Things are getting wild off-Broadway – and we couldn’t be more excited.
“Teeth,” a new musical Tony-award winner Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Based on Jacobs’ iconic 2007 horror film, now playing here New World Forum Following an incredibly well-received performance at Playwrights Horizons earlier this year.
Last week, The Post met with one of the stars of “Teeth,” Tony nominee and Olivier Award winner Andy Karl, who joins “Teeth” for its second NYC run. In all shows, he plays three (!) parts, each of which is guaranteed to make your skin crawl.
Carl said, “I’ve never done anything like this, which is great for an actor, but it also feels very special to do a show that some people have never seen before.”
In the production, Carl plays Pastor O’Keefe, stepfather to the musical’s protagonist Don (played by Elise Allen Lewis, whom Carl considers “incredible” and “wonderful to watch”) and a lewd gynecologist ( Who Shows Shades) also plays the role of a dentist from “Shop of Horrors”) as well as an incel-coded truthseeker.
Plus, if you didn’t think he was busy enough, the 50-year-old also serves as the Australian voice of the unlucky Godfather.
Since “Teeth” is a cult film, fanatics have certain expectations from its adaptation. Carl says that before starting rehearsals he re-watched the film to get an idea of what a true fan would be thinking coming into the production.
“They have certain expectations about what the core idea of the show is,” he said. “I am Michael R. Jackson, Anna K. I believe in Jacob, our director Sarah Benson and our choreographer Raja [Feather Kelly] Excerpts from the film were upvoted. It definitely has its own voice in the end. There are things in it that are dealing with idealism. “This takes it one step further.”
Carl is no stranger to film-to-stage adaptations; he has acted “Legally Blonde,” “Saturday night Fever,” “9 to 5,” “On the Twentieth Century,” and “the wedding Singer,” In addition to playing lead roles as Rocky Balboa in “Rocky”, Phil Connors in “Groundhog Day”, and “Beautiful woman,” As Edward Lewis.
He thought, “I think one of the best things you can do to transfer any film to the stage is to reach beyond what the film is saying and go one step further, and I think That they really do it visually and thematically as well.”
“Teeth” also occupies a unique position as a horror film being adapted into a self-proclaimed musical comedy, and its balance was something Carl questioned when he was offered (four) roles. Was offered.
“The great thing about this show is that it has so many lines,” he said. “We have a lot of funny moments and uplifting moments in this show, but there’s also – as any good horror movie does, something that examines humanity and reflects it back.”
Carl further elaborated on the show’s themes: “It has themes about idealism and religion and sexual repression and women and men, but it also has this camp and this horror about it, which really puts it into the fantasy realm. Takes me in.”
As someone who doesn’t really play villains, Carl says it’s fun to play a villain, “but you always have to have the understanding that this character believes strongly in what he believes in.” Does.”
“I think when we started rehearsals, I was a little critical because I wanted to know why anyone would say the things that pastors say, why would a gynecologist do what he does?” He remembered. “I wanted to know. I wanted to find some kind of history with her and find out what the back story was.
So, what’s keeping the horror in a “horror comedy”? Why, blood, of course!
Carl explained, “We do a lot of gory, amazing SFX with a lot of gore.” “If they’re lucky the first two rows of spectators, with their ponchos on, end up covered in blood.”
When Carl was asked why people should go see “Teeth,” he said, “I think fans of horror films will be pleasantly surprised and happy to find everything they needed.” “But I think theater fans who understand the story will find a great story told in a very unique way.”
“It’s really exciting,” he said afterward. “I really believe in “Teeth”.
But what attracted Carl to the show, which he initially described as “wild, terrifying and hilarious,” without spoiling the ending, How Each of his characters ends the show – so you’ll just have to see for yourself how the priest is taught his lesson.
The musical comedy is running at New World Stage from now until January 19, 2025.
This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.
“Teeth” Broadway Schedule
You can catch up for the next two months “Teeth” at the feet of the New World.,
However, the show doesn’t follow your standard Tuesday to Sunday Broadway schedule every week.
Based on our findings, the Off-Broadway “Teeth” runs Wednesday through Monday, being dark on Tuesday.
Then, some weeks, there are Tuesday shows. Sometimes, they take Thursday off. Matinees generally start at 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Basically, the biggest thing we have is that if you want to see “Teeth” live, you should study the schedule.
To take a closer look, you can See the entire “Teeth” schedule here,
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