Adam Kantor

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". 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 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.

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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)