Eric Simonson (born June 27, 1960, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American writer and director in theatre, film and opera.
Simonson is the writer (with Jeffrey Hatcher) of Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright, which was commissioned by Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and was subsequently produced across the United States.
His film A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin won the 2005 Academy Award for Short Subject Documentary.
Simonson has also written and developed multiple television series for HBO, FX, USA, TNT and STARZ networks.
[7] His play, Bronx Bombers, about the New York Yankees, opened Off-Broadway on September 20, 2013, and closed on October 19 in a Primary Stages production.
[8][9] The play opened on Broadway on January 19, 2014 (previews), officially on February 6 at the Circle in the Square Theatre, starring Peter Scolari and Tracy Shayne.