Erik Haagensen

Erik Haagensen's theatrical career encompasses the roles of playwright, lyricist, and director. His stage musicals include O. HENRY DUET (music by Eric Stern, based on two short stories by the American author), A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE (music by Richard Isen, based on the novel by Peter S. Beagle; and HOW IT WAS DONE IN ODESSA (music by Alexander Zhurbin, based on a play and short stories by Isaac Babel and a Russian language musical by Asar Eppel and Alexander Zhurbin), which have been seen in such varied venues as Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre, New Jersey's American Stage Company, Connecticut's Goodspeed Opera House and Eugene O'Neill Center and New York City's Playwrights Horizons.