# Mark Jacoby

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 and Ragtime, among others. He has also performed widely in national tours, regional theatre and Off-Broadway.

## Career

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. Jacoby later appeared in the revivals of Grand Hotel, Show Boat, Man of La Mancha, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. 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. 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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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" |

## Stage credits

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 |
| 1983 | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal | Heinz Hall |
| 1983 | The Pirates of Penzance | The Pirate King | Heinz Hall |
| 1983 | South Pacific | Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC | Brunswick Music Theatre |
| 1984 | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal | North Shore Music Theatre |
| 1985 | Evita | Che | Candlelight Dinner Playhouse |
| 1985 | Sweet Charity | Vittorio Vidal | Orpheum Theatre |
| 1986-1987 | Sweet Charity | Vittorio Vidal | Minskoff Theatre, Broadway |
| 1987 | Sweet Charity | Vittorio Vidal | US National Tour |
| 1988 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Mr. Clive Paget / John Jasper | US National Tour |
| 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 |
| 1989-1990 | Grand Hotel | Felix Von Gaigern | Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway |
| 1990-1991 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom of the Opera | US National Tour |
| 1991-1993 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom of the Opera | Majestic Theatre, Broadway |
| 1993-1994 | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal | Toronto Centre for the Arts |
| 1994-1995 | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal | Gershwin Theatre, Broadway |
| 1996 | Show Boat | Gaylord Ravenal | US National Tour |
| 1996-1997 | Ragtime | The Father | Toronto Centre for the Arts |
| 1997-1999 | Ragtime | The Father | Lyric Theatre, Broadway |
| 1999 | On the Twentieth Century | Oscar Jaffee | Goodspeed Opera House |
| 1999 | 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 |
| 2001 | South Pacific | Emile de Becque | Artpark |
| 2001 | The Visit | The Mayor | Goodman Theatre |
| 2002 | Man of La Mancha | The Padre | National Theatre |
| 2002-2003 | Man of La Mancha | The Padre | 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 |
| 2008 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | Wells Fargo Pavilion |
| 2008 | 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 |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2013 | 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 | A Beautiful Noise | Neil Diamond (Now) | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway |
| 2023 | Ragtime | The Father | Minskoff Theatre, Broadway |
| 2023-2024 | A Beautiful Noise | Neil Diamond (Now) | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway |

## Personal life

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.