Theatre
After graduation Cahoon made his Broadway debut in The Who's Tommy. On Broadway he has created the roles of Ed the Hyena in The Lion King directed by Julie Taymor, George in The Wedding Singer, The Childcatcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, as well as the revival of The Rocky Horror Show.
He left his role in The Lion King to standby for John Cameron Mitchell in the title role of Hedwig in Hedwig and The Angry Inch at The Jane Street Theater Off-Broadway, eventually taking over the role and starring as 'Hedwig' in Boston, The Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and an extended eight month run at The Victoria Theatre in San Francisco. Kevin is also featured in the documentary film Whether You Like It Or Not: The True Story of Hedwig.
Off-Broadway Kevin originated the role of Phil D'Armano in Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party at The Manhattan Theatre Club. After originating the role of Ellard opposite Matthew Broderick in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of 'The Foreigner', Cahoon received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor. This past summer Kevin originated the role of Charley/Bobby in The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World at Playwright's Horizon.
For New York's City Center Encore's! Series he has been seen as Woof in Hair and Peter in Babes in Arms and has performed regionally in such theatre's as The Berkshire Theatre Festival, NY Stage and Film, The Zachary Scott Theatre, and portrayed the role of Gus in Garland Wright's production of Babes In Arms at The Guthrie. He has been seen recently in "The Shaggs" off-Broadway at Playwrite's Horizons as Charley/Bobbey.
Kevin recently created the role of Hans Christian Andersen in My Fairytale for California's Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Original idea & concept by Flemming Enevold, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Philip LaZebnik. Kevin starred in this production in the summer of 2011.
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Famous quotes containing the word theatre:
“To save the theatre, the theatre must be destroyed, the actors and actresses must all die of the plague. They poison the air, they make art impossible. It is not drama that they play, but pieces for the theatre. We should return to the Greeks, play in the open air; the drama dies of stalls and boxes and evening dress, and people who come to digest their dinner.”
—Eleonora Duse (1859–1924)
“Art is for [the Irish] inseparable from artifice: of that, the theatre is the home. Possibly, it was England made me a novelist.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)
“As in a theatre the eyes of men,
After a well-graced actor leaves the stage,
Are idly bent on him that enters next,
Thinking his prattle to be tedious,
Even so, or with much more contempt, men’s eyes
Did scowl on gentle Richard.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)