Kevin Cahoon

Cahoon joined creators John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask on 'The Origin of Love Tour' at Town Hall in NYC.

He also starred opposite Matthew Broderick in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of The Foreigner for which he received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor.

Other off-Broadway credits include The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World at Playwrights Horizons and the revival of Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive at Second Stage.

Cahoon portrayed the role of Trinculo in Barry Edelstein's production of The Tempest with The LA Philharmonic at The Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Other regional theater credits include Kathleen Marshall's production of Love's Labors Lost for which he received a San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Nomination for Best Featured Actor in a play and he portrayed the Sheriff of Nottingham in Ken Ludwig's Robin Hood!, both at The Old Globe.

He originated the role of Hans Christian Andersen in the American premiere of Stephen Schwartz's My Fairytale for California's PCPA and appeared in The Imaginary Invalid at Bard Summerscape alongside Peter Dinklage, in Minsky's at L.A.'s Ahmanson Theatre, and in the all-male production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum directed by Jessica Stone.

Cahoon is featured in the Original Cast Recordings of Shucked, The Lion King, The Rocky Horror Show, The Wild Party, Babes In Arms, The Wedding Singer, and The Shaggs: Philosophy Of The World.

[1] In November and December 2024, Cahoon played Albin opposite Cheyenne Jackson in La Cage aux Folles at Pasadena Playhouse Directed by Sam Pinkleton.

Cahoon directed the critically acclaimed virtual and live productions of Terrence McNally's 'It's Only A Play', as well as Larry Shue's The Nerd both for The George Street Playhouse.

[9] He directed the 2017 New York Theatre Workshop Gala starring Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Rachel Dratch, Ben Platt, Patti LuPone, and Christine Ebersole, among others.

Cahoon directed the developmental productions Toe Pick: The Complete Ice Capades of Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding starring Zackary Grady and John Early, Grifftopia starring and created by Griffin Newman and the debut productions of Tastiskank, created by Kate Reinders and Sarah Litzsinger, which went on to win the Aspen Comedy Festival, all for the Ars Nova Theatre in NYC.