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Eric Schaeffer

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Director b. 1962

Eric Schaeffer (born January 22, 1962) is an American actor, writer, and director.

Also credited on1 work

Million Dollar Quartet

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In the literature8 passages

  • The theatre world is small. Loyalty and family are important. If you play well with others, they ask you to come back and play again. For example, Eric Schaeffer, who made his Broadway directorial debut with this production of Putting It Together, and I later worked together. Eric went on to be the Artistic Director of the Sondheim Celebr…ebooks/Barrowman, John & Barrowman, Carole E_/Anything Goes - John Barrowman & Carole E. Barrowman.txt
  • When I was doing Cry-Baby , I was living with my friend, Ryan Watkinson, in his aunt’s apartment. I remember our Glory Days director, Eric Schaeffer, calling me there, and saying, “We’re moving. We’re gonna move to Broadway. We just have to raise some money. We have to figure it out together.” I said, “Alright!” And I started thinking abo…ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 2 PART 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA by WUliam Inge; Director, Cleveland Morris; Set, Eric Schaeffer; Costumes, E. Lee Florance. CAST: John Herzog (Doc), Cather-theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1985-86 Season, v. 42 (Willis).txt
  • THE MAJESTIC KID by Mark Medoff; Director, Derek Wolshonak; Set. Eric Schaeffer; Cosmmes. Barbara Forbes; Music. Dean Johnson. CAST: Michael Cullentheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1985-86 Season, v. 42 (Willis).txt
  • ments/Orchestrations, Judy Brown; Sets, Eric Schaeffer. CAST: Bill Cohen (Beg gar/ Lockit), Mark Baker (Player/Peachum), Franc D’ Ambrosio (Filch), Susan Browningtheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1988-89 Season, v. 45 (Willis).txt
  • THE BLAMELESS; Written/Directed by Eric Schaeffer; Press, Benita Gold CAST: Adam Shaw, Charles Ley, Emily Perret, Rini Stahl A comedy on dating in the 1990s. (Theatre for the New City) Thursday, Feb.20-Mar.8, 1992 (12 performances) Theatre for the New City presents: FELICIA by Patricia Cobey; Director, Robert Bresnick; Music, Brian Johnso…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1991-1992 season, v. 48 (Willis).txt

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