Aug 26, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min · 13 segments
Host Abbie Campbell sits down with Eric Jordan Young, a multifaceted performer, director, and creative director, to trace his journey from gymnastics and small-town theater to Broadway, national…
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[upbeat music] Hello, my beautiful guys and dolls, and welcome to an episode of Before the Curtain.
I'm your host, Abby Campbell, and we are here to discover the passion behind the performance.
Artists of all backgrounds will share their stories about what it takes to create, survive, and thrive in the competitive world of entertainment.
Finding inspiration in their journeys, we aim to bring you everything that happens Before the Curtain.
Today's guest is a man of immense talent, and from what I know of as today, he's done it all.
Anyway, a producer, director, choreographer, entertainer, playwright, and songwriter.
He's worked in off-Broadway and regional theater across the US, and his latest performing credits include Anything Goes, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Beauty and the Beast at the Muny, and Sammy and Me at Bay Street Theater.
He was part of the national tour of Chicago, Ragtime, and Dreamgirls, alongside his credits in TV and commercials.
In Las Vegas, he worked with Cocktail Cabaret, Rock of Ages, Shaken: Vegas Remix with a Twist, Chicago, Starlight Express, and Vegas! the Show.
Including all of those incredible performances, he also has worked in a multitude of symphonies, and his company, Enjoy Productions, produced his solo album, Once in a Lifetime, as well as his one-man musical, Sammy and Me, which won the Art Voice and Salt awards.
He was the resent dir- resident director of Baz at The Venetian Palazzo, and is the associate director for Norwegian Cruise Line of Footloose and an immersive production of Rock of Ages in Hollywood.
He's also a fabulous creative director, which is evident in Renegades at Caesars Palace and Drag Supper Club.
His latest creative works include the Kennedy Center production of Guys and Dolls and new musical works Vanishing Girl and The Last Show.
Currently, he's a professor of theater at Long Island University in Brookville, New York.
My guys and dolls, please help me welcome to the mic the remarkable Eric Jordan Young.
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[upbeat music] Hello, my beautiful guys and dolls, and welcome to an episode of Before the Curtain.
I'm your host, Abby Campbell, and we are here to discover the passion behind the performance.
Artists of all backgrounds will share their stories about what it takes to create, survive, and thrive in the competitive world of entertainment.
Finding inspiration in their journeys, we aim to bring you everything that happens Before the Curtain.
Today's guest is a man of immense talent, and from what I know of as today, he's done it all.
Anyway, a producer, director, choreographer, entertainer, playwright, and songwriter.
He's worked in off-Broadway and regional theater across the US, and his latest performing credits include Anything Goes, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Beauty and the Beast at the Muny, and Sammy and Me at Bay Street Theater.
He was part of the national tour of Chicago, Ragtime, and Dreamgirls, alongside his credits in TV and commercials.
In Las Vegas, he worked with Cocktail Cabaret, Rock of Ages, Shaken: Vegas Remix with a Twist, Chicago, Starlight Express, and Vegas! the Show.
Including all of those incredible performances, he also has worked in a multitude of symphonies, and his company, Enjoy Productions, produced his solo album, Once in a Lifetime, as well as his one-man musical, Sammy and Me, which won the Art Voice and Salt awards.
He was the resent dir- resident director of Baz at The Venetian Palazzo, and is the associate director for Norwegian Cruise Line of Footloose and an immersive production of Rock of Ages in Hollywood.
He's also a fabulous creative director, which is evident in Renegades at Caesars Palace and Drag Supper Club.
His latest creative works include the Kennedy Center production of Guys and Dolls and new musical works Vanishing Girl and The Last Show.
Currently, he's a professor of theater at Long Island University in Brookville, New York.
My guys and dolls, please help me welcome to the mic the remarkable Eric Jordan Young.
