Draft:Kevin Del Aguila

Writing for Theatre and Television (2002–Present)

Del Aguila's first play was Six Story Building (also stylized as 6 Story Building), which comprised of seven connected one-act narratives following the residents on each floor of a New York City apartment building.^[10][11] Six Story Building won Best Production at the New York Fringe Festival in 2002.^[10]

Del Aguila was approached by composers Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker to write the book of Altar Boyz.^[10] The musical comedy, a satire of Christian pop and 2000's boy band culture, premiered at the New World Stages on March 1, 2005 and won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical.^[12] Altar Boyz closed on January 10, 2010, after 2032 performances.^[13] At the time of its closing, Altar Boyz was the ninth-longest running show in off-Broadway history.^[5]

Del Aguila wrote the book and lyrics for Dog Man: The Musical based on the popular children's book series by Captain Underpants author Dav Pilkey.^[14] Dog Man: The Musical opened off-Broadway in 2019 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and has since had a US tour and played at the Southbank Centre in London.^[14]

He has adapted many other popular children's books into plays produced by the nonprofit arts organization TheatreWorks USA, including Click, Clack, Moo, The Velveteen Rabbit, Skippyjon Jones, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.^[7]

Additionally, Del Aguila has written for a number of children's television programs, including Wonder Pets!, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Blue's Clues & You, and Peg+Cat.^[4] For his writing on the latter, he won two Daytime Emmy Awards.^[6]

Acting (2011–Present)

Del Aguila originated the role of Mr. Smee in Peter and the Starcatcher, which premiered off-Broadway at the New York Theatre Workshop in 2011 and twice extended its run.^[15]

In 2012, Del Aguila made his Broadway debut reprising his role as Mr. Smee in the Broadway transfer of Peter and the Starcatcher, which played at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre from April 15, 2012 to January 20, 2013.^[15][16] He continued to play Mr. Smee when Peter and the Starcatcher transferred off-Broadway to the New World Stages in 2013.^[16]

Later in 2013, Del Aguila played Anthony Dull in the Public Theater's rock musical adaptation of Love's Labour's Lost as part of Shakespeare in the Park.^[17]

He performed multiple roles in the Encores! staged concert rendition of Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, the first collaboration between composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman.^[18] Del Aguila also recorded the cast album, which was the first official recording of the 1979 musical.^[18]

Del Aguila originated the role of Oaken in the musical adaptation of Disney's Frozen, and played the role from 2018 to 2020.^[3]

In March 2022, it was announced that Del Aguila was cast as Osgood Fielding III in a workshop for the musical Some Like it Hot, based on the 1959 film of the same name.^[19] Some Like it Hot opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on December 11, 2022.^[20] The character of Osgood was expanded upon in the stage version, where he is revealed to be half Mexican, baptized Pedro Francisco Alvarez. For his performance as Osgood/Pedro, Del Aguila was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical.^[2]

In 2024, Del Aguila played Actor A in David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face on Broadway^[3] and was a replacement Mr. Mushnik in the off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.^[21]

Del Aguila voiced the character Baxter in the second season of the adult animated black comedy series Hazbin Hotel, which was released in 2025.^[4]

In 2026, it was announced that Del Aguila was to star in a new musical, Basura, under a creative team led by Michael Greif, Karen Zacarías, and Alex Lacamoire.^[22] Basura is scheduled to make its out-of-town debut on May 30, 2026 at the Coca-Cola Stage in Atlanta.^[22]