Kevin McCollum (born March 1, 1962) is an American theatrical booking executive and producer of

musical theater Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

and plays, many on

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. During a producing career spanning over twenty-five years, McCollum has received three

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual c ...

s for Best Musical for ''

In the Heights ''In the Heights'' is a musical with concept, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving characters in the largely Dominican American neighborhood of ...

'', ''

Avenue Q ''Avenue Q'' is a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty. It won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards. The show's format is a parody of ...

'', and ''

Rent Rent may refer to: Economics *Renting, an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property *Economic rent, any payment in excess of the cost of production *Rent-seeking, attempting to increase one's share of e ...

''.

Early life and education

McCollum was born in Hawaii and left to live with his aunt in Illinois after his mother died in 1976. He is a graduate of Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois. McCollum graduated from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1984. He earned his master's degree in film producing from th
Peter Stark Program at the University of Southern California
In 1995, he received the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Commercial Theatre Producing.

Career

McCollum formerly served as the president and CEO of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, where he was appointed in 1995 McCollum co-founded The Booking Group, which has represented more than 18 Tony Award-winning plays and musicals since its inception. He also co-founded The Producing Office with Jeffrey Seller in 1996. Through a career that has spanned over twenty-five years in the theatre industry, McCollum has received three Tony Awards for Best Musical for ''In the Heights'' (2008), ''Avenue Q'' (2004), and ''Rent'' (1996). Other producing credits include ''Motown the Musical'' (Broadway and tour), ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' (five 2006 Tony Awards), Baz Luhrmann's ''La Bohème'' (two 2002 Tony Awards), the hit revival of ''West Side Story'' (2009), ''Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'' (2011), and '' itle of show' (2008). McCollum was co-producer of the musical ''

'' in 1996, winner of that year's

s for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score and Best Featured Actor.
ibdb.com, Retrieved on December 27, 2016. It also won the

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made ...

for Drama, making it only the fifth musical to ever win both the Pulitzer and the Tony. It also won six Drama Desk Awards, including Best Musical. In 2005 he served as executive producer for the movie version of ''

''. He is currently represented on Broadway by the comedy ''

The Play That Goes Wrong ''The Play That Goes Wrong'' is a 2012 play by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre Company. It won Best New Comedy at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards. As of September 2021, the show has been running since 201 ...

'' which opened in the spring of 2017. In February 2015, ''Motown the Musical'' opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on London's West End. In February 2016, ''Hand to God'', formerly seen on Broadway at the

Booth Theatre The Booth Theatre is a Broadway theater at 222 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1913, the theater was designed by Henry Beaumont Herts in the Italian Renaissance ...

, opened at the Vaudeville Theater on London's West End.

Productions and accolades

* TBD ''The Devil Wears Prada'' (musical) * 2021 ''

Mrs. Doubtfire ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus. It was written for the screen by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, based on the 1987 novel ''Alias Madame Doubtfire'' by Anne Fine. Robin Williams, who also s ...

'' * 2021 '' Six,'' 2 Tony Awards * 2017 ''

,'' 1 Tony Award * 2014 '' Something Rotten!'', ten Tony Award nominations, nine Drama Desk nominations * 2014 '' Hand to God'', five Tony Award nominations * 2013 '' Motown: The Musical'', four Tony Award nominations, Broadway, London's West End, Broadway return (July 2016) and American National Tour companies * 2011 '' Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'', 3 Tony Award nominations, 2 Drama Desk Awards * 2010 ''Blind Date'' Denver Drama Desk Award, Canadian Comedy Award, Dora Award, Betty Mitchel Award, by

Rebecca Northan Rebecca Northan is a Canadian actor, improviser, theatre director, and creative artist. She is known for playing the hippie mother Diane Macleod on the CTV & The Comedy Network sitcom '' Alice, I Think''. She is a graduate of the University of Ca ...

* 2009 '' Irving Berlin's White Christmas'' * 2009 ''

Ragtime Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that flourished from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scott J ...

'', Six Tony Award nominations, 1 Drama Desk Award * 2008 '' itle of show', 1 Tony Award Nomination * 2008 ''

'', 5 Tony Awards, Pulitzer Nomination Drama * 2006 '' High Fidelity'', 1 Tony Award Nomination * 2006 ''

The Drowsy Chaperone ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' is a Canadian musical with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theater fan who, feeling "blue", decides to p ...

'', 5 Tony Awards, 7 Drama Desk Awards * 2003 ''

'', 3 Tony Awards, 5 Drama Desk Awards * 2002 ''

La Bohème ''La bohème'' (; ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '' quadri'', '' tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giusep ...

'', 3 Tony Awards, 3 Drama Desk Awards * 2002 '' Private Lives'', 3 Tony Awards, 3 Drama Desk Awards * 2001 '' 45 Seconds from Broadway'' * 1998 ''De La Guarda'' * 1996 ''

'', 4 Tony Awards, 6 Drama Desk Awards, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Drama * 1994 ''What's Wrong With This Picture?'' * 1994 '' The Rise and Fall of Little Voice'' * 1994 '' Twilight: Los Angeles 1992'', 2 Tony Award nominations, 3 Drama Desk nominations * 1994 ''

Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., dur ...

'', 4 Tony Award nominations, 3 Drama Desk nominations In 2011, McCollum founde
Alchemation
a theatre and media company under McCollum's leadership. Productions under the Alchemation banner include Motown the Musical, Something Rotten!, Hand to God and the third season of theatrical web-series Submissions Only. In the summer of 2013, McCollum entered a joint venture with 20th Century Fox to develop titles from the Fox catalogue into stage properties. In 2005, McCollum was invited to give the commencement address for the graduating class at

University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati and has an annual enrollment of over 44,0 ...

."All-University Commencement (Morning)"
''uc.edu''. Retrieved on December 27, 2016. Effective August 2015, McCollum was appointed to the position of distinguished visiting professor at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, a role that will continue for three years and will include work with faculty and administrators to develop a new musical theatre incubator program at CCM.

Filmography

References

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