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WSJ DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR 2014/2021. “America’s Best Classical Theatre Director” WSJ. Off-Broadway: Fall River Fishing; The Winter’s Tale; Hedda Gabler; Persuasion; The Crucible; Uncle Romeo Vanya Juliet; Pygmalion; Peter Pan; Vanity Fair; Bedlam’s Sense and Sensibility (Off-Broadway Alliance Award, Lortel nom, Best Director, Drama League nom, Best Revival, four Helen Hayes awards including Best Director and Best Production); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Drama League nom Best Revival, WSJ Best Classical Production 2015); Bedlam’s Saint Joan (NY Times/Time Magazine Top 10; Off-Broadway Alliance Best Revival 2014); Bedlam’s Hamlet (NY Times Top 10); Tina Packer’s Women of Will; New York Animals (World Premiere by Steven Sater/Burt Bacharach), Twelfth Night and What You Will (NYT Critic’s Picks); The Seagull (WSJ Best Classical Production 2014). Other: Caesar and Cleopatra (ASC); The Rivals (BRT); The Merry Wives of Windsor (Two River), Disney’s Beauty & The Beast (OSF); Pericles (APT, WSJ Best Classical Production 2017); Copenhagen (Central Square Theater), The Two Gentlemen of Verona (HVSF), Mate (The Actors’ Gang). Eric resides in New York City where he is Artistic Director of Bedlam.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Bedlam's Off-Broadway Production, 2019
Cast

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway World Premiere, 2018
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Bedlam Off-Broadway Production, 2018
Henry Higgins

[Off-Broadway]
Theatre Bedlam Production, 2017
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[Off-Broadway]
Theatre Bedlam Production, 2013
Hamlet

[Off-Broadway]
Theatre Bedlam Production, 2013
Other Characters, Warwick, Dunois

[Off-Broadway]
Bedlam Company Production, 2013
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Productions

 
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Awards and Nominations

The Lortels - 2016 - Outstanding Director

Eric Tucker, Sense & Sensibility

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Beanie Feldstein, Katrina Lenk, Matthew Lillard and More to Join TWELVE HOURS WITH TRACY LETTS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2026

Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a marathon theatrical reading festival celebrating the works of Pulitzer Prize winner Letts, will now take place in June, after being postponed due to the snowstorm this winter.
Exclusive: MUSIC CITY Cast Performs 'Smile' By JT Harding Ahead of Off-Broadway Run
by Michael Major - May 21, 2026

Watch a video of the cast of Music City performing 'Smile' by Billboard-charting songwriter JT Harding. The musical features a book by Peter Zinn and direction by Eric Tucker.
BENJAMIN BUTTON, James Ijames' WELCOME TABLE, and More Set For The Public's 2026-27 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2026

The Public Theater has announced the lineup for The Public’s Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 season. The season lineup will include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, plus works from James Ijames, Ryan J. Haddad, Richard Nelson, Taylor Mac, and more.
MUSIC CITY Will Open at St. Luke's Theatre This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2026

After delaying performances due to issues with its previous venue, Music City will now open at St. Luke’s Theatre this summer. Learn more about the show here!
MUSIC CITY to Delay Performances Due to Issues With the Venue
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2026

Music City, which was set to be presented Off-Broadway, has had to be put on hiatus due to unforeseen issues with the show’s venue at 512 West 42nd Street.
Photos: Inside Rehearsals with the Cast of MUSIC CITY
by Jennifer Broski - Mar 16, 2026

Music City, which opened to rave reviews last year and was extended three times by popular demand in its award-winning run at BEDLAM, will reopen at 512 West 42nd Street near 10th Avenue just west of Times Square in a new venue that is being refashioned into a fully functioning Nashville bar, expressly for the production. Check out photos of the cast in rehearsal!
Photos: MUSIC CITY in Rehearsal Ahead of Return to New Venue
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2026

Music City has gone back into rehearsal as the production prepares for its return to its new venue in midtown. Check out photos from the first rehearsal here.
TWELVE HOURS WITH TRACY LETTS Play Festival Postponed Due to Dangerous Weather
by Gillian Blum - Feb 22, 2026

Due to the dangerous weather slated to hit New York City today, Animus Theatre Company announced it will postpone its Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts Play Festival, tomorrow, February 23 at Circle in the Square Theater.
Drew Bastian, Jonathan Judge-Russo and More to Star in MUSIC CITY Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2026

The cast and creative team has been revealed for the Off-Broadway production of Music City. Music City, which opened last year, will reopen at 512 West 42nd Street near 10th Avenue.
Full Cast Announced for TWELVE HOURS WITH TRACY LETTS for Marathon Reading Event
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2026

James Caan, Michael Rispoli, Raul Segarra, and Sarah Shapiro will star in the daylong theater reading festival TWELVE HOURS WITH TRACY LETTS, showcasing continuous performances.
MUSIC CITY to Debut at New Venue in Theater District in March 2026
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2026

Tony Award-winning producer Gabrielle Palitz  announced that BEDLAM's critically acclaimed Music City will transfer to a new venue just west of Times Square that is being refashioned into a Nashville honky-tonk expressly for the production.
ARE THE BENNET GIRLS OK? Extends Again at Bedlam
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2025

Bedlam has once again extended the world premiere of Emily Breeze’s Are the Bennet Girls Ok?, adapted from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, staged by Bedlam Artistic Director Eric Tucker. 
ARE THE BENNET GIRLS OK? Extends at Bedlam
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2025

Bedlam, the company creating works of theater that reinvigorate traditional forms, has extended the world premiere of Emily Breeze’s Are the Bennet Girls Ok?
Eric Tucker To Direct Invite-Only Industry Reading Francisco Manuel Martínezcuello's SALSA NIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 25, 2025

Savage Wonder will present an exclusive industry reading of Salsa Night, a new play by U.S. Marine Corps veteran and writer Francisco Manuel Martínezcuello, directed by Eric Tucker.
Review: A Cleverly Reimagined MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION at Central Square Theater
by R. Scott Reedy - Jun 19, 2025

In “Mrs. Warren’s Profession,” playwright George Bernard Shaw tells the provocative story of a former prostitute turned madam who struggles to find peace with her disapproving daughter and prove that working as a prostitute is not the result of questionable morals, but rather a profession chosen out of economic necessity.
Eric Tucker Directs Three-Person Staged Reading of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2025

Eric Tucker will direct Savage Wonder Art Center's upcoming 'unhinged and wildly staged' reading of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Learn more here!
Review: BEDLAM'S HAMLET at 4th Wall Theatre
by Brett Cullum - May 5, 2025

And what of Wesley Whitson as Hamlet, perhaps the most challenging role in the entire canon of Shakespeare’s works? He is age-appropriate and fiercely dives into the madness for the first two-thirds, and then becomes steely and predatory for the final acts.
Savage Wonder Launches Inaugural Theater Season in Beacon
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 21, 2025

Savage Wonder has announced the launch of its inaugural theater season in Beacon, NY. Savage Wonder's popular staged reading series begins May 9th, marking the opening of Savage Wonderground-a 6,000-square-foot art gallery and wine bar.
Companion Exhibition, Quaker Affinity Night, and Creative Team Talkback Set For THE RETURN OF BENJAMIN LAY at Sheen Center
by Stephi Wild - Feb 21, 2025

The award-winning London production of THE RETURN OF BENJAMIN LAY is coming to the Sheen Center. Following the Sunday, March 16 matinee performance, the show will host a talkback with the full creative team entitled, “Performing Resistance.”
Theatre for a New Audience Sets World Premiere Musical & More for 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 9, 2024

Theatre for a New Audience has revealed its 2024-25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

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and Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Sense & Sensibility.

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