Erin Morton

Erin Morton is an American actress and singer known for her performances in the 2025 Off-Broadway revival of Heathers: The Musical as Martha Dunnstock and in the upcoming 2026 Broadway production of Jocelyn Bioh's School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play. For her performance in the former, she was nominated for a 2026 Drama Desk Award and a Lucille Lortel Award.

Early life

Morton was born in Jackson, Mississippi where she found her passion for singing and performance in her church choir and, eventually, musical theatre. She performed and choreographed numerous productions with Looking Glass Playhouse in Lebanon, Illinois. She graduated from Ridgeland High School in 2021 and, after potentially pursuing dentistry, she was accepted into the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music for musical theatre. While studying there, she performed Creep by Radiohead at Jam Band, her college's showcase concert event. The video of her performance went viral on TikTok, reaching 15.1 million views. Through this video, she acquired an agent and was eventually seen by the producers of a then-upcoming Off-Broadway revival of Heathers: The Musical.

Career

Morton eventually paused her studies when she was cast as Martha Dunnstock in the 2025 Off-Broadway revival of Heathers: The Musical at New World Stages alongside Lorna Courtney and Casey Likes. The production opened on June 30, 2025, and is currently running, with Morton playing her final performance on July 6, 2026. New York Stage Review praised her performance as "appealingly dulcet" and New York Theatre Guide called her performance "charming" and praised her character's number as "cementing Morton in the pantheon of Off-Broadway debuts to remember." For her performance, she was nominated for the 2026 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical and the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical.

Later that year, she was cast as Lane in a new TV pilot, titled Don't Get High for Hulu, alongside Tony Hale; however, the pilot was not picked up.

In June 2026, she was announced as part of the cast of the upcoming Broadway transfer of Jocelyn Bioh's School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Morton is set to play Nana, the soft-spoken new girl in the friend group who struggles with body image.

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Awards and nominations