Erik L. Orton

From College of Fine Arts and Communications

Erik L. Orton graduated from BYU in 1998 with a degree in music with an emphasis in Media Music.

Following graduation, Orton moved to New York City, where his original musical Berlin was performed Off-Off-Broadway. In 2005, he produced the Off-Broadway musical The Ark. He is currently producing Children of Eden for Broadway (Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Book by John Caird). Orton also penned The Drummings (in collaboration with Joshua Williams) based on the life and times of Irish statesman Daniel O'Connell and has several writing projects in process for the musical stage.

Orton has worked for a variety of Broadway general management and production offices including Alan 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 Miserables, Miss Saigon, Jane Eyre and Fosse among others.

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

In 2008, Orton’s Berlin was performed at BYU and filmed for distribution through BYU Broadcasting. The critically acclaimed prodcution went on to receive the CINE Golden Eagle Award and a Rocky Mountain Emmy Award in 2009.

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