Erik Orton

Who is Erik Orton?

Erik Orton is a New York-based writer and theatre producer. His father was an Air Force officer and his mother a Finnish immigrant. He was raised primarily in West Germany and the suburbs of Washington D.C. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1998 with a degree in Media Music. He and his wife, Emily Orton, have five children together.

Orton's original musical, Berlin the Musical, was performed Off-Off-Broadway in 2003. In 2005, he produced the Off-Broadway musical, The Ark. He is currently producing Children of Eden for Broadway. Orton also penned The Drummings based on the life and times of Irish statesman Daniel O'Connell.

Orton has worked for a variety of Broadway general management and production offices including [ Wasser Associates, Richards/Climan Inc. and The Wolf Trap Center for the Performing Arts. Broadway shows and tours he has helped manage include Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, and Miss Saigon, among others.

Orton has been featured on the cover of Crain's Business New York as well as The New York Times and theatre industry news hub Playbill.com.