What the Press has been saying about Kevin ... as the Witches' Father & Ozian Official in “Kevin McMahon who plays the Witches' Father and Ozian Official was a popular face in the forever Forever Plaid as Jinx at The Theatre in Old Town. He’s the guy you love to hate as Elphaba and Nessaroses father.” as Malcolm MacGregor in OVATION AWARD NOMINATION - FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL "Kevin McMahon, blessed with one of the most beautiful voices heard on San Diego theater stages in recent years, is sweet and sadly pathetic as Malcolm, the shy, awkward, suicidal loner who finds friendship (and love) in the company of his fellow dancers, and he delivers the evening's best vocal, the haunting solo 'You Walk With Me.'" Pam Kragan, SAN DIEGO NORTH COUNTY TIMES "Vocally, the standouts include Kevin McMahon whose supple and haunting tenor quietly stops the show with the gospel-like anthem 'You Walk With Me'." Anne Marie Welsh, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE "Silver-voiced Kevin McMahon steals the show with his poignant “You Walk With Me'." Jean Lowerison, GAY & LESBIAN TIMES "Kevin McMahon's performance is both heartbreaking and heartwarming" "Kevin McMahon also reprises his performance here as the still-living-at-home mama's boy Malcolm MacGregor, and shines in his plaintive "You Walk With Me." Frankie Moran, SANDIEGO.COM "One of Yazbek’s genius numbers is “You Walk With Me,” sung by the sweet-voiced Kevin McMahon as suicidal Malcolm". Charlene Baldridge, LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS "Every role in this production is performed to perfection. Kevin McMahon couldn't be a better Malcolm." Steven Stanley - LAStageScene.com "The professional players provide a rollicking good night of entertainment in this musical adaptation of the original British film. Kevin McMahon as Malcolm MacGregor really stood out vocally." Kayte Deioma, ABOUT LA "The cast is chock full of talent from the featured actors to the ensemble. Just a few of the other standouts include Kevin McMahon as a mousy fellow who is at the center of the darkly humorous failed suicide scene." Rob Hopper, San Diego Playbill "Excelling as additional would-be studs putting their proverbial—and literal—butts on the line are David Engel as unemployed shop foreman Harold and Kevin McMahon as neurotic mama's boy Malcolm." Les Spindle, BACKSTAGE WEST "The show's improbable charms are winningly revisited in a big-scale staging by Musical Theatre West that puts David Yazbek's funny yet touching songs and Terrence McNally's laugh-out-loud dialogue into the mouths of some of the region's most accomplished musical theater performers." "Expertly sung, danced and given comedic-dramatic acting – not only by the actors playing the desperate out-of-work sextet, but also by a talented, versatile supporting cast." Eric Marchese, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER as Tenor #1 in "Thoroughly entertaining! Director Nick DeGruccio has assembled a three-member cast that's easily the best vocal ensembles ever heard at the Welk. Tenor Kevin McMahon, seen at the Welk twice in the men's harmony show "Forever Plaid," is known as an outstanding singer, and he delivers most of the show's most exciting vocal fireworks, particularly the high energy "That Old Black Magic," the jazzy "Come Rain or Come Shine" and the moving 'Who Can I Turn To?'" "Sporting the most versatile voice (in the trio) Kevin McMahon gave a telling Anthony Newley delivery to his WHO CAN I TURN TO (from The Roar of the Greasepaint), and gave the most poignant performance of the evening, with the Bill Evans song YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING…touching and melancholy." "Let it be said that three more glorious voices have scarcely been heard on the Welk stage before. McMahon's airy tenor delivers a beautiful styling of Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer's classic "Come Rain or Come Shine." Frankie Moran, SANDIEGO.COM "I Left My Heart, is being performed by three of the best-looking, best-sounding young talent around." Carol Davis, SAN DIEGO JEWISH WORLD "The trio of outstanding male tenors, accompanied by a tasty live band of four accomplished musicians, blends the history of Bennett’s rise to fame over the past four decades with excellent renditions of his most popular songs." as Cocky in 2005 Robby Award Nomination - Best Actor in a Musical "Consummate talent takes the prize in Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse's "The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd," which Musical Theatre Guild presented on Monday at the Alex Theatre. Adroitly directed by Todd Nielsen, with stellar lead performances by Kevin McMahon and Roy Leake Jr..... McMahon's marvelous Cocky, wisely avoiding a Newley imitation while using his free upper register and neon-sign eyes to heart-stopping, house-shaking effect." David C. Nichols - LOS ANGELES TIMES “Kevin McMahon, as Cocky, is a performer at the height of his talent. His sweet baritone breathes vibrant life into his songs. He superbly etches a character of classic pathos, along the lines of Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp, complete with bowler hat. His joys, his disappointments, his hopes, his unlimited optimism are clearly etched on his features.” Rob Stevens - SHOWMAG.COM “Musically, very strong. When McMahon’s Cocky first coaxed the pathos from 'Who Can I Turn' To at the close of the first act, just after finding the self-flagellating emotions in the dissonances of 'The Joker', you could understand why any musical theatre pro would want to sing this music.” Anne Marie Welsh - SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE “Kevin McMahon gives a standout performance as Cocky as he fights to win the game that seems fixed against him, growing frustrated at times, being emotionally destroyed at other times, and at still other times clinging to Sir as if the man was his heroic savior protecting him from harm. And the guy can sing, belting out tremendous renditions of songs like 'The Joker' and the Act One finale 'Who Can I Turn To.'” Rob Hopper – SAN DIEGO PLAYBILL As Jinx in 2005 Robby Award winner - Best Ensemble Performance (Welk Resort Production) "The comedy is balanced by sterling performances of songs that haven't been done to death.... such as 'Cry," sung by McMahon with a swing-for-the-fences tenor. 'A' Rating." Mike Weatherford - LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL "The best four-part singing I have heard in years - maybe ever! As individual singers, each one could headline on any Vegas stage". Larry Santos - STRIP LAS VEGAS "A stunning redition of 'Cry' ... there's not a more endearing 90-minutes of entertainment in Las Vegas." Michael Paskevich - NEVADA TODAY "A master at subtle phyical comedy, McMahon won the audience, over not just with his beautiful voice, but with his propensity to get stressed induced nose bleeds." - TODAY IN LAS VEGAS "McMahon (who plays the ever nervous Jinx) has the best voice in the cast, raising goosebumps with his explosive performance of 'Cry'. It's the best acted and best sung PLAID I have ever seen (and I've seen seven of them)." Pam Kragen - SAN DIEGO NORTH COUNTY TIMES "Kevin McMahon's Jinx is a scared, befuddled young man whose stage fright causes him nosebleeds. But McMahon brings Jinx busting out of his shell when he delivers a soaring 'Cry' ." Paul Sterman - ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER "His high tenor is a vocal glory." Anne Marie Welsh - SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE "Kevin McMahon returns as Jinx, he of the bleeding nose and eyes forever staring like a deer into a pair of headlights. But let him alone with Johnnie Ray's classic 'Cry' and his vocal chords, not to mention his inhibitions, explode on the stage." H.S. Wilson - INLAND VALLEY BULLETIN "McMahon's musical breakthrough is reached during his performance of 'Cry;' he sheds his timid exterior and reaches vocal ranges presumably only feasible in heaven." Jessica Bell - CAMPUS TIMES "Kevin McMahon is the loveably terified Jinx, who braves numerous nosebleds to perform through his fear, eventually leaving his inhibitions behind long enough for a show stopping solo of 'Cry'." Rod Hopper - SAN DIEGO PLAYBILL As Oscar in 2003 Robby Award Nomination - Best Supporting Actor in a Musical “Kevin McMahon makes a perfectly nerdy, shy, obsessive-compulsive Oscar, who loves Charity but can't overcome his need for purity in all things.” Rob Stevens, SHOWMAG.COM “Kevin McMahon has a beautiful singing voice and the right nervous disposition as Oscar, and together they share the production's best scene ---- their chance stranding in a recalcitrant elevator and the cute duet ‘I'm the Bravest Individual.’” Pam Kragen, NORTH COUNTY TIMES “Kevin McMahon gives appealing neurotic dimension to Oscar, the nebbishy nice-guy Charity nearly snags. And the scene where the two of them get stuck in the elevator is well done technically and dramatically.” Pat Launer, KPBS SAN DIEGO As Gerald in "Stellar contributions by Tracy Lore's wry vamp and Kevin McMahon's droll twit." "Lore is particularly effective in her scenes with her dandy of a fiance, Kevin McMahon". Alessanadra Djurklou - LONG BEACH PRESS TELEGRAM As Man in "McMahon is charming and handles with enthusiasm the ins and outs of Sondheim's melodies." T.H. McCulloh - LOS ANGELES TIMES "Charmingly performed by Kevin McMahon... Irresistible... Brightly and sensitively played." Gerald Nachman - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "McMahon engagingly conveys both the hurt and hope of Sondheim's music... outstanding!" Bryge - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER "An unprepossesing performer...a classic tenor...a terribly appealing performer." As Brad in "Simply beautiful is 'Is That Love', movingly sung by McMahon." Jeanne Copper - BOSTON GLOBE "McMahon makes an auspicious Boston debut as Brad... powerfull and affecting" Virginia Lucier - MIDDLESEX NEWS As Breton in "... and Kevin McMahon ably provides the shows darker shadings as the sort of young man one meets in low bars, generally just before closing." "With the spirit of Wilde (Hart), seamy barfly Breton (Kevin McMahon) and church outrage over "a dirty play," everything comes to a touching, surprisingly relevant climax." David C. Nichols - LOS ANGELES TIMES |