Kevin Adams
Birth Place: Pampa, TX, USA
Latest News on Kevin Adams:
Photos: AN IRISH CAROL At Keegan Theatre (Dec 18, 2025)
Review: AN IRISH CAROL at The Keegan Theatre (Dec 14, 2025)
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Australian Premiere Extends; Tickets on Sale for General Public December 11 (Dec 7, 2025)
Photos: AN IRISH CAROL At Keegan Theatre (Dec 18, 2025)
Review: AN IRISH CAROL at The Keegan Theatre (Dec 14, 2025)
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Australian Premiere Extends; Tickets on Sale for General Public December 11 (Dec 7, 2025)
BIO
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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Awards and Nominations
Drama Desk Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Lighting Design of a Pl
Kevin Adams, Swept Away
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Swept Away
Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, The Cher Show
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants
Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)
Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
winner
Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2010 - Best Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
Olivier Awards - 2010 - Best Lighting Design
Kevin AdamsSpring Awakening
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, The Scottsboro Boys
winner
The Hewes Awards - 2010 - Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
winner
The Hewes Awards - 2010 - Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
winner
Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical
Kevin AdamsHair Jules
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Hair
winner
The Hewes Awards - 2009 - Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Hair
Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Next to Normal
Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Hair
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
The Lortels - 2008 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Next to Normal
The Lortels - 2008 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Passing Strange
winner
Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Lighting Design of a Play
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2007 - Best Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
winner
The Hewes Awards - 2007 - Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
winner
The Hewes Awards - 2007 - Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
winner
The Lortels - 2007 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
The Lortels - 2007 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Some Men
winner
Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Take Me Out
winner
Obie Awards - 2002 - Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design
Kevin Adams
winner
The Lortels - 1999 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, The Mineola Twins
Drama Desk Awards - 1997 - Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Henry V
Videos
Photos/Video: SWEPT AWAY Original Broadway Cast Reunion Concert
by Stephi Wild - 2025-04-29 09:56:48
SWEPT AWAY Original Broadway Cast Recording Will Be Released in February
by Stephi Wild - 2024-12-03 09:13:45
Video: The Avett Brothers Perform During SWEPT AWAY Opening Night Curtain Call
by Stephi Wild - 2024-11-20 07:44:29
Video: SWEPT AWAY on Broadway with John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands & More
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-10-26 09:02:05
Video: Neil Diamond FaceTimes Into THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Opening Night for 'Sweet Caroline'
by Joshua Wright - 2024-09-24 19:19:03
Video: GALILEO's Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert Sings National Anthem at San Francisco Giants Game
by Joshua Wright - 2024-06-05 11:03:18
Video: The Avett Brothers Announce SWEPT AWAY Broadway Transfer From Queens Concert
by A.A. Cristi - 2024-05-17 23:02:33
Video: Watch an All New Trailer For GALILEO at Berkeley Repertory Theatre Starring Raul Esparza
by Stephi Wild - 2024-05-16 05:51:03
Video: Esparza and Kushnier Sing 'Believe the Day is Coming' from GALILEO: A ROCK MUSICAL
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-04-27 09:23:22
Video: Nick Fradiani Performs 'If You Know What I Mean' in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE
by Stephi Wild - 2024-02-21 10:02:25
Video: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Celebrates Neil Diamond's Birthday By Singing 'Sweet Caroline' With Him on FaceTime
by Stephi Wild - 2024-01-25 09:09:24
Video: Nick Fradiani Performs 'Stadium Medley' in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - 2024-01-20 13:00:20
Video: Watch Nick Fradiani Sing 'Holly Holy' in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2024-01-17 17:29:26
VIDEO: The Company of THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Reveals Their Favorite Lines In the Show
by A.A. Cristi - 2023-12-26 21:16:35
Video: Get a First Look at The Avett Brothers' SWEPT AWAY at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2023-12-20 15:20:36
Video: Nick Fradiani Performs 'I Am... I Said' From A BEAUTIFUL NOISE
by Stephi Wild - 2023-10-18 11:10:45
Video: Neil Diamond Talks Life with Parkinson's and A BEAUTIFUL NOISE on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Blair Ingenthron - 2023-04-02 11:00:43
News
Photos: AN IRISH CAROL At Keegan Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 18, 2025
The Keegan Theatre has released production photos of Matthew J. Keenan’s AN IRISH CAROL, an original holiday tradition that has become one of DC’s holiday favorites over the past 15 years, playing December 11-28, 2025.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 18, 2025
The Keegan Theatre has released production photos of Matthew J. Keenan’s AN IRISH CAROL, an original holiday tradition that has become one of DC’s holiday favorites over the past 15 years, playing December 11-28, 2025.
Review: AN IRISH CAROL at The Keegan Theatre
by Jackson Malmgren - Dec 14, 2025
DC holiday theatre isn’t complete without The Keegan Theatre’s AN IRISH CAROL- an uproarious, colorfully-phrased ode to Christmas. Modeled on Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol,” AN IRISH CAROL has become a classic in its own right.
by Jackson Malmgren - Dec 14, 2025
DC holiday theatre isn’t complete without The Keegan Theatre’s AN IRISH CAROL- an uproarious, colorfully-phrased ode to Christmas. Modeled on Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol,” AN IRISH CAROL has become a classic in its own right.
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Australian Premiere Extends; Tickets on Sale for General Public December 11
by Gillian Blum - Dec 7, 2025
Due to overwhelming demand, producers Paul Dainty and TEG Dainty, Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio are announced a new release of tickets for the smash-hit Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical.
by Gillian Blum - Dec 7, 2025
Due to overwhelming demand, producers Paul Dainty and TEG Dainty, Ken Davenport and Bob Gaudio are announced a new release of tickets for the smash-hit Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical.
Cast and Creative Team Set For AN IRISH CAROL at Keegan Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 25, 2025
The Keegan Theatre has announced the 2025 cast and team of Matthew J. Keenan’s AN IRISH CAROL, an original holiday tradition that has become one of DC’s holiday favorites over the past 15 years.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 25, 2025
The Keegan Theatre has announced the 2025 cast and team of Matthew J. Keenan’s AN IRISH CAROL, an original holiday tradition that has become one of DC’s holiday favorites over the past 15 years.
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL Runs At Cadillac Palace Theatre Through November 30
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2025
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL has returned to Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited engagement through November 30.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2025
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL has returned to Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited engagement through November 30.
Single Tickets On Sale For A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL and More at The Kravis Center
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 4, 2025
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced that single tickets will go on sale Friday, November 7, 2025, for three major upcoming events: the national Broadway tour of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical (April 7–12, 2026), the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with violinist Simone Porter (March 23, 2026), and comedian Matteo Lane’s We Gotta Catch Up! tour (March 28, 2026).
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 4, 2025
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced that single tickets will go on sale Friday, November 7, 2025, for three major upcoming events: the national Broadway tour of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical (April 7–12, 2026), the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra with violinist Simone Porter (March 23, 2026), and comedian Matteo Lane’s We Gotta Catch Up! tour (March 28, 2026).
Tickets to A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Popejoy Hall to go on Sale This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 29, 2025
Individual tickets for the national tour of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will go on sale Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 10 AM. The musical will make its Albuquerque premiere at Popejoy Hall and we've got details on how to purchase.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 29, 2025
Individual tickets for the national tour of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will go on sale Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 10 AM. The musical will make its Albuquerque premiere at Popejoy Hall and we've got details on how to purchase.
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL to Make Its Canadian Premiere at the Princess of Wales Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2025
The hit Broadway musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL will make its Canadian premiere at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre from April 28 to June 7, 2026.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2025
The hit Broadway musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL will make its Canadian premiere at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre from April 28 to June 7, 2026.
Video: CHESS Cast Takes Their First Bows on Broadway
by Michael Major - Oct 16, 2025
Chess has officially returned to Broadway! Watch a video of their curtain call from their first preview, featuring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher.
by Michael Major - Oct 16, 2025
Chess has officially returned to Broadway! Watch a video of their curtain call from their first preview, featuring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher.
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis
by Jared Fessler - Oct 1, 2025
From the first few bars of “Solitary Man” to the rousing, inevitable chorus of “Sweet Caroline,” A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical delivers exactly what fans of the singer-songwriter came to hear.
by Jared Fessler - Oct 1, 2025
From the first few bars of “Solitary Man” to the rousing, inevitable chorus of “Sweet Caroline,” A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical delivers exactly what fans of the singer-songwriter came to hear.
Tickets to A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at The Eccles Theater to go on Sale Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 25, 2025
Individual tickets for A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL in Salt Lake City will go on sale this week. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 25, 2025
Individual tickets for A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL in Salt Lake City will go on sale this week. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Adds Performance at the Hobby Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2025
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL playing the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has added a performance. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2025
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL playing the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has added a performance. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
Nikiya Mathis, MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, & More Earn 2025 Hewes Design Awards
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 4, 2025
The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has revealed the 2025 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees who will be recognized at the 61st annual ceremony on October 20 in New York.
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 4, 2025
The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has revealed the 2025 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees who will be recognized at the 61st annual ceremony on October 20 in New York.
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL to Make Australian Premiere
by Emmy Rice - Aug 23, 2025
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere exclusively in Melbourne in August 2026 at The Princess Theatre. The cast will be announced soon!
by Emmy Rice - Aug 23, 2025
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere exclusively in Melbourne in August 2026 at The Princess Theatre. The cast will be announced soon!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Kevin Adams been nominated for?
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Pl (Drama Desk Awards) for Swept Away, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Swept Away, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Cher Show, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for SpongeBob SquarePants, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical, Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for American Idiot, Best Lighting Design (Olivier Awards) for Spring Awakening, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Scottsboro Boys, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for American Idiot, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for American Idiot, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for American Idiot, Outstanding Lighting Design in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Hair Jules, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hair, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Hair, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Next to Normal, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hair, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for The 39 Steps, Outstanding Lighting Design (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The 39 Steps, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Next to Normal , Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Passing Strange , Best Lighting Design of a Play (Tony Awards) for The 39 Steps, Best Lighting Design (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Spring Awakening, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Spring Awakening, Lighting Design (The Hewes Awards) for Spring Awakening, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Spring Awakening, Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for Some Men, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Spring Awakening, Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Take Me Out, Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design (Obie Awards), Outstanding Lighting Design (The Lortels) for The Mineola Twins and Outstanding Lighting Design (Drama Desk Awards) for Henry V.
What awards has Kevin Adams won?
Kevin Adams has received numerous awards for his lighting design work across various productions. He won the Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, as well as the Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for the same show. For American Idiot, he earned Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards, Lighting Design awards at the Hewes Awards (received multiple times), and Best Lighting Design from the BroadwayWorld Awards. His work on Hair garnered a Lighting Design award at the Hewes Awards. Adams also won Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards and Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for The 39 Steps. For Spring Awakening, he received Best Lighting Design from BroadwayWorld Awards, multiple Lighting Design awards from the Hewes Awards, Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels, and Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards. Additionally, he earned Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Take Me Out and received the Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design at the Obie Awards. His work on The Mineola Twins was recognized with Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels.
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