Mark Jacoby
| Mark Jacoby | |
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May 21, 1947 Johnson City, Tennessee |
Mark Jacoby (born May 21, 1947) is an American musical theatre performer. He has achieved fame from his leading roles on Broadway in Show Boat, The Phantom of the Opera and Ragtime, among others. He has also performed widely in national tours, regional theatre and Off-Broadway.[1]
Career
Musical productions
Sweet Charity (Revival)
- Character: Vittorio Vidal
- Dates of Production: April 27, 1986 - March 15, 1987
The Phantom of the Opera (Original)
- Character: Phantom of the Opera
- Held Role: February 22, 1991 - May 24, 1993
- Dates of Production: January 26, 1988–Present
Grand Hotel (Original)
- Characters: Colonel Doctor Otternschlag, Felix Von Gaigern, and General Director Preysing of Saxonia Mills
- Dates of Production: November 12, 1989 - April 25, 1992
Show Boat (Revival)
- Character: Gaylord Ravenal
- Tony Award nominee (1994)
- Dates of Production: October 2, 1994 - January 5, 1997
Ragtime (Original)
- Character: Father
- Dates of Production: January 18, 1998 - January 16, 2000
Man of La Mancha (Revival)
- Character: The Padre
- Dates of Production: December 5, 2002 - August 31, 2003
Sweeney Todd (Revival)
- Character: Judge Turpin
- Orchestral: Trumpet, Orchestra Bells, Percussion
- Held Role: November 3, 2005 - September 3, 2006
- Dates of Production: November 3, 2005 - September 3, 2006
- Note: In the 2005 revival of Sweeney Todd, the performers were also the instrumentalists.
Elf: The Musical (Original)
- Character: Walter Hobbs
- Held Role: November 2, 2010 - January 2, 2011; November 26, 2012 – January 6, 2013[2]
- Dates of Production: November 2, 2010 - January 6, 2013
Wicked (1st National Tour)
- Character: The Wizard of Oz (replacement)
- Held Role: January 26, 2011 - January 2012
- Dates of Production: March 21, 2005 - Present
The Nutty Professor (Nashville tryout)
- Character: multiple
- Dates of Production: July 24, 2012 – August 19, 2012[3]
Discography
Mark Jacoby lent his voice to the release of the cast recordings to some of the musicals he starred in:
- Show Boat - 1994 Revival Cast Recording (Amazon)
- Ragtime - 1998 Original Cast Recording (Amazon)
- Sweeney Todd - 2005 Revival Cast Recording (Amazon)
- Man of La Mancha - 2002 Revival Cast Recording (Amazon)
- ELF: The Musical - 2011 Original Cast Recording (Amazon)
Videography
Television Appearances
- Ed
- Episode: Things to Do Today (2002)
- Character: Moustache Guy
- Ed
- Law & Order
- Episode: Girl Most Likely (2002)
- Character: Mr. Milford
- Law & Order
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Episode: Soulless (2003)
- Character: Phillip Dutton
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
References
- ↑ Mark Jacoby, Goodman Theatre, 2001 and Mark Jacoby Theatre Credits, BroadwayWorld, accessed August 19, 2013
- ↑ Hetrick, Adam. "Beth Leavel and Mark Jacoby Will Return to Broadway's Elf This Christmas", Playbill, September 6, 2012, accessed August 19, 2013
- ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Producers of Nutty Professor Hope to Earn Broadway Tenure for New Marvin Hamlisch-Rupert Holmes Show", Playbill, August 17, 2012, accessed August 19, 2013
External links
- Mark Jacoby at the Internet Broadway Database
- Mark Jacoby at the Internet Movie Database
- Official The Phantom of the Opera site, List of past Phantoms
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