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Kevin Covert
Director

Kevin has been seen in the original Broadway casts of Monty Python’s Spamalot (Sir Not Appearing), Memphis (Buck Wiley and Martin Holton; Fred Astaire Nominee), and the most recent hit revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Mr. Johnson/TV Announcer) starring Daniel Radcliffe, Darren Criss and Nick Jonas. He can be heard on the original cast recordings of all three Tony Award-winning shows.

Off-Broadway Kevin garnered critical acclaim for his work in Pirates of Penzance (Sergeant of Police) starring Broadway’s Colin Hanlon and Tony Award Nominee Montego Glover. He has toured the country with South Pacific, Cats, Grand Hotel and the 50th anniversary production of Oklahoma! His extensive regional credits include Les Misérables, Hello, Dolly! and 1776 at Sacramento Music Circus. Call Me Madam, Red, Hot & Blue and originating the role of Mayor Fox in the world premiere of Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas, all at Goodspeed Opera House. In Christmas of 2021 he reprised his role in Emmet Otter in the New York premiere of the show.

In addition to being a Broadway actor, Kevin also serves as one of Tony Award Winner Christopher Gattelli’s (Newsies) associates, working with him on the Broadway revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center, as well Emmet Otter. He has directed regionally in Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Tennessee and Florida.

Kevin has had the privilege to study under Mike Nichols, Jose Quintero, and Craig Carnelia to name a few. He is a proud member of the Actors Equity Association. Kevin is the director of musical theatre and an associate professor of theatre at Shenandoah University, where the musical theatre program is regarded as one of the top ten in the United States.