Adam Kantor (born May 27, 1986) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his roles on Broadway, most notably Mark Cohen in the closing cast of Rent, which was captured in Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway, Motel in the 2015 revival of Fiddler on the Roof, and as an original cast member in The Band's Visit.
Biography Kantor is from Great Neck, Long Island in New York, and describes himself as "a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe". He graduated from John L. Miller Great Neck North High School and Northwestern University, where he majored in theatre, in 2008. Soon after college, he landed a starring role, portraying Mark Cohen in the closing cast of the Broadway musical Rent, with the last performance made into a film, Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway. On Broadway, he has also appeared in the musical Next to Normal as an understudy and replacement for Henry.
He starred in the 2013 Off-Broadway revival of the musical The Last Five Years. He has also appeared Off-Broadway in the musicals Avenue Q and Falling for Eve. Kantor portrayed Motel Kamzoil in the Broadway Revival of Fiddler on the Roof at the Broadway Theater.
In 2014, Kantor joined the Jimmy Awards as a coach. With the exception of 2016, he coached every year since he joined.
In 2017, Kantor joined the musical The Band's Visit as Telephone Guy for its transfer to Broadway. In 2018, while still in The Band's Visit, Kantor and Brian Bordainick created Story Course, an interactive musical theater dinner in New York City that tells the stories of immigrants.
Theater credits Year(s)ProductionRoleLocation2008RentMark CohenNederlander Theatre (Broadway)2010Next to Normal Henry (Understudy/Replacement)Booth Theatre (Broadway)2010Falling for EveGod (male)York Theatre (Off-Broadway)2011Avenue QPrinceton/RodNew World Stages (Off-Broadway)2012Nobody Loves YouJeffOld Globe Theatre2013The Last Five YearsJamie WellersteinSecond Stage Theater (Off-Broadway)2014The Two Gentlemen of VeronaProteusOld Globe Theatre2014–2015DinerEddieSignature Theatre Company2015–2016Fiddler on the RoofMotel KamzoilBroadway Theatre2017The Last Five YearsJamie WellersteinColony Theatre2017–2019The Band's VisitTelephone GuyEthel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)2020Darling GrenadineHarryRoundabout Theatre Company2022The InheritanceEric GlassGeffen Playhouse2024Tick, Tick… Boom!JonathanMiracle Theatre
Filmography Year(s)TitleRoleNotes2008Rent: Filmed Live on BroadwayMark CohenFilmed final performance2009The Good WifeEzraEpisode "Unorthodox"2011A Novel RomanceMetro Employee2017BillionsPununzioEpisode "Golden Frog Time"2021Either Side Of MidnightDaniel2025High PotentialSpencer WallaceEpisode: "Let's Play"
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Grammy Award Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album The Band's Visit Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program (with the cast of The Band's Visit)
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