A.J. Shively, Marty Lauter, More Will Lead Reading of New Musical Kevin

Michael Herwitz will direct the musical penned by Ben Diskant.

April 14, 2026 By Andrew Gans

An invitation-only reading of Kevin, billed as a "time-shifting musical about shame, survival, and the courage to be seen," will be presented April 17 in Manhattan.

Directed by Michael Herwitz (JOB) with musical direction by Simone Allen, the reading will feature the talents of A.J. Shively (Paradise Square, Bright Star) as Thomas, Marty Lauter (Cabaret, Marcia Marcia Marcia from RuPaul’s Drag Race) as Kevin, Olivia Puckett (All Out, Dear Evan Hansen, Motown) as Phoebe, Jacob Dickey (Old Friends, Aladdin) as Danny, and Adam Kaplan (A Bronx Tale, Newsies) as Mason. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Jimmy Larkin.

Penned by Ben Diskant (The Weekend, The Little Theatre Kid), Kevin follows a guarded New Yorker, who unexpectedly encounters an old college classmate and must confront the year that changed everything, including the roommate he thought he left behind.

Kevin was developed at The Gallery Players in Brooklyn and with Gideon Theatricals at the University of Michigan.

Justin Scribner is producing with Turnkey Theatrical serving as general manager. Rachel A. Zucker is the stage manager.