Andy Karl Tore His ACL During 'Groundhog Day' On Broadway

>> Stephen: HEY, WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY!
MY NEXT GUEST IS NOMINATED FOR A TONY AWARD FOR HIS PERFORMANCE
IN "GROUNDHOG DAY."
PLEASE WELCOME, ANDY KARL!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> SO GOOD.
>> Stephen: WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
NICE TO HAVE YOU ON.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: WE MET BRIEFLY THE OTHER NIGHT.
>> THE MET GALA.
>> Stephen: SUPER SPLASHY AND FANCY.
>> I WANT TO SAY ONE THING I NOTICED WHILE YOU WERE THERE,
THERE IS SO MUCH HUBBUB GOING ON CELEBRITY GALORE.
IT WAS MY FIRST TIME.
>> Stephen: FANCY MODELS AND RIHANNA.
>> BUT THE ONE WOMAN YOU WANTED TO BE WITH WAS YOUR WIFE AND YOU
KEPT CANOODLING WITH HER ALL NIGHT AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO
SEE THAT.
I WAS WITH MY WIFE -- ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: THANK YOU.
YOU JUST GOT ME SERIOUS POINTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DID YOU MEET ANY FUN PEOPLE?
YOU RUN INTO REALLY COOL PEOPLE, TALKING TO ELON MUSK ABOUT
METHANE RECLAMATION SYSTEMS ON MARS OR SOMETHING.
YOU NEVER KNOW.
>> I DID NOT MEET HIM.
I MET HUGH JACKMAN.
THAT WAS COOL.
WOLVERINE!
HE HAD SEEN MY SHOW THE NIGHT BEFORE.
I WAS GLAD I COULD MEET HIM THERE.
HE GAVE ME A WEIRD COMPLIMENT A FRIEND OF HIS TOLD HIM THAT I
LOOK LIKE A COMBINATION OF HIM AND ANDERSON COOPER IF THEY HAD
A LOVE CHILD.
I WAS, LIKE, I WILL TAKE THAT COMPLIMENT!
>> Stephen: YEAH, THAT'S A POWER COUPLE.
>> IT IS.
>> Stephen: WOW!
NOW, YOU'RE CURRENTLY STARRING, AS I SAID, IN "GROUNDHOG DAY" ON
BROADWAY.
HOW'S THAT GOING?
>> IT'S SO GOOD.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
IT'S A GREAT SHOW.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE CURRENTLY STARRING IN "GROUNDHOG DAY" ON
BROADWAY.
HOW'S THA THAT GOING?
>> SO GOOD.
IT'S A GREAT SHOW.
>> Stephen: YOU'RE CURRENTLY STARRING IN --
( APPLAUSE ) BUT HERE'S THE THING, AS IF
PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW.
AS YOU'RE NOMINATED FOR A TONY, BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE, EVERYONE
BLOWN AWAY, BUT MIGHT BE MORE BLOWN AWAY IF THEY KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE WORKING THROUGH.
CAN YOU TELL THE PEOPLE WHAT HAPPENED THREE DAYS BEFORE
OPENING NIGHT?
>> THREE DAYS BEFORE OPENING NIGHT, I'LL TRY TO MAKE A LONG
STORY SHORT -- >> Stephen: YOU'RE ALL OVER
THE SET, JUMPING, FLIPPING -- >> I'M PRETTY MUCH ON THE ENTIRE
SHOW, RUNNING AROUND AS PHIL CONNERS, THE WEATHER MAN WHO'S
STUCK IN TIME.
IT'S A VERY ACTIVE SHOW AND ONE PART OF THE SHOW TOWARDS THE END
WHERE I'M RUNNING AROUND SAVING EVERYBODY'S LIFE.
I'VE LEARNED MY LESSON AND SAVING EVERYBODY'S DAY, CATCHING
CATS FALLING FROM TREES AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
RUNNING FROM STAGE LEFT TO RIGHT.
LAST PART OF THE NUMBER, FULL TILT, LEAPFROGGING OVER
SOMEBODY, LANDING -- CATCHING A WOMAN FALLING OFF A LADDER THEN
CATCHING A CAT FALLING OUT OF A TREE.
SO I DIDN'T GET THE CATCHING PART BECAUSE AFTER THE LEAPFROG
MY ACL JUST, LIKE, RIPPED.
MY KNEE DID THIS.
I WENT DOWN AND I'M CRAWLING OFF THE STAGE SOBBING AND SAD.
THIS HAS A REALLY GOOD ENDING, AT LEAST.
>> Stephen: THIS IS NOT THE SORT OF THING YOU CAN HIDE FROM
THE AUDIENCE.
>> NO, WE HAD TO STOP THE SHOW.
THEY ASKED FOR A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE.
I NEVER THAW I WOULD HEAR THAT.
>> Stephen: LITERALLY?
OVER THE LOUD SPEAKER?
>> YEAH, A PEDIATRICIAN CAME BACK AND IT WAS AS CLOSE AS WE
COULD GET.
I SENT EVERYBODY AWAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO SING THE LAST SONG OF
THE SHOW FOR THE AUDIENCE BECAUSE WE WERE SO CLOSE TO THE
END.
THE LAST SONG IS A BRILLIANT SONG BY OUR COMPOSER CALLED
"SEEING YOU," ABOUT PHIL'S JOURNEY AROUND THE SHOW AND HE'S
LEARNED HIS LESSON AND SEES EVERYBODY AROUND HIM MAKES HIM
BETTER.
I HAVE A HARD TIME TALKING ABOUT IT, WHEN I CAME BACK OUT, I GOT
SUCH LOVE, THEY APPLAUDED ME GOING OUT THERE AND I SANG IT
FOR THEM.
IT'S ONE OF THE BEST AND WORST THEATER EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE.
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: AND THE SHOW MUST
GO ON.
THAT'S A REAL TROOPER.
>> THE SHOW MUST GO ON.
I LEARNED THAT A LONG TIME AGO IN THEATER AND IT'S PROVING IT
NOW.
>> Stephen: I'M GUESSING THE GUY, WHOEVER IT CAME UP WITH THE
PHRASE "THE SHOW MUST GO ON," HAD NOT JUST TORN HIS ACL.
>> HE HAD A HANGNAIL OR SOMETHING.
>> Stephen:.
>> Stephen: THE FLU OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> (COUGHING) THE SHOW MUST GO ON.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DO YOU SPECIALIZE
IN DOING MUSICAL VERSIONS OF MOVIES?
I COULD SEE YOU IN FAST AND FURIOUS THE MUSICAL.
>> BROADWAY DRIFT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: IS IT SORT OF HARD
TO FULFILL THE EXPECTATION OF THE AUDIENCE WHO SAID, I SAW
THIS MOVIE, THAT'S NOT PHIL CONNERS?
>> WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THE SHOW, IT'S A WORK OF ART.
IT'S SO GOOD HOW THEY DECONSTRUCT IT.
WHEN YOU'RE TURNING A MUSICAL INTO A MOVIE, YOU REALLY HAVE TO
TEAR IT APART AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN BECAUSE YOU'RE
ADDING MUSIC YOU DON'T NORMALLY GET.
WE MADE OTHER CHARACTERS SING THAT YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT.
SO WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS JUST BRILLIANT AND IT'S GENIUS TO
LOOK AT AND LISTEN TO AND DANNY RUBEN WHO WROTE THE ORIGINAL
SCRIPTS WITH HAROLD RAY MUSE IS THE SCRIPT WRITER FOR THIS SHOW
AND YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS AND WILL LOVE IT.
>> Stephen: "GROUNDHOG DAY" IS AT THE AUGUST WILSON THEATER.
ANDY KARL, EVERYBODY.

Andy Karl Tore His ACL During 'Groundhog Day' On Broadway

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