Kevin Newbury

Kevin Newbury is an opera, theatre, film, and television director. Kevin has directed over 100 projects across many mediums. Career highlights: three PBS Great Performances broadcasts: Leonard Bernstein Mass (Ravinia Festival), Doubt (Minnesota Opera) and Bel Canto (Lyric Opera of Chicago); world premieres of Castor & Patience (Cincinnati Opera), Unholy Wars (Spoleto Festival USA, upcoming: Opera Philadelphia), GRAMMY Award-winning The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, upcoming: San Francisco Opera), Fellow Travelers (Cincinnati Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Prototype Festival, NY Times: “Best Opera, 2016”), Kansas City Choir Boy, starring Courtney Love (Prototype Festival and national tour), and The Good Swimmer (BAM Next Wave Festival). Kevin’s long association with the work of Bernstein includes directing Mass six times, including at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, and Candide (starring Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan, Philadelphia Orchestra). Theatre credits include: Candy & Dorothy (GLAAD Media Award Winner) and Eighty-Sixed. TV & Film: Apple TV’s Dickinson, dozens of shorts, music videos, film festivals, and awards, including the short film Up Until Now (OutFEST Fusion (LA) and NewFest (NYC)), and the Times Square “Midnight Moment.” Upcoming: world premiere of The Righteous (Santa Fe Opera). Co-Founder: Up Until Now Collective. kevinnewbury.com