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Andy Karl

ActorBorn 1974On stage 1999 to 202215 productions on this page

Andy Karl
Philip Romano

Andy Karl (born August 27, 1974 as Andrew Karl Cesewski) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for performing in musical theatre. He has received several accolades, including a Laurence Olivier Award and a Drama Desk Award as well as nominations for three Tony Awards. He is also known for playing Sgt. Mike Dodds on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 2015 to 2016. Karl made his Broadway debut as a replacement in the musical Saturday Night Fever (1999). He went on to receive three Tony Award nominations for his roles in Rocky (2014), On the Twentieth Century (2015), and Groundhog Day (2017), the latter of which earned him the Olivier Award for his performance in the original Lo…

On stage

15 productions, 23 years
1999
Saturday Night FeverBroadway Minskoff Theatre. Original. Directed by Tony Edge
501 performances
2003
WickedBroadway Gershwin Theatre. Original. Directed by Joe Mantello
8,500 performances
2005
Jersey BoysBroadway August Wilson Theatre. Original. Directed by Des McAnuff
4,642 performances
2005
On the Twentieth CenturyBroadway New Amsterdam Theatre. Revival. Directed by Peter Flynn
1 performance
2006
The Wedding SingerBroadway Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Original. Directed by John Rando
285 performances
2007
Legally BlondeBroadway Palace Theatre. Original
595 performances
2009
9 to 5: The MusicalBroadway Marquis Theatre. Original. Directed by Joe Mantello
148 performances
2012
The Mystery of Edwin DroodBroadway Studio 54. Revival. Directed by Scott Ellis
136 performances
2014
RockyBroadway Winter Garden Theatre. Original. Directed by Alex Timbers
188 performances
2015
On the Twentieth CenturyBroadway Revival
144 performances
2016
My Love Letter to BroadwayBroadway Lunt Fontanne Theatre. Original. Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander
12 performances
2017
Groundhog DayBroadway August Wilson Theatre. Original. Directed by Matthew Warchus
176 performances
2018
Pretty Woman: The MusicalBroadway Nederlander Theatre. Original. Directed by Jerry Mitchell
420 performances
2019
Moulin Rouge! The MusicalBroadway Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Original. Directed by Alex Timbers
1,500 performances
2022
Into the WoodsBroadway St. James Theatre. Revival. Directed by Lear deBessonet
425 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names

Also credited on

1 work

Into the Woods (2022 Revival)

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