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Kevin Covert

Charles B. Levitin Chair in Musical Theatre; Director of Musical Theatre; Coordinator for Musical Theatre Recruitment; Associate Professor, Theatre

Employed Since:

2016

Educational History:

B.F.A., Florida State University

Fields of Expertise:

  • Musical Theatre
  • Acting
  • Dance
  • Directing
  • Choreography

Personal Highlights:

  • Born and raised in Winchester, Virginia
  • Proud uncle to one nephew (Austin) and two nieces (Tessa and Baylee)
  • Avid sports fan – college and professional football (FSU and Washington Commanders) and tennis
  • Love to read
  • Love to travel – favorite places (so far) include Barcelona, Morocco, St. Lucia, Costa Rica, Maui
  • Blessed with INCREDIBLE friends from high school, college and profesional work – I really do have THE BEST FRIENDS

Professional Highlights:

  • Original Broadway cast – “Spamalot”
  • Original Broadway cast – “Memphis”
  • Original Broadway revival cast – “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”
  • National tours – “South Pacific,” “Oklahoma!,” “Grand Hotel,” “Cats”
  • Directed and choreographed regionally all across the United States
  • Fred Astaire Award nominee – “Memphis”
  • Theatre Department Chair – Douglas Anderson School of the Arts

Quote:

“I am not a smart man, particularly, but one day, at long last, I stumbled from the dark woods of my own, and my family’s, and my country’s past, holding in my hands these truths: that love grows from the rich loam of forgiveness; that mongrels make good dogs; that the evidence of God exists in the roundness of things. This much, at least, I’ve figured out. I know this much is true.” —Wally Lamb “There’s nothing better than discovering, to your own astonishment, what you’re meant to do. It’s like falling in love.” —Mike Nichols

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