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BIO

Kevin Earley - whose Broadway credits include Trevor Graydon in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, as well as the Broadway and National Touring Companies of LES MISERABLES, also has a debut CD entitled "Earley Standards," featuring classics from such composers as Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and George and Ira Gershwin. (kevinearley.com)



Recently played Young Hub in Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre production of SECONDHAND LIONS. A project Kevin has been a part of for 6 years.

Standing by for the role of Death, in the Roundabout Theater Company's production of DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY, Kevin ended up going on 2 days before opening night, perform the Opening Night show and, in turn, take over the role. He can now be herd as the title character on the DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY cast album.

In the Los Angeles theater community. He has receved four Ovation Award Nominations for the World Premieres of CAN ~ CAN (Re-envisioned) at the Pasadena Playhouse and SLEEPING BEAUTY WAKES at the Kirk Douglas (CTG), as well as the Los Angeles Premiers of IT CAME FROM BEYOND at the Write Act Theater and SIDE SHOW at The Colony Theatre. Kevin also played Ramases against Val Kilmer’s Moses in the highly publicized TEN COMMANDMENTS at the Kodak Theater . Other LA Theaters include; CLO South Bay - TITANIC and CAROUSEL; Laguna Playhouse - SPITFIRE GRILL and ENTER THE GUARDSMEN; La Mirada - MY WAY and JOHNNY GUITAR; Musical Theater West - ANYTHING GOES, GUYS AND DOLLS and I LOVE A PIANO. He’s also done seven show with LA’s Reprise!; CITY OF ANGELES, APPLAUSE, NEW BRAIN, ASSASSINS, FOLLIES, MOST HAPPY FELLA and 1776 (LA Drama Critic's Circle Award for Rutledge).

He’s been seen soloing with the California Philharmonic at Disney Hall and in there "Festival on the Green" series, as well as with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at The Hollywood Bowl as Freddy in MY FAIR LADY, in the Quartet of THE MUSIC MAN and as a Knight in CAMELOT. Kevin is a devoted member of Musical Theater Guild, dedicated performing new and rediscovered musicals. He also takes part in benefits, including (Broadways) "Easter Bonnet" and "Gypsy of the Year," (Los Angeles’s) "Salon at the Taper," "Actors Fund" and "William Holden Wildlife Foundation."

Kevin is the youngest of four boys and proud son of Dyanne Earley, retired Artistic Director of Chicago’s, well known and respected, Marriott Lincolnshire Theater, where she never gave him a part unless he was "twice as good" as the guy next guy. While in Chicago he received a Joseph Jefferson Award for the Balladeer in ASSASSINS at The Appletree Theater. Other awards include the B. Iden Payen Award for Curly in OKLAHOMA and three coveted Robby Awards.

Proud to have studied at Webster Conservatory in St. Louis where he earned his B.F.A. and encountered his best friend and wife, the lovely and always supportive Julie Ann Emery.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2025
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Roundabout Off-Broadway Production, 2011
Death [Replacement]

Prince Nikolai Sirki [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2008
Ernest Defarge

[Los Angeles]
Reprise! Concert, 2006
Jimmy Powers

[New York]
World Premiere, 2005
Performer

[Regional (US)]
Regional Concert, 2005
Sir Sagramore

[Regional (US)]
Reprise! Concert, 2005
Bill

[Regional (US)]
American Premiere, 2004
Ramses

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Mr. Trevor Graydon [Replacement]

[US Tour]
2nd National Tour, 1988
Enjolras [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1987
Lesgles [Replacement]

Constable [Replacement]

Enjolras (Understudy) [Replacement]


Movies

The Ten Commandments: The Musical
[ 2006 ] Ramses
Easter Mysteries
[ 2016 ] Peter

TV Shows

Then We Got Help!
Kenny

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Kevin Earley, Death Takes a Holiday

Videos

News


Review: OLD FRIENDS at Ahmanson Theatre
by Evan Henerson - Feb 20, 2025

To watch these singers perform these numbers is to dream about entire revivals of Sondheim shows built around some of these actors, maybe even productions that have their genesis at the Ahmanson.
Tickets on Sale For STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS Benefit Performance
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2025

Tickets are now available for Manhattan Theatre Club's special benefit performance of Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga.
Video: Lea Salonga Belts Out A GYPSY Classic In New Look At OLD FRIENDS
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2025

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is playing now at at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Check out new video of Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga performing, 'Everything's Coming Up Roses,' from Gypsy.
Review Roundup: Broadway-Bound Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Opens in Los Angeles
by Joshua Wright - Feb 14, 2025

What did the critics think of Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles?
Video: Watch Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters and More Sing 'Old Friends'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2025

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends is now open at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Check out a clip of cast members including Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters, Beth Leavel and more singing 'Old Friends' here! 
Photos: Broadway-Bound Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Opens At Center Theater Group LA
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2025

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga opens tonight, at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Check out new production photos featuring the star-studded cast!
Photos: STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS New Rehearsal Shots Plus New Cast Members Join
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025

Center Theatre Group will present the North American premiere of Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga. See new rehearsal photos here!
Photos: Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, & Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Meets the Press
by Bruce Glikas - Jan 25, 2025

The cast of Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends met the press this week! Check out photos of the show's stars, two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, and more!
Photos: Rehearsals for STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS; Two New Cast Members Join
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2025

You can now get a first look at photos of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends starring Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga and more. Learn more about the new cast members joining the upcoming Broadway production!
Alfonso Casado debutará en Broadway como supervisor musical de OLD FRIENDS
by Jose German Martinez Paneque - Oct 23, 2024

El próximo 25 de marzo el Manhattan Theatre Club acogerá el concierto STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS, que pudo verse en Londres hace dos temporadas y que ahora llega a Nueva York con Alfonso Casado como Supervisor Musical, siendo este su debut en Broadway.
Beth Leavel, Ryan McCartan, Gavin Lee & More Join STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 22, 2024

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the Broadway co-stars who will join two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga in Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Arizona Theatre Company To Present New Musical Workshop Of MY MAN GODFREY
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2024

Arizona Theatre Company is workshopping the first-ever musical adaptation of the 1930s novel My Man Godfrey, featuring a book by Rupert Holmes and music by Mark Hollmann, with Broadway stars Kevin Earley and Stephanie Styles.
Video: Trailer: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - May 14, 2024

Get a first look at Pioneer Theatre Company's Utah premiere of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, now on stage through May 25th 2024. The musical is written by by Dave Malloy and adapted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.
Review: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Pioneer Theatre Company is Deliciously Opulent
by Tyler Hinton - May 13, 2024

Pioneer Theatre Company’s Utah premiere of NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 is deliciously, opulently staged and performed. It is unlikely that the rarely staged musical will ever be seen in the state again in such glorious trappings. Anyone with even a hint of interest should race to PTC to avoid missing out on what patrons will surely be discussing in hushed, reverent tones for seasons to come.
Video: Go Inside Rehearsals For NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Pioneer Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - Apr 26, 2024

Go inside rehearsals for Pioneer Theatre Company's Utah premiere of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 from May 10-25, 2024. Written by Dave Malloy and adapted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, the 12-time Tony-nominated musical is described as follows:
Utah Premiere of NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 Opens at Pioneer Theatre Company in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2024

Pioneer Theatre Company will present the Utah premiere of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 from May 10-25, 2024. Written by Dave Malloy and adapted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.
Review: EQUUS at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - Feb 18, 2024

The Fulton’s Equus is a master class of acting. Anger, hatred, fear, love shame, and more are all conveyed inches away from you.  Playing on the fourth floor, now through March 3rd.  
Video: Get A First Look At Fulton Theatre's EQUUS
by Joshua Wright - Feb 15, 2024

Get a first look at Fulton Theatre's production of Equus in an all-new trailer. Equus tears open the human psyche, exposing primal urges and the thin line between love and destruction. Not for the faint of heart and not for anyone under the age of 17, this is a piece that will challenge its viewers.
Fulton Theatre Presents EQUUS By Peter Shaffer
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2024

Equus brings the power of passion to Fulton Theatre. Fulton Theatre brings this story about the power of passion to its 4th Floor Tell Studio Theatre as part of the Ellen Arnold Groff Studio Series. Peter Shaffer's controversial play Equus opened on Broadway in 1975 to critical acclaim.
Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Central Pennsylvania Awards; Voting Ends 12/31
by BWW Awards - Dec 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Central Pennsylvania Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Kevin Earley been in?

Kevin Earley has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Kevin Earley been in?

Kevin Earley has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Kevin Earley been nominated for?

and Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Death Takes a Holiday .

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