Three-time Tony Award nominee and Olivier Award winner Andy Karl will step into the role of wealthy businessman Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman: The Musical on Broadway, which opens at the Nederlander Theatre August 16 after beginning previews July 20. Karl will appear alongside his wife, fellow Tony nominee Orfeh.
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Karl was last seen on Broadway in a Tony-nominated turn in the musical Groundhog Day (having won an Olivier for the London world premiere); his additional stage credits include On the Twentieth Century, Rocky, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Jersey Boys, and Wicked.
Flip through photos of his stage highlights below:
Andy Karl and Mandy Gonzalez
Andy Karl
Andy Karl, Katie Rose Clark and Rondi Reed
Andy Karl
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Quinn VanAntwerp, Jarrod Spector, Andy Karl and Matt Bogart
Matt Bogart, Jarrod Spector, Quinn VanAntwerp and Andy Karl
Orfeh and Andy Karl in Legally Blonde
Marc Kudisch and Andy Karl
Andy Karl, Gregg Edelman, Jessie Mueller, and Betsy Wolfe in The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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Kiira Schmidt, Andy Karl, Jessie Mueller, Stephanie J. Block and Kyle Coffman
Andy Karl, nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his performance as Rocky Balboa in Rocky
Terence Archie and Andy Karl in Rocky
Photo by Matthew Murphy
Andy Karl
Matthew Murphy
Andy Karl and Kristin Chenoweth in On the Twentieth Century
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Peter Gallagher, Michael McGrath, Kristin Chenoweth, Mark Linn-Baker and Andy Karl in On the Twentieth Century
Kristin Chenoweth and Andy Karl in On the Twentieth Century
Photo by Joan Marcus
Andy Karl
Andy Karl
Nick Cearley and Andy Karl
JD Urban
Andy Karl
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Andy Karl
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Barrett Doss and Andy Karl
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Orfeh and Andy Karl
Orfeh and Andy Karl