Adam Kantor (born May 27, 1986) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his roles on

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, most notably Mark Cohen in the closing cast of ''

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'', which was captured in '' Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway'', Motel in the 2015 revival of ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and musical theatre#Book musicals, book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Russian Empire, Imperial Russia in or around 190 ...

'', and as an original cast member in ''

The Band's Visit ''The Band's Visit'' ( he, ביקור התזמורת, Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) is a 2007 comedy-drama film, directed and written by Eran Kolirin, and starring Saleh Bakri, Ronit Elkabetz, Sasson Gabai and Uri Gavriel. It is an international co-prod ...

''.

Biography

Kantor is from

Great Neck, Long Island Great Neck is a region on Long Island, New York, that covers a peninsula on the North Shore and includes nine villages, among them Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Kings Point, and Russell Gardens, and a number of unincorpo ...

in New York, and describes himself as "a descendant of

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immigrants from

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". He graduated from

John L. Miller Great Neck North High School John L. Miller Great Neck North High School or simply "Great Neck North," is a public high school, including grades 9 through 12, in the village of Great Neck, New York, operated by the Great Neck School District. As of the 2018–19 school yea ...

and

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Chart ...

, where he majored in theatre, in 2008. Soon after college, he landed a starring role, portraying Mark Cohen in the closing cast of the Broadway musical ''

'', with the last performance made into a film, '' Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway''. On

, he has also appeared in the musical ''

Next to Normal ''Next to Normal'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managin ...

'' as an understudy and replacement for Henry. He starred in the 2013

Off-Broadway An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer th ...

revival of the musical ''

The Last Five Years ''The Last Five Years'' is a musical written by Jason Robert Brown. It premiered at Chicago's Northlight Theatre in 2001 and was then produced Off-Broadway in March 2002. Since then it has had numerous productions both in the United States and ...

''. He has also appeared

in the musicals ''

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 ''Falling for Eve''. Kantor portrayed Motel Kamzoil in the Broadway Revival of

at the Broadway Theater. In 2014, Kantor joined the

Jimmy Awards The National High School Musical Theatre Awards, more commonly known as the Jimmy Awards, are awards given annually to recognize musical theatre performances by high school students in the United States. Two main awards are given each year, Best ...

as a coach. With the exception of 2016, he coached ever year since he joined. In 2017, Kantor joined the musical ''

'' as Telephone Guy for its transfer to Broadway. In 2018, while still in ''The Band's Visit'', Kantor and Brian Bordainick created Story Course, an interactive musical theater dinner in New York City that tells the stories of immigrants.

Theater credits

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kantor, Adam Living people American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors American male singers Grammy Award winners Great Neck North High School alumni Northwestern University School of Communication alumni Place of birth missing (living people) 1986 births