We sunk our teeth into ‘Teeth’ and talked to cast member Andy Karl
“Teeth,” a new musical by Tony-award winner Michael R. Jackson and Anna K. Jacobs, based on the cult 2007 horror film, is now playing at New World Stages following an incredibly well-received run earlier this year at Playwrights’ Horizons.Last week, The Post caught up with one of the stars of “Teeth,” Tony nominee and Olivier Award winner Andy Karl, who joined “Teeth” for its second NYC run.
At all shows, he plays three (!) parts, each of which is guaranteed to make your skin crawl.“I’ve never done anything quite like it, which is great for an actor, but also just feels very special to do a show that is like some people have never seen before,” Karl said.
In the production, Karl portrays Pastor O’Keefe, the stepfather of the musical’s protagonist Dawn (played by Alyse Alan Louis, who Karl notes is “just incredible” and “wonderful to watch”) and also plays a heinous gynecologist (who shows shades of the dentist from “Little Shop of Horrors”) as well as an incel-coded Truthseeker.Plus, in case you didn’t think he was busy enough, the 50-year-old also serves as the Australian voice of the ominous Godfather.Since “Teeth” is a cult film, diehards have certain expectations of the adaptation.
Karl says he revisited the movie before he started rehearsals to know what a true fan may be thinking coming into the production.“They have a certain amount of expectations of what the basic idea of the show is,” he said. “What I believe Michael R.
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