Eric Jordan Young
Eric Jordan Young | Assistant Professor of Theatre
Eric Jordan Young is an accomplished Producer, Director, Choreographer, Entertainer, Playwright, and Songwriter with TV, Broadway (Ragtime ’98, Ragtime ’09, Chicago, Suessical, Look of Love), Off-Broadway, Regional (Public Theatre, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Alliance Theater, Signature Theatre, Second Stage, Roundabout), National Tour (Chicago, Ragtime, Dreamgirls), and Commerical credits. Eric is a Helen Hayes award recipient whose Las Vegas performances include Cocktail Cabaret (Ceasars Palace), Rock of Ages (Venetian/Rio), Shakin’ (Planet Hollywood), Chicago (Mandalay Bag), Starlight Express (Las Vegas Hilton), and Vegas! The Show. Eric has performed with several Symphonies throughout the US, including the Atlanta Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. His solo album Once in a Lifetime, was produced by his production company EnJoY! Productions, and his one-man musical, Sammy and Me is the winner of the ArtVoice and Salt Awards.
Mr. Young was the Resident Director of BAZ (Venetian/Palazzo) and Creative Director for Renegades (Caesars Palace) and Drag Supper Club (Voss). Eric was the Associate Director for the Norwegian Cruise Line production of Footloose and the immersive production of Rock of Ages in Hollywood, CA. His latest work as a creative includes the Kennedy Center production of Guys & Dolls and several new works, including the new musicals Vanishing Girl and The Last Show. He most recently performed in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2022), Beauty & The Beast (2023), and Anything Goes (2024) at the Tony Award-winning Muny Theatre (2025) in St. Louis. Eric also took the stage as Booker T. Washington in the 25th Anniversary Ragtime reunion concert in NYC.