David Cumming
Photos: Original OPERATION MINCEMEAT Cast Performs at the Laurie Beechman Theatre (Feb 26, 2026)
Photos/Video: OPERATION MINCEMEAT New Cast Takes First Bows (Feb 25, 2026)
Photos: OPERATION MINCEMEAT Original Cast Takes Final Bows on Broadway (Feb 23, 2026)
BIO
David Cumming is an award-winning writer-performer and co-writer and star of Operation Mincemeat which won Best New Musical at the 2024 Olivier Awards, and which also saw him nominated for Best Actor in a Musical for originating the role of Charles Cholmondeley.
Outside of Operation Mincemeat, David is a part of the award-winning dark-comedy theatre troupe Kill the Beast and a freelance actor/writer/director/composer in his own right. His multi-award-winning beatbox retelling of Frankenstein: How To Make A Monster, co-created with the BAC Beatbox Academy, was one of The Guardian’s Top 10 Shows of 2018 and was later adapted for TV by David and the team for BBC Four.
Further credits include
Theatre: Operation Mincemeat (Fortune Theatre), Saint Jude (Swamp Motel: Composer/ Sound Design), Dog Show (Pleasance Theatre: Co-creator/Composer/Performer)
Film and TV: Hex Vet (Nickelodeon: Voiceover), The Amazing Mr Blunden (Sky Arts: Actor)
Radio/Podcast: The Sink (BBC Sounds: Composer), Who Exploded Vivien Stone? (Fremantle/ Kill the Beast: Co-Writer/Performer)
Photos
Natasha Hodgson, Gerianne Pérez, Amanda Jill Robinson, Jeff Kready, Claire-Marie Hall, Zoë Roberts, Lexi Rabadi, Jessi Kirtley, Jak Malone, Brandon Contreras, David Cumming, Sam Hartley and Robert Ariza
From: Photos: Original OPERATION MINCEMEAT Cast Performs at the Laurie Beechman Theatre
STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Awards and Nominations
David Cumming, Operation Mincemeat
David Cumming, Operation Mincemeat
David Cumming, Operation Mincemeat
David Cumming, Operation Mincemeat
David Cumming, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
David Cumming, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
David Cumming, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Videos
Video: OPERATION MINCEMEAT Commemorates Veteran's Day With Silence at Curtain Call
by Stephi Wild - 2025-11-12 10:15:38
Video: OPERATION MINCEMEAT Celebrates V-J Day With Times Square Kiss
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2025-08-14 15:01:45
Video: OPERATION MINCEMEAT Stars Debut TOM CRUISE: THE CRUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - 2025-05-23 22:54:31
Video: Darren Criss Praises OPERATION MINCEMEAT's Natasha Hodgson on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-15 11:24:09
Video: Jak Malone Performs 'Dear Bill' From OPERATION MINCEMEAT
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-05-15 10:28:15
Video: OPERATION MINCEMEAT Commemorates VE Day With 'Sail On, Boys'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2025-05-09 15:01:49
Video: Watch Jasmine Amy Rogers Perform at BC/EFA's BROADWAY DREAM ROLES
by Michael Major - 2025-05-06 09:29:08
Photo/Video: OPERATION MINCEMEAT Marquee Lit Following Tariff Delay
by Stephi Wild - 2025-03-14 05:43:58
News
by Bruce Glikas - Feb 26, 2026
The original all-British cast of Operation Mincemeat performed a livestreamed concert of all the musical’s numbers LIVE from the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Check out photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2026
Operation Mincemeat, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical, welcomed new Broadway cast members. Check out photos and video of the cast's first bows here!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2026
After playing more than 1,000 performances in Operation Mincemeat since its inception, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical celebrated the final performance of its original cast members. Check out photos here!
by Gillian Blum - Feb 23, 2026
Watch the original Broadway cast of Operation Mincemeat — also the original West End cast — take their final bows and perform 'Sail on Boys' for the last time, as they depart the show.
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 22, 2026
Due to the incoming blizzard, the final Broadway evening performance cancellation is confirmed: Operation Mincemeat has made the difficult decision to cancel their Sunday evening show. The final performance for the original all-British cast will now be this afternoon, Sunday, February 22 at 2 p.m. ET.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2026
Tony and Olivier Award-winning Operation Mincemeat announced that an all-American cast will lead the British-made musical for the first time ever. Learn more and meet the cast here!
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2026
OPERATION MINCEMEAT has announced casting for the UK leg of its world tour. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical will launch at The Lowry before touring nationwide.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2026
️️Jessi Kirtley will take over for Claire-Marie Hall as Jean Leslie & Others in Operation Mincemeat on Broadway. Original cast members David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Jak Malone, and Zoë Roberts will be departing the show.
by - Feb 11, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 11, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2026
Amanda Jill Robinson will take over for Zoë Roberts as Johnny Bevan & Others in Operation Mincemeat on Broadway, when original cast member David Cumming departs the production in February.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 10, 2026
The 2026/27 Operation Mirvish Theatre Season has been announced at the Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, including the North American premiere of 13 Going on 30 - The Musical. Learn more here!
by - Feb 10, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 10, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2026
Brandon Contreras will take over the role of Charles Cholmondeley & Others in Operation Mincemeat on Broadway, when original cast member David Cumming departs the production in February.
by - Feb 9, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 9, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 6, 2026
Tony® and Olivier® Award-winning Operation Mincemeat announced that due to overwhelming demand and an overbooked waitlist, to see the original Broadway cast, Natasha Hodgson, David Cumming, Zoë Roberts, Tony Award® Winner Jak Malone and Claire-Marie Hall, a second evening show has been added to their final performance date.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2026
The Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, originally scheduled to run for just 16 weeks on Broadway, has extended its run for a seventh time, adding 6 more weeks.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2026
The original cast members of Operation Mincemeat on Broadway have extended their run with the show for an extra week!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2025
Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat, originally scheduled to run for just 16 weeks on Broadway, announced that its run has been extended for a sixth time. Find out when the show is running until.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2025
Operation Mincemeat will partner with the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island for an onsite scavenger hunt. The challenge: Find the letters on the briefcases throughout the galleries to unscramble the secret code word.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2025
Following the seventeenth West End and fifth Broadway extensions, the Tony Award® and double Olivier Award-winning musical OPERATION MINCEMEAT unveils the cast for the UK leg of its world tour.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
David Cumming has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
David Cumming has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
David Cumming's first West End show was Operation Mincemeat which opened in 2023
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Operation Mincemeat, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Operation Mincemeat, Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Operation Mincemeat, Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Operation Mincemeat, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical and BEST ORIGINAL SCORE (Music and/or Lyrics) (Tony Awards) for Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical.
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