Playwright/Director Bio:
Nikki MacCallum (writer/actor) is a New York City based standup comic, actress, and musician and has been featured on CBS, VH1, and ABC. Shortly after headlining the Vermont Comedy Festival as a musical comedian, her solo show, Adulting for Idiots won “Best Musical” at the 2023 United Solo Festival. She holds a Bachelor of Music from New York University and has performed at 54 Below, Lincoln Center, and has soloed at Birdland alongside Tony Award winners Donna McKechnie and Jerry Mitchell.
As a standup, she’s a regular at New York Comedy Club, The Grisly pear, and The Tiny Cupboard. As a solo performer, Nikki was one of eight artists worldwide selected for the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Cabaret & Performance Conference under the Musical Direction of John McDaniel (The Rosie O’Donnell Show). As a writer, Nikki’s memoir, Dry Run was released by Auctus Publisher’s in May 2019, shortly after which an audio version was released on Spotify and ApplePodcasts produced by Tony Award winning Lambo Productions LLC. She co-wrote the book to the musical, Matchmaker Matchmaker, I’m Willing to Settle!” with Kelvin Moon Loh, which premiered at the American Reparatory Theatre’s Second Stage, OBERON before transferring to the NYMF Festival in New York. The show went on to have performances at Ars Nova, Merry Go Round Playhouse as part of the PiTCH series, and at NYU.
Kelvin Moon Loh (Director) has performed on Broadway in: Side Show; Beetlejuice; SpongeBob SquarePants; The King And I. “Adulting for Idiots” marks the fourth solo show of MacCallum’s directed by Loh, two of which garnered MAC Award Nominations. The two co-wrote the book to Matchmaker Matchmaker I’m Willing to Settle! A Musical Guide to Internet Dating (Music & Lyrics by Brandon James Gwinn) which premiered at A.R.T.’s Second Stage, OBERON, and went on to have productions at NYMF, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse’s PiTCH, Ars Nova, NYU.
