Erik Liberman

Liberman was born in Miami, the son of social worker Marsha and Havana-born vision scientist and author Jacob. He attended New World School of the Arts, where he became a YoungArts winner and was later named Alumnus of the Year. After high school, he trained at London's Complicité and Royal National Theatre, The Groundlings, Ann Reinking's Broadway Theatre Project, and École Philippe Gaulier in France. He cites Maureen Stapleton and Judi Dench as influences.{{Cite web|last=Carroz|first=Andrea|date=July 18, 2003|title='A' List of Young Performers Learns from Broadway Pros|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/343121961/?terms=erik%20liberman%20broadway%20project%20tampa&match=1|access-date=January 9, 2022|website=Newspapers.com}}

Liberman has originated roles in Broadway productions including War Paint, as Revlon founder Charles Revson opposite Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, directed by Michael Greif, and in Alfred Uhry's LoveMusik with Donna Murphy and Michael Cerveris, directed by Harold Prince. LoveMusik was nominated for four Tony Awards and twelve Drama Desk Awards, including Best Musical, and both shows issued original cast recordings.{{cite news|author=Ben Brantley|date=7 April 2017|title=Review: In 'War Paint,' Sing a Song of Face Creams - The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/theater/review-war-paint-patti-lupone-christine-ebersole.html|accessdate=2020-01-14|work=The New York Times}}{{Cite news|last=Jacobs|first=Alexandra|date=2017-03-29|title=Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole and Broadway's Friendliest Feud|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/theater/patti-lupone-christine-ebersole-war-paint-broadway.html|access-date=2020-10-01|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|last=Brantley|first=Ben|date=2007-06-24|title=Speaking Love With Kurt and Lotte|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/theater/reviews/04love.html|access-date=2020-10-01|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite web|last=Rizzo|first=Frank|date=February 3, 2012|title=Lauren Kennedy, Erik Liberman Cast In 'Into the Woods' at Westport Playhouse|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/hc-lauren-kennedy-erik-liberman-cast-in-into-the-woods-at-westport-playhouse-20120203-story.html|access-date=2020-01-14|website=www.nydailynews.com}}{{Cite news|last=Gelder|first=Lawrence Van|date=2007-04-27|title='LoveMusik' Leads Drama Desk Nominees|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/27/theater/27desk.html|access-date=2022-01-09|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|date=2007-05-14|title=2007 Tony Award Winners|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/14/theater/theaterspecial/15tony.list.html|access-date=2022-01-09|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|last=Green|first=Jesse|date=2017-07-12|title=Listening to the Best (and Worst) of Broadway|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/theater/listening-to-the-best-and-worst-of-broadway.html|access-date=2022-01-09|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|title=LoveMusik Cast Album in Stores Nov. 27|url=https://playbill.com/article/lovemusik-cast-album-in-stores-nov-27-com-145706|access-date=2022-01-09|website=Playbill|language=en}}

He originated the role of Telephone Guy in The Band's Visit in a performance called "the burning emotional core of the whole night." The New York Times added, "When the ensemble, led by Mr. Liberman, delivers the show’s final number, 'Answer Me,' the music takes on a transcendent harmonic shimmer that stops the heart." According to interviews, "Answer Me" was written for the actor. The show received 2017 New York Drama Critics' Circle, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, and Obie Awards for Best Musical.{{Cite web|last=Cote|first=David|title=Theater review: The Band's Visit takes us to a distant, quirky land|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/theater-review-the-bands-visit-takes-us-to-a-distant-quirky-land-121416|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Time Out New York|date=8 December 2016 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Cox|first=Gordon|date=2017-05-23|title='Oslo,' 'The Band's Visit' Score 2017 Obie Awards (Full List)|url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/news/obie-awards-2017-full-list-oslo-1202440209/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Variety|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Gerard|first=Jeremy|date=2017-05-08|title='Oslo' & 'The Band's Visit' Top New York Drama Critics Circle Winners|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/new-york-drama-critics-circle-winners-2017-oslo-the-bands-visit-1202087199/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=2017-05-07|title=Ben Platt, The Band's Visit, and Oslo Take Top Honors at 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/ben-platt-the-bands-visit-and-oslo-take-top-honors-at-2017-lucille-lortel-awards|accessdate=2020-11-26|website=Playbill}}{{cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=2017-05-08|title=Bette Midler, Come From Away, and The Band's Visit Win Outer Critics Circle Awards|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/bette-midler-come-from-away-and-the-bands-visit-win-outer-critics-circle-awards|accessdate=2020-11-26|website=Playbill}}{{Cite web|date=2016-12-09|title=Class Notes: From "The Band's Visit," Erik Liberman|url=https://broadwayradio.com/blog/2016/12/09/class-notes-erik-liberman/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=BroadwayRadio|language=en}}

Liberman "perfectly portrayed" Clopin Trouillefou in the world premiere of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame with music and lyrics by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, respectively. The original cast recording reached #1 on Billboard charts, toppling Hamilton. He also originated roles in stage adaptations of the films Reefer Madness! and Somewhere in Time.{{cite web|author=Charles Isherwood|date=2015-03-19|title=Review: 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' at Paper Mill Playhouse - The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/19/theater/review-hunchback-of-notre-dame-at-paper-mill-playhouse.html|accessdate=2020-01-14|work=The New York Times}}{{Cite magazine|date=2016-02-05|title='Hunchback of Notre Dame' Rings In at No. 1 on Cast Albums Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6867176/hunchback-notre-dame-cast-albums-chart|access-date=2020-10-01|magazine=Billboard}}{{cite web|last=Martinez|first=Julio|date=1999-05-25|title=Reefer Madness! – Variety|url=https://variety.com/1999/legit/reviews/reefer-madness-1117499821/|accessdate=2020-01-14|publisher=Variety.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/somewhere-in-time-musical-with-laura-osnes-and-ryan-silverman-begins-nyc-workshop-com-340813|title = Somewhere in Time Musical, with Laura Osnes and Ryan Silverman, Begins NYC Workshop|date = 5 February 2015}}{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=June 5, 2013|title=New Musical Somewhere in Time, With Andrew Samonsky, Hannah Elless and Marc Kudisch, Opens in Portland June 5|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/new-musical-somewhere-in-time-with-andrew-samonsky-hannah-elless-and-marc-kudisch-opens-in-portland-june-5-com-206164|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Playbill|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Marina|title=BWW Reviews: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Paper Mill Playhouse is Absolutely Extraordinary|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/new-jersey/article/BWW-Reviews-THE-HUNCHBACK-OF-NOTRE-DAME-at-Paper-Mill-Playhouse-is-Absolutely-Extraordinary-20150319|access-date=2022-01-09|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}

His performance as Motel the Tailor in the North American tour of Fiddler on the Roof opposite Topol, Harvey Fierstein, and Theodore Bikel was reviewed as "a showcase of sheer star power" and "one of the best Motels I've ever seen anywhere." He later co-conceived and co-directed Raising the Roof, a 50th anniversary celebration of Fiddler at New York City's Town Hall featuring Joshua Bell and Chita Rivera, among others, and performed in Symphony Space's Fiddler at 50 gala, co-chaired by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Harold Prince, and Stephen Sondheim.{{Cite web|last=Wise|first=Jim|date=March 19, 2009|title="Fiddler" Comes to Life in Best Stage Tradition|url=https://infoweb-newsbank-com.proxy054.nclive.org/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&t=pubname%3ARLOB%21News%20%26%20Observer%2C%20The%20%28Raleigh%2C%20NC%29&sort=YMD_date%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Fiddler%20on%20the%20Roof%22%20%22Jim%20Wise%22&docref=news/12709E5BDC1EF598|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 26, 2020|website=Newsbank.com}}{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=December 15, 2008|title=Erik Liberman Will Make a 'Miracle' in Topol Tour of Fiddler|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/erik-liberman-will-make-a-miracle-in-topol-tour-of-fiddler-com-156144|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Playbill|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Harvey Fierstein Replaces Topol in Fiddler on the Roof Tour {{!}} TheaterMania|url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/harvey-fierstein-replaces-topol-in-fiddler-on-the-_22808.html|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.theatermania.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last1=Dagan|first1=Carmel|date=2015-07-21|title=Theodore Bikel, 'Fiddler on the Roof' Star, Dies at 91|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/theodore-bikel-fiddler-on-the-roof-star-dies-at-91-1201544826/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Variety|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Chaim Topol's Farewell Tour|url=http://www.films42.com/fiddler/TopolFarewellTour09.asp|access-date=2020-10-26|website=www.films42.com}}{{Cite web|last=Palmer|first=Joanne|title=Feting 'Fiddler'|url=http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/feting-fiddler/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=May 30, 2014|title=DIVA TALK: Moving Fiddler Memories Continue from Carolyn Mignini, Fyvush Finkel, Joy Hermalyn, Erik Liberman and More|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/diva-talk-moving-fiddler-memories-continue-from-carolyn-mignini-fyvush-finkel-joy-hermalyn-erik-liberman-and-more-com-218843|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Playbill|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Gordon|first=Jessica Fallon|title=Photo Coverage: Chita Rivera & More RAISE THE ROOF at National Yiddish Theatre Benefit Concert|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-Chita-Rivera-More-RAISE-THE-ROOF-at-National-Yiddish-Theatre-Benefit-Concert-20140611|access-date=2020-10-01|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}{{cite web|last=Suskin|first=Steven|date= 2014-04-29|title=Stephanie J. Block, BD Wong and Kate Baldwin Offer a Moving Fiddler at 50|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/stephanie-j-block-bd-wong-and-kate-baldwin-offer-a-moving-fiddler-at-50-com-217761|accessdate=2020-11-26|website=Playbill}}{{Cite web|author=BWW News Desk|title=Photo Flash: Inside Symphony Space's FIDDLER AT 50 with Stephanie J. Block, BD Wong & Honoree Sheldon Harnick|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Inside-Symphony-Spaces-FIDDLER-AT-50-with-Stephanie-J-Block-BD-Wong-Honoree-Sheldon-Harnick-20140430|access-date=2020-11-26|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Huttner|first=Jan Lisa|date=June 10, 2009|title=Topol's Final Turn as Tevye|url=http://www.films42.com/fiddler/ff2reviewfiddler09.pdf|access-date=January 9, 2022|website=Films42}}

Liberman held roles in revivals including Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, for which he received a Helen Hayes Award, a 25th anniversary production of Into the Woods, opposite original Red Riding Hood Danielle Ferland, who was "well matched with Erik Liberman, who possesses a perfect Sondheim tenor," and in Kooman and Diamond's Dani Girl. He played Groucho Marx twice Off-Broadway and at the Obama White House. Drama Desk president William Wolf noted, "Unless we can dig up Groucho himself, Erik Liberman will do."{{cite news|author=Express|date=2007-09-06|title=Q&A: Erik Liberman of 'Merrily We Roll Along'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2007/09/07/qa_erik_liberman/|accessdate=2020-01-14|newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Marina|date=February 25, 2015|title=BWW Interviews: Erik Liberman in THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Paper Mill Playhouse|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/new-jersey/article/BWW-Interviews-Erik-Liberman-in-THE-HUNCHBACK-OF-NOTRE-DAME-at-Paper-Mill-Playhouse-20150225|access-date=2020-01-14|website=www.broadwayworld.com}}{{cite web|date=October 10, 2013|title=Dani Girl|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/theater/dani-girl|access-date=2020-01-14|website=www.timeout.com}}{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=May 16, 2008|title=Liberman Will Join Myers in Mufti Minnie's Boys|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/liberman-will-join-myers-in-mufti-minnies-boys-com-150192|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Playbill|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Markowitz|first=Joel|date=2012-04-02|title=Erik Liberman on Playing The Baker in Centerstage's 'Into the Woods' by Joel Markowitz|url=https://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2012/04/02/erik-liberman-on-playing-the-baker-in-centerstages-into-the-woods-by-joel-markowitz/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=DC Metro Theater Arts|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Wolf Entertainment Guide - Wolf Entertainment Guide|url=http://www.wolfentertainmentguide.com/WolfMobile/Home/Review/5140|access-date=2020-10-26|website=www.wolfentertainmentguide.com}}{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2012 |title=Westport Country Playhouse offers delightful, dark journey INTO THE WOODS |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AA&page=1&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=%22Erik%20Liberman%20%22&fld-nav-1=YMD_date&val-nav-1=2010%20-%202016&docref=news/13F341BB376E23C8 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |publisher=Journal Inquirer |publication-place=Manchester, CT}}

Liberman made his "superb" Off-Broadway debut in The Calamity of Kat Kat and Willie followed by For Elise. He appeared in concert stagings of Stravinsky's L'Histoire du Soldat, The Who's Tommy, and Carol Burnett's Hollywood Arms with Tyne Daly, and provided choreography for Mabou Mines Dollhouse, which played Off-Broadway twice, toured the world, and was filmed for television.{{Cite web|title=The Insomnia Play and The Calamity of Kat Kat and Willie {{!}} TheaterMania|url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/reviews/the-insomnia-play-and-the-calamity-of-kat-kat-and-_8605.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=www.theatermania.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|last=Rooney|first=David|date=2011-06-15|title=Women Rule a Marathon of New One-Act Plays (Published 2011)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/theater/reviews/ensemble-studio-theaters-one-act-marathon-series-b-review.html|access-date=2020-11-26|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=November 1, 2011|title=Elizabeth Stanley, Erik Liberman and Nich Choski to Perform at Occupy Wall Street|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/elizabeth-stanley-erik-liberman-and-nich-choski-to-perform-at-occupy-wall-street-com-184118|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Playbill|language=en}}{{Cite web|author=BWW News Desk|title=Kenyon Phillips to Star in NIGHT OF A THOUSAND ACID QUEENS at Joe's Pub|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Kenyon-Phillips-to-Star-in-NIGHT-OF-A-THOUSAND-ACID-QUEENS-at-Joes-Pub-20170824|access-date=2020-10-01|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Tyne Daly, Michele Pawk, Anthony Edwards Read Carol Burnett's Hollywood Arms {{!}} TheaterMania|url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/hollywood-arms-reading-photos_74287.html|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.theatermania.com|language=en-US}}{{cite web|author=Margo Jefferson|date=2003-11-24|title=THEATER REVIEW; Fun-House Proportions Turn Dominance Upside Down - The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/24/theater/theater-review-fun-house-proportions-turn-dominance-upside-down.html|accessdate=2020-01-14|work=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=February 12, 2009 |title=Acclaimed Mabou Mines DollHouse Returns to St. Ann's Warehouse Feb. 12 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/acclaimed-mabou-mines-dollhouse-returns-to-st-anns-warehouse-feb-12-com-157976 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=Playbill}}{{Cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=March 23, 2009 |title=Mabou Mines DollHouse Released on DVD |url=https://playbill.com/article/mabou-mines-dollhouse-released-on-dvd-com-159296 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=Playbill}}

Liberman began working on television as a child, including an early appearance opposite Joe DiMaggio. Developmental concerts at Joe's Pub led to his role as the musical doppelgänger of Jay Duplass in the series finale of Amazon's Transparent. He also appeared in episodes of Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger's Vinyl, Modern Family, Unforgettable and Angel, among others. He played one-half of the first gay couple to appear in a Procter & Gamble commercial, for Tide.{{cite news|author=Lizette Alvarez|date=November 8, 1987|title=TV actor, 11, keeps his head despite success|page=3|publisher=Miami Herald}}{{cite web|author=The New York Times|date=2019-09-22|title=The Week in Arts: Antonio Banderas Returns; 'Transparent' Goes Out Singing - The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/22/arts/antonio-banderas-transparent-finale.html|accessdate=2020-01-14|work=The New York Times}}{{Cite news|last=Ito|first=Robert|date=2019-09-13|title=After Times of Turmoil, 'Transparent' Goes Out Singing|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/02/arts/television/transparent-musical-finale.html|access-date=2020-10-01|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=May 29, 2007|title=LoveMusik's Liberman to Teach Adam Pascal New Moves in 'Goyband' Comedy|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/lovemusiks-liberman-to-teach-adam-pascal-new-moves-in-goyband-comedy-com-141107|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Playbill|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Erik Liberman|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0508806/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=IMDb}}{{cite web|date=2017-12-18|title=Rep Sheet Roundup: ICM Partners Signs NASCAR Champ Kurt Busch|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rep-sheet-roundup-icm-partners-signs-nascar-champ-kurt-busch-1068716|accessdate=2020-01-14|publisher=Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web|author=BWW News Desk|title=HUNCHBACK Star Erik Liberman Set for TV Appearances on A&E and HBO|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HUNCHBACK-Star-Erik-Liberman-Set-for-TV-Appearances-on-AE-and-HBO-20160122|access-date=2022-01-09|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Strause|first=Jackie|date=2019-09-28|title=How 'Transparent' Finale Pays Tribute to Transgender Matriarch (Without Jeffrey Tambor)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/how-transparents-finale-pays-tribute-jeffrey-tambor-jeffrey-tambor-1243727/|access-date=2022-01-09|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}

Liberman contributed to books including Luminous Life: How the Science of Light Unlocks the Art of Living and Wisdom from an Empty Mind, both with his father, and Performance of the Century, celebrating the Actors Equity centennial. He has written for publications including The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Huffington Post and is preparing a book and documentary about American actress Jayne Mansfield. He is also a Moth storyteller.{{Cite book|last=Liberman|first=Jacob Israel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p4tHDwAAQBAJ&q=luminous+life|title=Luminous Life: How the Science of Light Unlocks the Art of Living|date=2018-01-22|publisher=New World Library|isbn=978-1-60868-517-2|language=en}}{{Cite book|last1=Liberman|first1=Jacob|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zngDAAAACAAJ|title=Wisdom from an Empty Mind|last2=Liberman|first2=Erik|date=April 2001|publisher=Empty Mind Publications|isbn=978-1-882898-10-7|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2011-09-26|title=Is Your Phone Ruining Your Eyesight?|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/phone-eyesight_b_978468|access-date=2020-10-01|website=HuffPost|language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/entertainment/2019/05/know-anyone-who-knew-jayne-mansfield-author-wants-to-talk-for-new-book-about-her.html |title=Know anyone who knew Jayne Mansfield? Author wants to talk for new book about her. |date= May 9, 2019|website=www.lehighvalleylive.com|access-date=2020-01-14}}{{Cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=2021-08-29|title=Don Poynter, Who Made Toilets Talk and Golf Balls Walk, Dies at 96|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/29/business/don-poynter-dead.html|access-date=2022-01-09|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |last=OddJobber |first=J. R. |date=2014-03-14 |title=Erik Liberman: Life Lessons working as a Janitor |url=https://www.oddjobnation.com/2014/03/14/erik-liberman-life-lessons-working-as-a-janitor/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Odd Job Nation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=J. Kim |date=2022-01-29 |title=Orven Schanzer, Film Editor During Golden Age of Hollywood, Dies at 97 |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/orven-schanzer-dead-film-editor-1235164803/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

In 2020, Liberman launched Bridge to Broadway, an online educational platform connecting master teachers with theatre students, benefiting The Entertainment Community Fund and other charities. Guest artists included Chita Rivera, Joel Grey, Alan Menken, Judith Light, Ali Stroker, Ben Vereen, Lea Salonga, and André de Shields. He received an Encore Award for his efforts.{{Cite web|last=Fitzgerald|first=Toni|title=Broadway Veterans Offer Master Classes During Quarantine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonifitzgerald/2020/05/21/broadway-veterans-offer-master-classes-during-quarantine/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Forbes|language=en}}{{Cite web|author=BWW News Desk|title=Joel Grey to Appear as a Guest on BRIDGE TO BROADWAY|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joel-Grey-to-Appear-as-a-Guest-on-BRIDGE-TO-BROADWAY-20201015|access-date=2020-10-26|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-24|title=Interview with Erik Liberman|url=https://www.thecinejournal.com/interview-with-erik-liberman/|access-date=2020-10-26|website=The Cinematic Journal|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=#47 – Erik Liberman: The Near Death Experience {{!}} Broadway Podcast Network|date=23 June 2021 |url=https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/dear-multi-hyphenate/47-erik-liberman-the-near-death-experience/|access-date=2022-01-09|language=en}}

Liberman received a YoungArts award in high school and subsequent grants from the National YoungArts Foundation to act at Sundance Theatre Lab. He also won the Lotte Lenya Competition in 2005. Harold Prince was a judge and remarked, "Erik is the real deal... Once you've seen him, you can't forget him." Liberman paid tribute to Prince, whom he credited with launching his career, in a concert at 54 Below and at the Lenya Competition's 25th anniversary celebration at Eastman School of Music. He also appeared in Singing the Story, a documentary about the competition, and in a concert of the winners at Lincoln Center. Liberman is a recipient of Encore, Helen Hayes, Ovation, Garland, Connecticut Critics Circle and New York Musical Theatre Festival Awards.{{Cite web|author=BWW News Desk|title=Hal Prince, William Bolcom, Angelina Réaux Select Lotte Lenya Singing Competition Winners|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Hal-Prince-William-Bolcom-Angelina-Raux-Select-Lotte-Lenya-Singing-Competition-Winners-20050421|access-date=2020-10-01|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Kurt, Lenya, and Hal Prince|url=https://www.kwf.org/pages/n-kurt-lenya-hal-prince.html|access-date=2020-10-26|website=www.kwf.org}}{{Cite web|last=Dolen|first=Christine|date=November 26, 2007|title=He Acted on Dreams of Broadway|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/656671571/?terms=%22erik%2Bliberman%22|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 26, 2020|website=www.newspapers.com}}{{Cite web|title=Singing the Story: The Lotte Lenya Competition|url=https://www.kwf.org/pages/pr-singing-the-story-the-lotte-lenya-competition.html|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.kwf.org}}{{Cite web|last=Kasimir|first=Leslie|date=January 30, 1994|title=11 at New World Win Talent Search Honors|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/638000871/?terms=%22erik%2Bliberman%22|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 26, 2020|website=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite web|last=Meadows|first=Gail|date=July 19, 1998|title=Bragging Rights|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/642243402/?terms=%22erik%2Bliberman%22|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=July 9, 2003|title=Sundance Theatre Lab Casting Announced; New Plays Breathe in Utah Mountain Air to July 27|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/sundance-theatre-lab-casting-announced-new-plays-breathe-in-utah-mountain-air-to-july-27-com-114183|access-date=2020-10-26|website=Playbill|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/dc-hayes-winners-include-dead-mans-cell-phone-macbeth-reefer-madness-irwin-kudisch-com-149637|title = DC Hayes Winners Include Dead Man's Cell Phone, Macbeth, Reefer Madness, Irwin, Kudisch|date = 29 April 2008}}{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Stuart|title=2012 CT Critics Circle Awards – Connecticut Critics Circle|date=June 2012 |url=https://ctcritics.org/2012/06/01/2012-ct-critics-circle-awards/|access-date=2020-10-26|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last1=Harris|first1=Paul|date=2008-04-29|title=Synetic wins big at Hayes Awards|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/news/synetic-wins-big-at-hayes-awards-1117984794/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Variety|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=NYMF Gala to Honor the Weisslers; 2010 Awards for Excellence Winners Announced|url=https://playbill.com/article/nymf-gala-to-honor-the-weisslers-2010-awards-for-excellence-winners-announced-com-172909|access-date=2022-01-09|website=Playbill|language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Mosher |first=Stephen |title=Review: IF IT ONLY EVEN RUNS A MINUTE CELEBRATES THE UNDERAPPRECIATED MUSICALS OF HAL PRINCE at Feinstein's/54 Below Scores High Marks |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Review-IF-IT-ONLY-EVEN-RUNS-A-MINUTE-CELEBRATES-THE-UNDERAPPRECIATED-MUSICALS-OF-HAL-PRINCE-at-Feinsteins54-Below-Scores-High-Marks-20211026 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Cristi |first=A. A. |title=LOTTE LENYA COMPETITION Celebrates 25th Anniversary, April 29 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/buffalo/article/LOTTE-LENYA-COMPETITION-Celebrates-25th-Anniversary-April-29-20230424 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}

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