Awards & Recognition
| Lucille Lortel Award -- Outstanding Musical |
Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future |
2019 |
| Jonathan Larson Grant for Emerging Musical Theater Writers |
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2018 |
| New York Times Best Theater of 2018 List |
Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future |
2018 |
| Lortel Nomination -- Oustanding Lead Actor In A Musical |
Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future |
2019 |
| Drama Desk Nomination -- Oustanding Musical |
Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future |
2019 |
| Drama Desk Nomination -- Oustanding Music |
Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future |
2019 |
| Drama Desk Nomination -- Oustanding Lyrics |
Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future |
2019 |
| Drama Desk Nomination -- Oustanding Book of a Musical |
Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future |
2019 |
| Drama Desk Nomination -- Oustanding Lead Actor In A Musical |
Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future |
2019 |
| Drama League Nomination -- Oustanding Prodution Of A Musical |
Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future |
2019 |
Acting: Theater
| Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future |
Dir. Jordan Fein |
Ars Nova |
| Folk Wandering |
Dir. Andrew Neisler, By Jaclyn Backhaus & Co. |
Pipeline Theatre Company |
| harunalee's Memory Retrograde |
Dir. Andrew Scoville |
The Public Theatre's Under The Radar Festival |
| The Skin Of Our Teeth |
Dir. Arin Arbus |
Theatre For A New Audience |
| Futurity |
Dir. Sarah Benson, By César Alvarez |
Ars Nova & SoHo Rep |
| Bull's Hollow Part II: The Princess Alaska |
Dir. Andrew Neisler, By Jaclyn Backhaus |
Ars Nova |
| There's A House (workshop) |
Dir. Carolyn Cantor, By Shaina Taub/Kim Rosenstock |
Vineyard Arts Project, York |
| STEREOPHONIC (workshop) |
Dir. Daniel Aukin, By David Adjmi |
2nd Stage, Center Theatre Group |
| Beardo (workshop) |
Dir. Ellie Heyman, By Jason Craig/Dave Malloy |
Pipeline Theater Co |
| War Lesbian |
Dir. Jordan Fein, by Haruna Lee/Katie Hathaway |
Dixon Place |
| Comfort Dogs: Live From The Pink House |
Writ./Dir. William Burke |
JACK |
BYUIOO |
Dir. Andrew Neisler, By Nate Weida |
Pipeline Theater Co |
Boats, And |
Dir. Andrew Neisler, By Nate Weida, Andrew Farmer |
Ars Nova |
| Dracula (Van Helsing) |
Dir. Jordan Fein, By Steve Lawson |
Williamstown Theatre Festival |
| Troika |
Writ./Dir. Haruna Lee |
The Bushwick Starr |
| Plum de Force |
Writ./Dir. Haruna Lee |
The Bushwick Starr |
| Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden |
Dir. Tyne Rafaeli |
Williamstown Theatre Festival Workshop |
| Obscene |
Dir. Tina Shepard |
HERE/The Talking Band |
| Political Subversities |
Dir. Andrew Neisler, Annie Tippe |
Joe's Pub, Ars Nova, The PIT, UCBT |
| The Reality Show |
Dir. Elizabeth Swados |
The Skirball Center |
| The Three Seagulls |
Dir. John Kurzynowski, By Jaclyn Backhaus |
HERE/Theater Reconstruction Ensemble |
Set In The Living Room of a Small Town American Play |
Dir. John Kurzynowski, By Jaclyn Backhaus |
Theater Reconstruction Ensemble |
| Drums on the Dam |
Dir. Kevin Kuhlke |
The I.C.A. - London |
| Confessions of a Cockroach |
Dir. Ralph Lee |
Mettawee River Theatre Company |
| MacBeth (Donalbain/Dr.) |
Dir. Dakota Rose |
The Connelly |
Acting: Film/Web/TV
| Girls5Eva |
Declan |
Peacock |
| Dash & Lilly |
Guy |
Netflix |
| Friday Afternoon (indie feature) |
Jacob (lead) |
Dir. Paige Campbell |
The Impossibilities (web series) |
Tom (2 eps) |
Dir. Anna Kerrigan |
| Straight Outta Tompkins (indie feature) |
Matt (supporting) |
Dir. Zephyr Benson |
| Addiction to Payne (indie feature) |
Roger (supporting) |
Dir. K.A. Reinfried |
| But Not For Me (indie feature) |
Vince (supporting) |
Dir. Ryan Carmichael |
| Their First Mistake (short film) |
Andrew (ensemble) |
Dir. Remi Coin |
| Monomyth (short film) |
Harry (supporting) |
Dir. Sam Cooke |
| Life in Stand (short film) |
Luke (lead) |
Dir. Meghan Hernandez |
| Hotel Reject (web series) |
Asst. Manager (Guest Star episode 3) |
Dir. Andrew Rhymer |
Comedy
Training
| BFA : Tisch School of the Arts : Experimental Theatre Wing
Acting: Terry Knickerbocker, Brooke O'Hara, Kevin Kuhlke, Sophie Amieva, Tina Shepard, Catherine Coray, Raina Von Waldenberg, Rosemary Quinn
Movement: Mary Overlie, Paul Langland, KJ Holmes, Annie-B Parson
Voice: Jonathan Hart & Richard Armstrong (Roy Hart extended technique), Lisa Sokolov, Cecil MacKinnon
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| Improv Comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre |
| International Theatre Workshop in Amsterdam NYU Tisch (2 month intensive) |
| Children's Theater & Experimental Musical Theatre w/Elizabeth Swados |
| Williamstown Theater Festival Non Equity Co. and Apprentice Program |
Special Skills
| guitar. basic piano. tenor banjo. ukulele. singing. puppetry. song-writing. comedy. driving. swimming. puppet building. light hanging. bike riding. |
About
Andrew R. Butler is a composer, writer, and performer based in Brooklyn, NY and hailing from the Florida Panhandle. His sci-fi folk musical Rags Parkland Sings The Songs Of The Future (Ars Nova) won the 2019 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding New Musical, made the New York Times' Best Theater of 2018, and was nominated for 9 Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Musical, Book, Lyrics, and Music. The show's cast album is out now from Broadway Records. In 2018, Andrew (and his frequent collaborator Andrew Famer) received The Jonathan Larson Grant for emerging musical writers. Andrew is one-tenth of the composer/lyricist team for Jacklyn Backhaus's Folk Wandering, premiered by Pipeline Theatre Co. in 2018. Andrew's work has been developed at Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Yale Institute for Music Theatre, The Civilians, Ars Nova, Dixon Place, Fresh Ground Pepper, American Music Theatre Project, and the Polyphone Festival.
His four musicals with playwright Andrew Farmer include the Floridian folk tale Finn The Fearless; the southern gothic Blessing; an adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (TheatreWorksUSA commission); and the episodic musical travelogue American Cryptids. He is composer/lyricist for Anna Kerrigan's The Dixon Family Album; co-writer/performer for Political Subversities (Joe's Pub); co-founder of experimental theatre company harunalee (Ars Nova's Makers Lab; The Public's Under The Radar Festival; LaMama; Bushwick Starr). As an actor Andrew has performed Off-Broadway in Ars Nova/Soho Rep's Lortel winning production of César Alvarez' FUTURITY; in Theatre For A New Audience's Obie winning production of The Skin Of Our Teeth; and in the work of playwrights and companies including Jacklyn Backhaus, Shaina Taub, The Talking Band, Haruna Lee, William Burke, The Mettawee River Theatre Co., On The Rocks Theatre Co., Dave McGee, Nate Weida, and many more. Andrew holds a BFA in Drama from NYU's Experimental Theatre Wing.