Birth Place: Pampa, TX, USA
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.
Kevin Adams, The Cher Show
Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants
Kevin Adams, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical
Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
Kevin AdamsSpring Awakening
Kevin Adams, The Scottsboro Boys
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
Kevin Adams, American Idiot
Kevin AdamsHair Jules
Kevin Adams, Hair
Kevin Adams, Hair
Kevin Adams, Next to Normal
Kevin Adams, Hair
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Kevin Adams, Next to Normal
Kevin Adams, Passing Strange
Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Kevin Adams, Some Men
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening
Kevin Adams, Take Me Out
Kevin Adams
Kevin Adams, The Mineola Twins
Kevin Adams, Henry V
Kevin Adams has been nominated for numerous awards throughout his career, including Best Lighting Design of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "The Cher Show," "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical," "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," "American Idiot," "Spring Awakening," "The Scottsboro Boys," "Next to Normal," and "Hair." He also received nominations for Outstanding Lighting Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," "Hair," and "Some Men." Additionally, he was recognized for his lighting design at the Drama Desk Awards, The Lortels, Olivier Awards, BroadwayWorld Awards, The Hewes Awards, and Obie Awards for various productions such as "The 39 Steps," "Passing Strange," "Take Me Out," "The Mineola Twins," and "Henry V."
Kevin Adams has won the following awards for his outstanding lighting design work: - Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) for Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Tony Awards: Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Hedwig and the Angry Inch - BroadwayWorld Awards: Best Lighting Design for American Idiot - The Hewes Awards: Lighting Design for American Idiot, Lighting Design for Hair, Lighting Design for Spring Awakening - Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Lighting Design for The 39 Steps, Outstanding Lighting Design for Take Me Out - Tony Awards: Best Lighting Design of a Play for The 39 Steps, Best Lighting Design of a Musical for American Idiot, Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Spring Awakening - The Lortels: Outstanding Lighting Design for Spring Awakening, Outstanding Lighting Design for The Mineola Twins - Obie Awards: Sustained Excellence of Lighting Design
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