Kevin McCollum

Kevin McCollum (born March 1, 1962) is an American theatrical booking executive and producer of Broadway musical theater. During a producing career spanning over twenty-five years, McCollum has received three Tony Awards for Best Musical for In the Heights, Avenue Q, and Rent.

Early life and education

McCollum graduated from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1984.[1] He earned his master's degree in film producing from the Peter Stark Program at the University of Southern California.[2] In 1995, he received the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Commercial Theatre Producing.[3]

Career

McCollum formerly served as the president and CEO of Ordway Music Theater's, where he was appointed in 1995[4]

McCollum co-founded The Booking Group, Broadway's premiere Booking Agency representing more than 18 Tony Award winning plays and Musicals since its inception.[5] He also co-founded The Producing Office with Jeffrey Seller in 1996.[6][7]

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 [title of show] (2008).

McCollum was co-producer of the musical Rent in 1996, winner of that year's Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score and Best Featured Actor.[8] It also won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, making it only the fifth musical to ever win both the Pulitzer and the Tony.[9] It also won six Drama Desk Awards, including Best Musical.[10] In 2005 he served as executive producer for the movie version of Rent.[11]

He is currently represented on Broadway by the hit musical Something Rotten! which opened in the spring of 2014. In February 2015, Motown the Musical opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on London's West End.[12] In February 2016, Hand to God, formerly seen on Broadway at the Booth Theater, opened at the Vaudeville Theater on London's West End.[13]

Productions and Accolades

In 2011, McCollum founded 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.[15]

In 2005, Kevin McCollum was invited to give the commencement address for the graduating class at University of Cincinnati.[16] Effective of August 2015, McCollum will be 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.

References

  1. ↑ About Kevin E. McCollum, University of Cincinnati
  2. ↑ https://cinema.usc.edu/alumni/notable.cfm
  3. ↑ http://www.commercialtheaterinstitute.com/about/robert-whitehead-award/
  4. ↑ http://variety.com/1995/legit/news/mccollum-takes-reins-at-ordway-99129859/
  5. ↑ http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/75901404/kevin-mccollum
  6. ↑ http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=480734
  7. ↑ http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/01-2012/kevin-mccollum-and-jeffrey-seller-to-dissolve-the-_47587.html
  8. ↑ http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4791
  9. ↑ Rent (musical)#cite ref-Time 3-0
  10. ↑ http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4791
  11. ↑ IMDB
  12. ↑ http://www.lovetheatre.com/news/100661/Motown-The-Musical-comes-to-the-Shaftesbury-Theatre-in-2016
  13. ↑ http://handtogod.co.uk
  14. ↑ http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=465745
  15. ↑ http://variety.com/2013/film/news/kevin-mccollum-fox-finds-its-stage-coach-1200575611/
  16. ↑ 2005 commencement address at the University of Cincinnati
  • Rieselman, Deborah. "Alumni on Broadway". University of Cincinnati Magazine. University of Cincinnati. Retrieved 2007-05-21. 

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