ERIK LIBERMAN's work has been described by critics as "multifaceted, irreducible, and astonishing" and "a showcase of sheer star power.” Recently cast as young Einstein in Mrs. Einstein by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Kathleen Cahill, Erik assisted legendary TV writer Marco Pennette on Broadway's Tony-winning musical, Death Becomes Her and, after endorsements from Dame Judi Dench, The Royal Shakespeare Company, and YoungArts, was designated an Artist of Exceptional Promise by the U.K. Arts Council, allowing him to live and work as an actor-director in the United Kingdom.
He is best known for originating roles on and Off-Broadway, including The Telephone Guy in "Best Musical" The Band's Visit, opposite Tony-winners Tony Shalhoub and Katrina Lenk (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording); Revlon founder Charles Revson, nemesis of Tony-winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole in War Paint, directed by Michael Greif (Original Cast Recording); Clopin Trouillefou, King of the Gypsies, in Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz's The Hunchback of Notre Dame for Disney (Original Cast Recording), and in Harold Prince's last original musical on Broadway, LoveMusik, by Oscar-winner Alfred Uhry and with Tony-winners Donna Murphy and Michael Cerveris (Original Cast Recording). He has also played leading roles in major revivals, including Motel the Tailor in Fiddler on the Roof, opposite Tony-winner Harvey Fierstein and Oscar-nominees Topol and Theodore Bikel. Liberman was reviewed as "the best Motel I have ever seen, anywhere," prompting Hal Prince to recommended him for his first directing job, helming the 50th anniversary Fiddler celebration at New York's Town Hall with an all-star cast, ranging from the legendary Chita Rivera to Grammy-winner Joshua Bell. Additional revivals include a 25th anniversary production of Sondheim's Into the Woods, opposite original "Little Red," Danielle Ferland, in which he was reviewed as "the perfect Sondheim tenor" and Merrily We Roll Along, for which he received a Helen Hayes Award, Carol Burnett's Hollywood Arms, and The Who's Tommy. Liberman has also played iconic comedian Groucho Marx twice off-Broadway and at The White House, originated roles in onstage adaptations of cult classics Reefer Madness! and Somewhere in Time, and launched his New York career with choreography for the award-winning Mabou Mines Dollhouse, which played off-Broadway twice, toured the world, and was filmed for television.
Liberman has appeared in concerts at Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, Town Hall, Symphony Space, Joe's Pub, 54 Below, Largo at the Coronet, Shakespeare & Co., and more, on the The Beatles Complete on Ukelele album, and is proud to have developed more than 150 new works at venues such as TriBeCa, Sundance Theatre Lab, American Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Vineyard Arts Center, The Actors Studio, The Public Theatre, Second Stage, New York Theatre Workshop, BMI, ASCAP, New Dramatists, and Durango PlayFest, with artists ranging from Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Sally Field, to Moisés Kaufman, Tina Landau, and Pulitzer Prize-winner, Jackie Sibblies Drury.
On television, where Liberman began acting as a child, he developed and guest starred on the musical series finale of Amazon's Transparent, which received a GLAAD Award, on Modern Family, Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger's Vinyl with Ray Romano, A & E's Unforgettable, Get Real with Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eiseinberg, and on Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off series, Angel. On the big screen, he will soon appear as Rabbi Joseph in Our Lives After, and played a junkie in American Dream with Alfred Molina, which debuted in Cannes and received citations at more than 30 major film festivals.
As a writer, Liberman has contributed to periodicals (The New York Times, Huffington Post, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Billboard), books (Wisdom from an Empty Mind, endorsed by Eckhart Tolle, Ram Dass and Louise Hay; Luminous Life, endorsed by Deepak Chopra; and the Actors' Equity centennial celebration, Performance of the Century), and is an award-winning Moth storyteller. He has been profiled in Forbes twice, in London's Cinematic Journal, Greece's Lady-Like, and is preparing multiple projects about the late American actress Jayne Mansfield.
Liberman is a winner of the Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers, and is a Kurt Weill Foundation, YoungArts, Helen Hayes, Connecticut Critics Circle, New York Musical Theatre Festival, Ovation, and Garland Awardee. A sought-after master teacher, during the pandemic, he produced and hosted the 90-episode online master class series Bridge to Broadway with a roster of luminaries including Alan Menken, Lea Salonga, Joe Mantello, Chita Rivera, André De Shields, Stephanie Hsu, Jelani Alladin, and Judith Light. He was recognized with an Encore Award from The Entertainment Community Fund for his efforts.
Born in Miami, Liberman was mentored by Maureen Stapleton and attended New World School of the Arts high school. He later trained at The Groundlings, Ann Reinking's Broadway Theatre Project, London's Royal National Theatre Studio, Complicité, and École Philippe Gaulier, where he studied with the last living clown master.
He is best known for originating roles on and Off-Broadway, including The Telephone Guy in "Best Musical" The Band's Visit, opposite Tony-winners Tony Shalhoub and Katrina Lenk (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording); Revlon founder Charles Revson, nemesis of Tony-winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole in War Paint, directed by Michael Greif (Original Cast Recording); Clopin Trouillefou, King of the Gypsies, in Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz's The Hunchback of Notre Dame for Disney (Original Cast Recording), and in Harold Prince's last original musical on Broadway, LoveMusik, by Oscar-winner Alfred Uhry and with Tony-winners Donna Murphy and Michael Cerveris (Original Cast Recording). He has also played leading roles in major revivals, including Motel the Tailor in Fiddler on the Roof, opposite Tony-winner Harvey Fierstein and Oscar-nominees Topol and Theodore Bikel. Liberman was reviewed as "the best Motel I have ever seen, anywhere," prompting Hal Prince to recommended him for his first directing job, helming the 50th anniversary Fiddler celebration at New York's Town Hall with an all-star cast, ranging from the legendary Chita Rivera to Grammy-winner Joshua Bell. Additional revivals include a 25th anniversary production of Sondheim's Into the Woods, opposite original "Little Red," Danielle Ferland, in which he was reviewed as "the perfect Sondheim tenor" and Merrily We Roll Along, for which he received a Helen Hayes Award, Carol Burnett's Hollywood Arms, and The Who's Tommy. Liberman has also played iconic comedian Groucho Marx twice off-Broadway and at The White House, originated roles in onstage adaptations of cult classics Reefer Madness! and Somewhere in Time, and launched his New York career with choreography for the award-winning Mabou Mines Dollhouse, which played off-Broadway twice, toured the world, and was filmed for television.
Liberman has appeared in concerts at Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, Town Hall, Symphony Space, Joe's Pub, 54 Below, Largo at the Coronet, Shakespeare & Co., and more, on the The Beatles Complete on Ukelele album, and is proud to have developed more than 150 new works at venues such as TriBeCa, Sundance Theatre Lab, American Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Vineyard Arts Center, The Actors Studio, The Public Theatre, Second Stage, New York Theatre Workshop, BMI, ASCAP, New Dramatists, and Durango PlayFest, with artists ranging from Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Sally Field, to Moisés Kaufman, Tina Landau, and Pulitzer Prize-winner, Jackie Sibblies Drury.
On television, where Liberman began acting as a child, he developed and guest starred on the musical series finale of Amazon's Transparent, which received a GLAAD Award, on Modern Family, Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger's Vinyl with Ray Romano, A & E's Unforgettable, Get Real with Anne Hathaway and Jesse Eiseinberg, and on Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off series, Angel. On the big screen, he will soon appear as Rabbi Joseph in Our Lives After, and played a junkie in American Dream with Alfred Molina, which debuted in Cannes and received citations at more than 30 major film festivals.
As a writer, Liberman has contributed to periodicals (The New York Times, Huffington Post, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Billboard), books (Wisdom from an Empty Mind, endorsed by Eckhart Tolle, Ram Dass and Louise Hay; Luminous Life, endorsed by Deepak Chopra; and the Actors' Equity centennial celebration, Performance of the Century), and is an award-winning Moth storyteller. He has been profiled in Forbes twice, in London's Cinematic Journal, Greece's Lady-Like, and is preparing multiple projects about the late American actress Jayne Mansfield.
Liberman is a winner of the Lotte Lenya Competition for Singers, and is a Kurt Weill Foundation, YoungArts, Helen Hayes, Connecticut Critics Circle, New York Musical Theatre Festival, Ovation, and Garland Awardee. A sought-after master teacher, during the pandemic, he produced and hosted the 90-episode online master class series Bridge to Broadway with a roster of luminaries including Alan Menken, Lea Salonga, Joe Mantello, Chita Rivera, André De Shields, Stephanie Hsu, Jelani Alladin, and Judith Light. He was recognized with an Encore Award from The Entertainment Community Fund for his efforts.
Born in Miami, Liberman was mentored by Maureen Stapleton and attended New World School of the Arts high school. He later trained at The Groundlings, Ann Reinking's Broadway Theatre Project, London's Royal National Theatre Studio, Complicité, and École Philippe Gaulier, where he studied with the last living clown master.