring in OH, MARY!
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-19 11:13:05
Video: Michael Urie Shares How He Manifested OH, MARY! Role on THE VIEW
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-15 14:42:53
Video: Watch THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Cast Record the Title Song For Cast Album
by Michael Major - 2025-09-11 13:53:14
Video: Kumail Nanjiani Talks Forgetting Lines as Mary's Husband in OH, MARY!
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-03 12:17:19
Video: Jinkx Monsoon Talks Broadway Success, Teases Holiday Show on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-08-18 11:31:03
Video: Watch Krystal Hernandez Perform 'Get Down' in SIX on Broadway
by Michael Major - 2025-06-20 13:32:08
Video: 42 BALLOONS North American Premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Joshua Wright - 2025-06-04 15:53:29
Video: Conrad Ricamora Reflects on Art’s Impact in HOW ART CHANGED ME
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-20 12:24:14
Tituss Burgess Originally Turned Down OH, MARY!: 'It's Quite the Herculean Task'
by Michael Major - 2025-02-19 16:46:22
News
by Marissa Faith Curley - Sep 27, 2026
A first look has been revealed for the new production of RENT, offering a glimpse at the cast in Jonathan Larson’s landmark musical. Check out the photo below!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2026
Twelve original cast members and three decades of alumni will light up Broadway at Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert, a benefit performance in celebration of the landmark Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical.
by Michael Major - Sep 21, 2026
A first look has been released of Alaska Thunderf*ck as “Mary Todd Lincoln” in the new national tour of Oh, Mary! The first look photo shows the RuPaul's Drag Race winner at the top of the show.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2026
Tony Award nominee John-Andrew Morrison will reprise his Broadway role as Mary's Husband in the national tour of OH, MARY! at San Francisco's Curran Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2026
Tony Award and Olivier Award-winning play OH, MARY! will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max in 2027. Starring and written by Tony Award winner Cole Escola, it is directed for the stage and screen by Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2026
All new rehearsal photos have been released for the new production of Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning musical RENT at the Tom Stoppard Theatre. Check out the photos here!
by Michael Major - Sep 7, 2026
Bond Girl, Desperate Housewife and TV icon, multi-award-winning Teri Hatcher takes the reins as the legendary Editor-in-Chief from Tuesday 20 October 2026, bringing the next edition of Runway to the West End.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2026
Trevor Braun departs THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG after his final performance September 3 at New World Stages; Adam Langdon takes over as Dennis beginning September 14.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2026
Julie Atherton, Ann Harada, Siôn Lloyd, Jon Robyns and Giles Terera will join the current company for a one-night reunion ahead of AVENUE Q's final West End performance.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 31, 2026
New casting has been announced for the second year of the North American Tour of THE NOTEBOOK, including John Rubinstein, Angela Birchett, Makena Jackson, and more.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2026
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: THE MUSICAL will extend its London engagement at the Dominion Theatre, with Matt Henry continuing in the role of Nigel through next winter.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 27, 2026
SIX will end its Broadway run on January 3, 2027, after 2,178 performances. The Tony Award-winning musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss opened in October 2021 as the first new musical to arrive on Broadway following the COVID shutdown.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 26, 2026
Art House Productions has announced the cast for its upcoming staging of RENT, featuring Ned Way, Jake Smerechniak, Branden Mangan, Sanju Ebanks, Deanna Thomas, Jordi Viscarri, Oriana Nash and Courtney Lauster.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2026
Henry Shields and Allie Dart will join the original UK cast of CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG for runs in Manchester (Nov. 17-21) and Portsmouth (Nov. 24-28) before the show opens at LA's Ahmanson Theatre Dec. 12, 2026.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 20, 2026
The first national tour of OH, MARY! will open at The Bushnell in Hartford, Conn., from September 19-23, 2026, with Alaska Thunderf*ck, J. Harrison Ghee, Wesley Taylor, Pooya Mohseni and Michael Lepore.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2026
The National Tour of Oh, Mary! will be presented at the Ahmanson Theatre. The cast features Alaska Thunderf*ck as “Mary Todd Lincoln” and Tony Award winner J. Harrison Ghee as “Mary’s Husband.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2026
The national tour of Oh, Mary! is coming to ATG San Francisco’s Curran Theatre this fall. The cast features Alaska Thunderf*ck as “Mary Todd Lincoln” and Tony Award winner J. Harrison Ghee as “Mary’s Husband”.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2026
The full cast has been revealed for the 2026–27 National Tour of Oh, Mary!, including Wesley Taylor, Pooya Mohseni and Michael Lepore joining Alaska Thunderf*ck as “Mary Todd Lincoln” and Tony Award winner J. Harrison Ghee as “Mary’s Husband”.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 13, 2026
SIX will celebrate its 2,000th Broadway performance on August 17, with Chloe Tucker Caine, Natalie Paris, Aimie Atkinson and Stephanie Jae Park joining the cast at the Lena Horne Theatre.
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 5, 2026
Mix & Match Productions presented Andrew Lippa: New Songs, New Stories, an intimate evening with one of musical theater's most celebrated writers, at Greenwich House Theater. He was joined by special guests Kate Baldwin and Jordan Fisher, who performed songs spanning Lippa’s career, sharing the stories, inspirations, and moments behind the music along the way. New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik joined in for a conversation about his creative process and a preview of his newest musical, Fairy Tale. BroadwayWorld is very excited to bring you exclusive photos from inside the big night!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Something Rotten!, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Hand to God, Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Ragtime, Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for West Side Story, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for In The Heights, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for The Drowsy Chaperone, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Avenue Q, Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for La Bohème, Best Revival of a Play (Tony Awards) for Private Lives, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Rent and Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Damn Yankees.
Best Musical (Tony Awards) for In The Heights, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Avenue Q, Best Revival of a Play (Tony Awards) for Private Lives, and Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Rent.
