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Eric Thomas Johnson is an award-winning composer whose works have premiered in cities across the United States and abroad. His most recent work was the musical dark comedy, The Hills Are Alive!, which he co-wrote with Frankie Johnson, last seen at the 2013 New York Musical Theatre Festival. He has received the Anna Sosenko Assist Trust grant and a Bronx Council on the Arts (NYSCA) grant for his work, and he was winner of the 2006 Emil Beyer NFMC National Composition Competition for Best Song Cycle ("Lieder der Geliebte"). He has also written music for plays, including The Barber of Seville, Aristophanes' Frogs, and Dracula (upcoming Fall 2014).

As a music director, his credits include: Chicago, Into the Woods, The Wiz (AUDELCO Award nominee for "Outstanding Musical Direction"), The Drowsy Chaperone, Avenue Q, Forty-Second Street, Bye Bye Birdie, Closer Than Ever, The Cradle Will Rock, The Last Five Years, Little Shop of Horrors, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and The Hills Are Alive!, among others. As a pianist, he frequently performs in cabarets and concerts in and around NYC and accompanies auditions, classes, rehearsals, etc.

He is a member of the faculty at the Primary Stages Einhorn School of Performing Arts in NYC and a music director and accompanist at the Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn. He holds a Masters Degree in Music from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, a Bachelors Degree in Music from Vanderbilt University and a diploma with concentration in piano from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

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Julia Murney-Helmed YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN & More Set for The Sharon Playhouse 2024 Season


The Sharon Playhouse has revealed its lineup of shows for the 2024 season. Tickets go on sale January 19th.

BWW Review: NUNSENSE at Sharon Playhouse


On Friday, August 30, 2019, I had the pleasure of seeing the musical comedy NUNSENSE at the Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, CT.  With book, music, and lyrics by Dan Goggin, this show provides entertainment enjoyed by the audience from start to finish.  Director and choreographer Teri Gibson brings out the best in this talented cast of five actresses.

NUNSENSE Comes to Sharon Playhouse


Celebrating it's 60thAnniversary of presenting top quality entertainment, Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, CT under the management of Artistic Director Alan M-L Wager and Managing Director Robert Levinstein, announces the casting and creative team for Dan Goggin's Off-Broadway hit musical comedy, NUNSENSE.

Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of CRAZY FOR YOU at Sharon Playhouse


Sharon Playhouse presents Crazy For You! Check out photos from opening night!

BWW Review: CRAZY FOR YOU at Sharon Playhouse


On Saturday, June 22, I had the pleasure of seeing a phenomenal performance of CRAZY FOR YOU, the musical, at the Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, CT. With book by Ken Ludwig, music by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin this musical romantic comedy kept the audience entertained from start to finish1 With amazing acting, singing, dancing, musicianship, and a detailed mobile set, who could ask for anything more?

Sharon Playhouse Announces 2019 60th Anniversary Season!


Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, CT under the management of Artistic Director Alan M-L Wager and Managing Director Robert Levinstein, announces the casting and creative teams for its 2019 60th Anniversary mainstage summer season.

Solo Show I'M JUST KIDNEYING Comes to Frigid Fringe Festival


Does the singular act of donating a kidney make you a hero? Amanda has a certificate dedicated to her heroism but she's uncomfortable with that label. On the other hand! She loves the attention being a hero provides her so she wrote a solo show about all the containers of pee she had to carry on the subway. I'm Just Kidneying takes a whimsical look into the process of living kidney donation and pokes holes into the idea of what it takes to be "hero material." 

THE BITCHES GO UNDERGROUND Returns To The PIT


The Bitches (Hannah Jane Ginsberg and Alexander Price) return to The PIT for the fifth sold-out month in a row!

THE BITCHES GO UNDERGROUND Returns To The PIT


The Bitches (Hannah Jane Ginsberg and Alexander Price) return to The PIT for the fifth sold-out month in a row!

BWW Review: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Sharon Playhouse


Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie) and Carter Calvert portray Louise Seger and Patsy Cline, respectively, in the Ted Swindley comedic musical entitled ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE, which is based on a true story that has humor that can be appreciated both by major Patsy Cline fans and people who never heard of her. I highly recommend this comedy.

Rex Smith, Alison Arngrim, Paul Kreppel and More Head to Sharon Playhouse for Summer Season


Sharon Playhousein Sharon, CT under the new management team of Artistic Director Alan M-L Wager and Managing Director Robert Levinstein, announced today the complete casting and creative teams for its 2018 mainstage summer season.

The PIT Offers Encore Performance of FRANKIE AND SARAH'S GONE WITH THE WIND FEVER DREA Tonight


The Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT) Melodion Theatre present an encore performance of Frankie and Sarah's Gone with the Wind Fever Dream. This added performance will take place tonight, January 24 at 9:30pm at The Peoples Improv Theater, 123 E. 24th St, New York, NY 10010. Tickets are $10.

The PIT to Offer Encore Performance of FRANKIE AND SARAH'S GONE WITH THE WIND FEVER DREAM, 1/24


The Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT) Melodion Theatre present an encore performance of Frankie and Sarah's Gone with the Wind Fever Dream. This added performance will take place January 24 at 9:30pm at The Peoples Improv Theater, 123 E. 24th St, New York, NY 10010. Tickets are $10.

FRANKIE AND SARAH'S GONE WITH THE WIND FEVER DREAM Begins Tonight at The PIT


The Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT) Melodion Theatre present Frankie and Sarah's Gone with the Wind Fever Dream. The first performance will take place tonight, December 17 at 7pm at The Peoples Improv Theater, 123 E. 24th St, New York, NY 10010. Tickets are $5.

FRANKIE AND SARAH'S GONE WITH THE WIND FEVER DREAM Begins 12/17 at The PIT


The Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT) Melodion Theatre present Frankie and Sarah's Gone with the Wind Fever Dream. The first performance will take place December 17 at 7pm at The Peoples Improv Theater, 123 E. 24th St, New York, NY 10010. Tickets are $5.

WPPAC Conservatory Theatre to Present AVENUE Q, 11/15-17


The Tony Award winning team behind Broadway's Avenue Q brings you this side-splitting, slightly-more-appropriate version of the hit musical comedy performed by advanced Conservatory Theatre students. With its signature puppetry, rude humor and brilliant music, Avenue Q: School Edition is sure to be fun that (most of) the family can enjoy!*

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE! to Play Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre as Part of NYMF, 7/25-26


The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and Melodion Theatre present The Hills Are Alive!. Performances will take place from July 25 through July 26 at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd Street. Official Opening is set for July 25.

NYMF Announces Special Events and Concerts, Including Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live, Natalie Joy Johnson and More


The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the lineup of special events, concerts, student productions, and free developmental readings for its 10th annual festival. The festival also announced three additional full productions. This year's Festival will begin July 8th and continue through July 28th.

Cortland Rep Nominated for 8 Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards, Ceremony Tonight, 5/20


Cortland Repertory Theatre has received a record-breaking eight nominations for the 2011 Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in Central New York theatre. Hosted by the Syracuse New Times, the SALT Awards focus primarily on community theatre groups in Syracuse, but also recognizes regional summer theatres in their own categories.

Cortland Rep Nominated for Eight Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards


Cortland Repertory Theatre has received a record-breaking eight nominations for the 2011 Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in Central New York theatre. Hosted by the Syracuse New Times, the SALT Awards focus primarily on community theatre groups in Syracuse, but also recognizes regional summer theatres in their own categories.

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