Andrew R. Butler

Andrew R. Butler recently starred as Charlie in Stereophonic at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, marking his London stage debut, reprising his role from the acclaimed Broadway production.

An American actor, writer, and composer based in Brooklyn, New York, Andrew hails from the Florida Panhandle. He made his Broadway debut in Stereophonic, earning a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble.

His Off-Broadway credits include: Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future (Ars Nova; Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical; Drama Desk and Lortel Award nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Musical; cast album on Broadway Records); The Skin Of Our Teeth (TFANA), Futurity (Soho Rep/Ars Nova), Folk Wandering (Pipeline), Memory Retrograde (Under the Radar), and Edelweiss (Dixon Place and Ars Nova).

On screen, Andrew’s TV and film work includes Girls5Eva, Helluva Boss, The Impossibilities, and Friday Afternoon.

In 2018, Andrew and collaborator Andrew Farmer received the Jonathan Larson Grant for emerging musical theatre writers. Together, they have created four musicals: Finn The Fearless (a Floridian folk tale), Blessing (a southern gothic piece), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (adapted from Kate DiCamillo’s novel, commissioned by TheatreWorksUSA), and American Cryptids (an episodic musical travelogue). Andrew also composed and wrote lyrics for Anna Kerrigan’s The Dixon Family Album and On The Rocks Theatre Company’s Edelweiss and The Hole Story. He is a co-writer and performer with Political Subversities (Joe’s Pub) and a co-founder of the experimental theatre company harunalee (Ars Nova Makers Lab; Under the Radar Festival; La MaMa; Bushwick Starr).

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