His musical Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, co-written with Ben Winters and featuring the songs of Neil Sedaka (arranged by Tom Kitt ), was developed at New York’s Capital Rep and the Actors’ Playhouse in Miami it has since been licensed by Theatrical Rights Worldwide and performed in cities across the globe, from London to Seoul. He also adapted the beloved TV comedy Cheers for a live stage event, which premiered in Boston and was followed by a run in Chicago. It is the winner of the Robert Chesley/Victor Bumbalo Playwriting Award the winner of the Southwest Playwriting Contest a finalist for the 2016 Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference (top 54 scripts out of more than 1,450) a top 10 finalist for the Woodward/Newman Drama Award a semifinalist for the Inkslinger Playwriting Competition and was named runner-up in the Todd McNerney Playwriting Contest, where it was read as part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival’s “Stelle Di Domani” series.Ī member of the American Theatre Wing’s Advisory Board and the selection committee for the Clive Barnes Foundation awards, Erik is also part of the writers’ group at the Musical Theatre Factory, where he is currently developing a musical adaptation of Like A Billion Likes with composer Brad Alexander and lyricist Jill Abramovitz. His latest original play, the darkly comic drama Like a Billion Likes, premiered at Stage West Theatre.
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Erik Forrest Jackson is an award-winning playwright, musical book writer and novelist. He is the recipient of a 2017 residency grant at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, and a full fellowship at the Chulitna Artists Residency for 2018.
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