External links
- Mark Jacoby at the Internet Broadway Database
- Mark Jacoby at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
- Mark Jacoby at IMDb
- Official The Phantom of the Opera site, List of past Phantoms
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Mark Jacoby | |
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| Born | May 21, 1947 Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Known for | Ragtime The Phantom of the Opera A Beautiful Noise |
Mark Jacoby (born May 21, 1947) is an American musical theatre performer who has had leading roles on Broadway in Show Boat , The Phantom of the Opera , Sweet Charity , Ragtime , and A Beautiful Noise , among others. He has also performed widely in national tours, regional theatre and Off-Broadway. [1]
On Broadway, Jacoby appeared in the revival of Sweet Charity from 1986 to 1987. He portrayed The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera from 1991 to 1993. [2] Jacoby later appeared in the revivals of Grand Hotel, Show Boat , Man of La Mancha , and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. [3] For his role in Show Boat, he was nominated for a Tony Award in 1994. Jacoby acted in the original productions of Elf: The Musical and Ragtime and portrayed The Wizard of Oz in the touring production of Wicked. In 2022, Jacoby started playing Neil Diamond (Now) in the new musical A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical . [4] In 2023, he reprised his role of the Father in Ragtime in a concert version.
Jacoby has appeared in episodes of Law & Order , As the World Turns , The Blacklist , and others. Jacoby portrayed Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in the 2017 film The Post and Hershel Jick in the 2021 miniseries Dopesick.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | The Night Listener | Male Realtor | |
| 2013 | The Scene: An Exploration of Music in Toronto | — | Documentary |
| 2017 | The Post | Warren Burger | |
| 2019 | The Assistant | Dad | Voice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | The Smithsonian Salutes Disney Music | Singer | Television film |
| 1997–2002 | Law & Order | Mr. Milford / Douglas Stark / Ryan | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Ed | Moustache Guy | Episode: "Things To Do Today" |
| 2003, 2016 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Judge Stephen Kerry / Phillip Dutton | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | As the World Turns | Trip Baker | Episode #1.13195 |
| 2015 | Elementary | Lawyer | Episode: "All My Exes Live in Essex" |
| 2017 | The Blacklist | John Tadsen | Episode: "The Apothecary (No. 59)" |
| 2017 | Madam Secretary | Jacob Barker | Episode: "Minefield" |
| 2018 | The Good Fight | News Panel Commentator | Episode: "Day 415" |
| 2019 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Professor Lerman | Episode: "Marvelous Radio" |
| 2021 | Dopesick | Hershel Jick | Episode: "Pseudo-Addiction" |
| 2022 | Mike | Vince Fuller | Episode: "Desiree" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1973 | The Student Prince | Ensemble u/s Prince Karl Franz, Detlef | US National Tour |
| 1978 | Brigadoon | Tommy Albright | Carousel Dinner Theater |
| 1979 | Shenandoah | Jacob Anderson | Paper Mill Playhouse |
| 1979-1980 | The Student Prince | Prince Karl Franz | Darien Dinner Theatre |
| 1980 | Carousel | Billy Bigelow | Coachlight Dinner Theatre |
| 1980-1981 | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal | Darien Dinner Theatre |
| 1982 | Guys and Dolls | Sky Masterson | Melody Top Theatre |
| 1983 | Oliver! | Bill Sikes | Heinz Hall |
| Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal | ||
| The Pirates of Penzance | The Pirate King | ||
| South Pacific | Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC | Brunswick Music Theatre | |
| 1984 | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal | North Shore Music Theatre |
| 1985 | Evita | Che | Candlelight Dinner Playhouse |
| Sweet Charity | Vittorio Vidal | Orpheum Theatre | |
| 1986-1987 | Minskoff Theatre, Broadway | ||
| 1987 | US National Tour | ||
| 1988 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Mr. Clive Paget / John Jasper | |
| 1988-1989 | My Fair Lady | Professor Henry Higgins | An Evening Dinner Theatre |
| 1989 | The King and I | The King of Siam | Maine State Music Theatre |
| 1989-1990 | Grand Hotel | s/b Colonel Doctor Otternschlag s/b General Director Preysing s/b Saxonia Mills s/b Felix Von Gaigern | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway |
| Felix Von Gaigern | |||
| 1990-1991 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom of the Opera | US National Tour |
| 1991-1993 | Majestic Theatre, Broadway | ||
| 1993-1994 | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal | Toronto Centre for the Arts |
| 1994-1995 | Gershwin Theatre, Broadway | ||
| 1996 | US National Tour | ||
| 1996-1997 | Ragtime | The Father | Toronto Centre for the Arts |
| 1997-1999 | Lyric Theatre, Broadway | ||
| 1999 | On the Twentieth Century | Oscar Jaffee | Goodspeed Opera House |
| 1776 | John Dickinson | The Muny | |
| 2000 | You Can't Take It with You | Mr. Kirby | Pittsburgh Public Theater |
| 2001 | A Tale of Two Cities | Doctor Manette | Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center |
| South Pacific | Emile de Becque | Artpark | |
| The Visit | The Mayor | Goodman Theatre | |
| 2002 | Man of La Mancha | The Padre | National Theatre |
| 2002-2003 | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway | ||
| 2004 | Leading Ladies | Duncan Wooley | Cleveland Play House |
| 2005-2006 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Judge Turpin | Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway |
| 2006-2007 | 42nd Street | Julian Marsh | Walnut Street Theatre |
| 2007 | A Little Night Music | Fredrik Egerman | South Coast Repertory |
| 2008 | The Visit | The Mayor | Signature Theatre |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | Wells Fargo Pavilion | |
| State Fair | Abel Frake | Walnut Street Theatre | |
| 2009 | A Little Night Music | Fredrik Egerman | White Plains Performing Arts Center |
| 2010 | La Cage aux Folles | Georges | Maltz Jupiter Theatre |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Tevye | Walnut Street Theatre | |
| 2010-2011 | Elf | Walter Hobbs | Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway |
| 2011-2012 | Wicked | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | US National Tour |
| 2012-2013 | Elf | Walter Hobbs | Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway |
| 2013 | Secondhand Lions | Hub | 5th Avenue Theatre |
| Elf | Walter Hobbs | Sarofim Hall | |
| 2014 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | J.B. Biggley | Walnut Street Theatre |
| 2016 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Dom Claude Frollo | Wells Fargo Pavilion |
| 2018 | Parade | Old Confederate Soldier / Judge Leonard Roan | Roundabout Theatre Company Workshop |
| 2022 | A Beautiful Noise | Neil Diamond (Now) | Emerson Colonial Theatre |
| 2022-2023 | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | ||
| 2023 | Ragtime | The Father | Minskoff Theatre, Broadway |
| 2023-2024 | A Beautiful Noise | Neil Diamond (Now) | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway |
After studying voice and theater at East Tennessee State University, Florida State University and Georgia State University, Jacoby earned a degree from St. John's University School of Law, though he never worked full-time as an attorney. He has been a resident of Maplewood, New Jersey. [4]
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