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.Mark Jacoby, Goodman Theatre, 2001 and Mark Jacoby Theatre Credits, BroadwayWorld, accessed August 19, 2013
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 +YearTitleRoleNotes2006The Night ListenerMale Realtor2013The Scene: An Exploration of Music in TorontoDocumentary2017The PostWarren Burger2019The AssistantDadVoice
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1987The Smithsonian Salutes Disney MusicSingerTelevision film1997–2002Law & OrderMr. Milford / Douglas Stark / Ryan3 episodes2002EdMoustache GuyEpisode: "Things To Do Today"2003, 2016Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJudge Stephen Kerry / Phillip Dutton2 episodes2008As the World TurnsTrip BakerEpisode #1.131952015ElementaryLawyerEpisode: "All My Exes Live in Essex"2017The BlacklistJohn TadsenEpisode: "The Apothecary (No. 59)"2017Madam SecretaryJacob BarkerEpisode: "Minefield"2018The Good FightNews Panel CommentatorEpisode: "Day 415"2019The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselProfessor LermanEpisode: "Marvelous Radio"2021DopesickHershel JickEpisode: "Pseudo-Addiction"2022MikeVince FullerEpisode: "Desiree"
Stage credits +YearTitleRoleNotes1973The Student PrinceEnsembleu/s Prince Karl Franz, DetlefUS National Tour1978BrigadoonTommy AlbrightCarousel Dinner Theater1979ShenandoahJacob AndersonPaper Mill Playhouse1979-1980The Student PrincePrince Karl FranzDarien Dinner Theatre1980CarouselBilly BigelowCoachlight Dinner Theatre1980-1981Show BoatGaylord RavenalDarien Dinner Theatre1982Guys and DollsSky MastersonMelody Top Theatre1983Oliver!Bill SikesHeinz HallShow BoatGaylord RavenalThe Pirates of PenzanceThe Pirate KingSouth PacificLt. Joseph Cable, USMCBrunswick Music Theatre1984Show BoatGaylord RavenalNorth Shore Music Theatre1985EvitaCheCandlelight Dinner PlayhouseSweet CharityVittorio VidalOrpheum Theatre1986-1987Minskoff Theatre, Broadway1987US National Tour1988The Mystery of Edwin DroodMr. Clive Paget / John Jasper1988-1989My Fair LadyProfessor Henry HigginsAn Evening Dinner Theatre1989The King and IThe King of SiamMaine State Music Theatre1989-1990Grand Hotels/b Colonel Doctor Otternschlags/b General Director Preysings/b Saxonia Millss/b Felix Von GaigernMartin Beck Theatre, BroadwayFelix Von Gaigern1990-1991The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the OperaUS National Tour1991-1993Majestic Theatre, Broadway1993-1994Show BoatGaylord RavenalToronto Centre for the Arts1994-1995Gershwin Theatre, Broadway1996US National Tour1996-1997RagtimeThe FatherToronto Centre for the Arts1997-1999Lyric Theatre, Broadway1999On the Twentieth CenturyOscar JaffeeGoodspeed Opera House1776John DickinsonThe Muny2000You Can't Take It with YouMr. KirbyPittsburgh Public Theater2001A Tale of Two CitiesDoctor ManetteHelen Hayes Performing Arts CenterSouth PacificEmile de BecqueArtparkThe VisitThe MayorGoodman Theatre2002Man of La ManchaThe PadreNational Theatre2002-2003Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway2004Leading LadiesDuncan WooleyCleveland Play House2005-2006Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetJudge TurpinEugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway2006-200742nd StreetJulian MarshWalnut Street Theatre2007A Little Night MusicFredrik EgermanSouth Coast Repertory2008The VisitThe MayorSignature TheatreSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetSweeney ToddWells Fargo PavilionState FairAbel FrakeWalnut Street Theatre2009A Little Night MusicFredrik EgermanWhite Plains Performing Arts Center2010La Cage aux FollesGeorgesMaltz Jupiter TheatreFiddler on the RoofTevyeWalnut Street Theatre2010-2011ElfWalter HobbsAl Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway2011-2012WickedThe Wonderful Wizard of OzUS National Tour2012-2013ElfWalter HobbsAl Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway2013Secondhand LionsHub5th Avenue TheatreElfWalter HobbsSarofim Hall2014How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingJ.B. BiggleyWalnut Street Theatre2016The Hunchback of Notre DameDom Claude FrolloWells Fargo Pavilion2018ParadeOld Confederate Soldier / Judge Leonard RoanRoundabout Theatre Company Workshop2022A Beautiful NoiseNeil Diamond (Now)Emerson Colonial Theatre2022-2023Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway2023RagtimeThe FatherMinskoff Theatre, Broadway2023-2024A Beautiful NoiseNeil Diamond (Now)Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway2025-2026ChessFlorence’s FatherImperial Theatre, BroadwayCulwell-Block, Logan Photos: Chess Celebrates a Game-Changing Broadway Opening Night Playbill, November 17, 2025Gans, Andrew Chess Actor Sean Allan Krill Once Had to Choose Between Jagged Little Pill and Dear Evan Hansen Playbill, January 9, 2026
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.Cutler, Jacqueline. "N.J. actor commands the Broadway stage as Neil Diamond", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 23, 2023. "Mark Jacoby is that rarity — he earns more as an actor than he did as a lawyer. The Maplewood resident stars on Broadway as present-day Neil Diamond in A Beautiful Noise, where he recounts his life to a therapist, played by Linda Powell."
References
External links
Official The Phantom of the Opera site, List of past Phantoms