Education
McCollum graduated from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1984.
McCollum graduated from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1984.
He earned his master"s degree in film producing from the Peter Stark Program at the University of Southern California. In 1995, he received the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Commercial Theatre Producing. McCollum formerly served as the president and Chief Executive Officer of Ordway Music Theater"s, where he was appointed in 1995
He also co-founded The Producing Office with Jeffrey Seller in 1996.
Other producing credits include Motown the Musical (Broadway and tour), The Drowsy Chaperone (five 2006 Tony Awards), Baz Luhrmann"s Louisiana Bohème (two 2002 Tony Awards), the hit revival of West Side Story (2009), Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (2011), and (2008).
In 2005 he served as executive producer for the movie version of Rent. He is currently represented on Broadway by Something Rotten! and Hand to God both of which opened in the spring of 2014.
In February 2015, Motown the Musical will open at the Shaftesbury Theatre on London"s West End. 2013, Motown The Musical, Broadway and touring company
2009, Irving Berlin"s White Christmas,
2008, 1 Tony Nomination
2008 In the Heights, 5 Tony Awards, Pulitzer Nomination Drama
2006 The Drowsy Chaperone, 5 Tony Awards, 7 Drama Desk 2003 Avenue Q, 3 Tony Awards, 5 Drama Desk 2002 Louisiana Bohème, 3 Tony Awards, 3 Drama Desk 2002 Private Lives, 3 Tony Awards, 3 Drama Desk 2001 45 Seconds from Broadway
1999, De Louisiana Guarda
1994 What"s Wrong With This Picture? 1994 The Rise and Fall of Little Voice
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. In 2005, Kevin McCollum was invited to give the commencement address for the graduating class at University of Cincinnati. 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.