Kevin Adams
Birth Place: Pampa, TX, USA
Latest News on Kevin Adams:
Listen: 'No Hard Feelings' From SWEPT AWAY Original Broadway Cast Recording (Jan 10, 2025)
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center (Jan 8, 2025)
Review: AIDA and the Temple of Doom Comes to the Met with Angel Blue (Jan 6, 2025)
Listen: 'No Hard Feelings' From SWEPT AWAY Original Broadway Cast Recording (Jan 10, 2025)
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center (Jan 8, 2025)
Review: AIDA and the Temple of Doom Comes to the Met with Angel Blue (Jan 6, 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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[ 2018 ] writer
[ 2018 ] writer
Awards and Nominations
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
SWEPT AWAY Original Broadway Cast Recording Will Be Released in February
by Stephi Wild - Dec 3, 2024
Video: The Avett Brothers Perform During SWEPT AWAY Opening Night Curtain Call
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2024
Video: SWEPT AWAY on Broadway with John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands & More
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 26, 2024
Video: Neil Diamond FaceTimes Into THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Opening Night for 'Sweet Caroline'
by Joshua Wright - Sep 24, 2024
Video: GALILEO's Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert Sings National Anthem at San Francisco Giants Game
by Joshua Wright - Jun 5, 2024
Video: The Avett Brothers Announce SWEPT AWAY Broadway Transfer From Queens Concert
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2024
Video: Watch an All New Trailer For GALILEO at Berkeley Repertory Theatre Starring Raul Esparza
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2024
Video: Esparza and Kushnier Sing 'Believe the Day is Coming' from GALILEO: A ROCK MUSICAL
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 27, 2024
Video: Nick Fradiani Performs 'If You Know What I Mean' in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 21, 2024
Video: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Celebrates Neil Diamond's Birthday By Singing 'Sweet Caroline' With Him on FaceTime
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2024
Video: Nick Fradiani Performs 'Stadium Medley' in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2024
Video: Watch Nick Fradiani Sing 'Holly Holy' in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2024
VIDEO: The Company of THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Reveals Their Favorite Lines In the Show
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 26, 2023
Video: Get a First Look at The Avett Brothers' SWEPT AWAY at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 20, 2023
Video: Neil Diamond Talks Life with Parkinson's and A BEAUTIFUL NOISE on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 2, 2023
News
Listen: 'No Hard Feelings' From SWEPT AWAY Original Broadway Cast Recording
Swept Away will release an original Broadway cast recording on February 7th. An all new single has now been released from the album, “No Hard Feelings,” sung by Adrian Blake Enscoe and Stark Sands. Listen here!
Swept Away will release an original Broadway cast recording on February 7th. An all new single has now been released from the album, “No Hard Feelings,” sung by Adrian Blake Enscoe and Stark Sands. Listen here!
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
A Beautiful Noise is a biographical musical about legendary singer/songwriter Neil Diamond. The story chronicles how a poor Jewish kid from Brooklyn became one of the most universally adored showmen of all time. With his first break into songwriting in the 1960s, his meteoric rise in the 1970s, and plenty of crushing disappointments and heart-stopping triumphs along the way.
A Beautiful Noise is a biographical musical about legendary singer/songwriter Neil Diamond. The story chronicles how a poor Jewish kid from Brooklyn became one of the most universally adored showmen of all time. With his first break into songwriting in the 1960s, his meteoric rise in the 1970s, and plenty of crushing disappointments and heart-stopping triumphs along the way.
Review: AIDA and the Temple of Doom Comes to the Met with Angel Blue
Someone at the Met should have been giving out flu shots (before RFK Junior makes them illegal), because something is obviously going around the cast of the new AIDA. They should have handed out a scorecard to help the audience keep track of who-was-who.
Someone at the Met should have been giving out flu shots (before RFK Junior makes them illegal), because something is obviously going around the cast of the new AIDA. They should have handed out a scorecard to help the audience keep track of who-was-who.
SWEPT AWAY Plays Final Broadway Performance
Swept Away will play its final performance at the Longacre Theatre following 20 previews and 48 regular performances. The venue will soon be home to Dead Outlaw.
Swept Away will play its final performance at the Longacre Theatre following 20 previews and 48 regular performances. The venue will soon be home to Dead Outlaw.
Photos: Aubrey Plaza Visits SWEPT AWAY on Broadway
See photos of Aubrey Plaza visiting The Avett Brothers musical Swept Away on Broadway. Learn more about the Broadway production and learn how to purchase tickets!
See photos of Aubrey Plaza visiting The Avett Brothers musical Swept Away on Broadway. Learn more about the Broadway production and learn how to purchase tickets!
FUNNY GIRL Comes to the Overture Center This Month
FUNNY GIRL is coming to Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wis., for a limited one-week engagement beginning December 31. Learn more about about the musical and find out how to get tickets here!
FUNNY GIRL is coming to Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wis., for a limited one-week engagement beginning December 31. Learn more about about the musical and find out how to get tickets here!
Video: Seth Avett Performs at Curtain Call of SWEPT AWAY
Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers joined the cast of Swept Away on stage for a surprise post-show performance of “Tear Down the House” and “Untitled #4” this weekend. Check out photos and video here!
Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers joined the cast of Swept Away on stage for a surprise post-show performance of “Tear Down the House” and “Untitled #4” this weekend. Check out photos and video here!
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL Makes Its Columbus Premiere April 2025
Individual tickets for the Columbus premiere of the smash-hit musical, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, will go on sale starting at 10 am Friday, December 13.
Individual tickets for the Columbus premiere of the smash-hit musical, A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, will go on sale starting at 10 am Friday, December 13.
Listen: 'Ain't No Man' From SWEPT AWAY Original Broadway Cast Recording
The first single “Ain’t No Man” has been released from the Swept Away (Original Broadway Cast Recording), featuring music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers. Listen here!
The first single “Ain’t No Man” has been released from the Swept Away (Original Broadway Cast Recording), featuring music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers. Listen here!
SWEPT AWAY Pushes Back Broadway Closing Date
The Broadway production of Swept Away has extended its run at the Longacre Theatre through Sunday, December 29, due to a surge in ticket sales following the previous announcement of its closing.
The Broadway production of Swept Away has extended its run at the Longacre Theatre through Sunday, December 29, due to a surge in ticket sales following the previous announcement of its closing.
Tickets to FUNNY GIRL At Bass Concert Hall to go on Sale This Week
FUNNY GIRL is coming to Bass Concert Hall for a limited one-week engagement this winter. The Broadway revival features iconic songs, including “Don’t Rain On My Parade,” “I’m the Greatest Star,” and “People.” Learn how to purchase tickets.
FUNNY GIRL is coming to Bass Concert Hall for a limited one-week engagement this winter. The Broadway revival features iconic songs, including “Don’t Rain On My Parade,” “I’m the Greatest Star,” and “People.” Learn how to purchase tickets.
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Performance Added at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
A 9th performance has been added for A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets and learn more about the show.
A 9th performance has been added for A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets and learn more about the show.
Review: AN IRISH CAROL at Keegan Theatre
Of the too-many stage variations of Charles Dickens’ Scrooge story this time of year, the one that’s found its place in my cold, black heart is the Keegan Theatre’s “An Irish Carol.”
Of the too-many stage variations of Charles Dickens’ Scrooge story this time of year, the one that’s found its place in my cold, black heart is the Keegan Theatre’s “An Irish Carol.”
FUNNY GIRL Comes To The Ohio Theatre This March
FUNNY GIRL is coming to Columbus for an eight-show run March 25-30, 2025, at the Ohio Theatre.
FUNNY GIRL is coming to Columbus for an eight-show run March 25-30, 2025, at the Ohio Theatre.
Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE- THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL at National Theatre
The “beautiful noise” of music is what you hear --if you will only let the noise of the street hustle, people yelling and shouting, and personal traumas behind. Turning all of this ostensible cacophony into the therapeutic music of the soul and the heart and realizing your individual empowerment (this message is realized in the song “I Am…I Said”) -- seems to be the message in the very unique musical The Neil Diamond Musical ---A Beautiful Noise now playing at the National Theatre.
The “beautiful noise” of music is what you hear --if you will only let the noise of the street hustle, people yelling and shouting, and personal traumas behind. Turning all of this ostensible cacophony into the therapeutic music of the soul and the heart and realizing your individual empowerment (this message is realized in the song “I Am…I Said”) -- seems to be the message in the very unique musical The Neil Diamond Musical ---A Beautiful Noise now playing at the National Theatre.
SWEPT AWAY Sets Broadway Closing Date
Swept Away will play its final performance on December 15, 2024. The musical, with music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers, will have played 32 regular performances and 20 previews at the time of its closing.
Swept Away will play its final performance on December 15, 2024. The musical, with music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers, will have played 32 regular performances and 20 previews at the time of its closing.
SWEPT AWAY Original Broadway Cast Recording Will Be Released in February
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new Broadway musical Swept Away is coming soon! Find out when and where you can get the album and pre-order it here!
The Original Broadway Cast Recording of the new Broadway musical Swept Away is coming soon! Find out when and where you can get the album and pre-order it here!
Cast Set For AN IRISH CAROL at the Keegan Theatre
The Keegan Theatre has announced the 2024 cast and team of Matthew J. Keenan’s AN IRISH CAROL, Keegan’s own holiday tradition returning for its 14th year.
The Keegan Theatre has announced the 2024 cast and team of Matthew J. Keenan’s AN IRISH CAROL, Keegan’s own holiday tradition returning for its 14th year.
Video: The Avett Brothers Perform SWEPT AWAY Title Song
The Avett Brothers, writers of the new Broadway musical Swept Away, visited the TODAY Show on Friday to perform the title number from the show. Watch them perform the song here!
The Avett Brothers, writers of the new Broadway musical Swept Away, visited the TODAY Show on Friday to perform the title number from the show. Watch them perform the song here!
Video: The Avett Brothers Perform During SWEPT AWAY Opening Night Curtain Call
Swept Away officially opened on Broadway this week. The cast was joined on stage for a special performance by The Avett Brothers during the show's curtain call. Check out the video here!
Swept Away officially opened on Broadway this week. The cast was joined on stage for a special performance by The Avett Brothers during the show's curtain call. Check out the video here!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Kevin Adams been nominated for?
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 won the following awards: - Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. - Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. - Best Lighting Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for American Idiot. - Lighting Design at The Hewes Awards for American Idiot (multiple wins). - Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for American Idiot. - Lighting Design at The Hewes Awards for Hair. - Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for The 39 Steps. - Best Lighting Design of a Play at the Tony Awards for The 39 Steps. - Best Lighting Design at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Spring Awakening. - Lighting Design at The Hewes Awards for Spring Awakening (multiple wins). - Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels for Spring Awakening. - Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for Spring Awakening. - Outstanding Lighting Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Take Me Out. - Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design at the Obie Awards. - Outstanding Lighting Design at The Lortels for The Mineola Twins.
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