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BIO

Married duo Shaun & Abigail Bengson, are composers and performers who have appeared at such venues as Joe’s Pub (NYC), MASS MoCA (North Adams, MA), Freight & Salvage (Berkeley, CA) and the Market Theater (Johannesburg, South Africa). Their music has been featured in Hundred Days (La Jolla Playhouse, New York Theatre Workshop, The Public Theater, Know Theater, Z Space, US Tour), The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova), Sundown, Yellow Moon (Ars Nova/WP), Anything That Gives Off Light(Edinburgh Theatre Festival, US Tour), Hurricane Diane (New York Theatre Workshop, Two River Theatre), You’ll Still Call Me By Name(New York Live Arts, Jacob’s Pillow), The Place We Built(The Flea), and Iphigenia in Aulis (Classic Stage Company). They have scored for TV and film, including on “So You Think You Can Dance” (FOX)and the short film “The Ceiling Fan”. They have received the Richard Rogers Award and have been nominated for the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucile Lortel awards. Abigail Nessen Bengson has toured as a member of tUnE-yArDs, including an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
LCT3 Off-Broadway Premiere Production, 2024
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[Off-Broadway]
Ars Nova Original Off-Broadway Production, 2018
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[Off-Broadway]
NYTW Production, 2017
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Awards and Nominations

The Lortels - 2018 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

Abigail Bengson, Hundred Days

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Cast Set for HUNDRED DAYS at Actors' Playhouse

Actors' Playhouse has revealed the cast for the indie-rock musical HUNDRED DAYS. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Interview: Theatre Life with Abigail Bengson

Today’s subject Abigail Bengson is one half of the singer/songwriter folk song performing group known as The Bengsons. Their songs and music are currently helping to underscore and tell the story for Jeff Augustine’s play Where The Mountain Meets the Sea. The show is currently running in Signature Theatre’s ARK space through July 7th.
Photos: First Look at Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3's THE KEEP GOING SONGS

Get a first look at photos of The Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 production of THE KEEP GOING SONGS. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3's THE KEEP GOING SONGS Heads Into Rehearsal

Earlier this week The Bengsons along with members of the creative team and staff of Lincoln Center Theater gathered in the Claire Tow rehearsal space for the first rehearsal of the Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 production of THE KEEP GOING SONGS. See photos from inside the rehearsal room. 
Photos: On the Red Carpet for the 66th Annual Obie Awards

Just last night, the American Theatre Wing presented the 66th Obie Awards, celebrating and honoring Off- and Off-Off-Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos from the red carpet here!
MTC's WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA Begins Final Week of Performances

Manhattan Theatre Club’s New York premiere of Where the Mountain Meets the Sea, written by AUDELCO Award nominee Jeff Augustin is in its final week of performances at New York City Center – Stage I. The production opened on Wednesday, November 2, and will conclude as scheduled this Sunday, November 27.
Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA at Manhattan Theatre Club

Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the New York premiere of Where the Mountain Meets the Sea, written by AUDELCO Award nominee Jeff Augustin and directed by Princess Grace Award winner Joshua Kahan Brody, with music by The Bengsons. Check out photos from opening night here!
Photos: First Look at WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA at Manhattan Theatre Club

Manhattan Theatre Club is presenting the New York premiere of Where the Mountain Meets the Sea, written by AUDELCO Award nominee Jeff Augustin (The New Englanders, “The Morning Show”) and directed by Princess Grace Award winner Joshua Kahan Brody, with music by The Bengsons (Hundred Days, The Lucky Ones). Get a first look at photos here!
Kokandy Productions' Presents Chicago Premiere of HUNDRED DAYS At The Chopin Theatre

Kokandy Productions presents the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical Hundred Days, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher.
Kokandy Productions Announces HUNDRED DAYS

Kokandy Productions will present the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical Hundred Days, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher.
Playwrights Horizons Announces New Slate of Free Public Master Classes

Playwrights Horizons (Adam Greenfield, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced a new lineup of Master Classes featuring writers and artists behind celebrated productions at Playwrights and beyond.
St. Ann's Warehouse to Reopen for Indoor Performances With Concerts by The Bengsons

St. Ann’s Warehouse, capping a year in which they have activated their flexible Brooklyn waterfront theater by bringing art outdoors, will finally welcome artists and audiences back inside with two socially distanced concert presentations by The Bengsons, produced in partnership with longtime St. Ann’s collaborator piece by piece productions. 
BWW Review: MY JOY IS HEAVY! by The Bengsons from Arena Stage

As we enter the second year of pandemic, theater companies have largely shifted from live performance spaces to film and video producers. When new work is offered, it streams online, often created by the artists themselves.
Arena Stage Announces 2021/22 Looking Forward Season

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces its robust lineup of digital programming for the 2021/22 Looking Forward Season. Following on the success of last year's virtual offerings, the upcoming season expands even further to reflect Arena's commitment of championing diverse voices, engaging audiences and producing compelling, dynamic work. As part of Arena's mission to serve artists and audiences on a national, regional and local scale, the 2021/22 Looking Forward Season is packed with ambitious new works.
Abigail and Shaun Bengson's THE KEEP GOING SONG to be Streamed on Broadway On Demand

Broadway On Demand in association with the Actors Theatre of Louisville will present The Keep Going Song from indie-folk duo Abigail and Shaun Bengson (Hundred Days) beginning TODAY, Tuesday, December 8.
Photo Flash: Kokandy Productions Presents the Chicago Premiere of HUNDRED DAYS

Kokandy Productions presents the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical Hundred Days, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher.
Kokandy Productions to Present the Chicago Premiere of HUNDRED DAYS at The Chopin Theatre

Kokandy Productions has announced the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical Hundred Days, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher. Making its Chicago debut after successful runs at La Jolla Playhouse and New York Theatre Workshop, Hundred Days will be helmed by director/performer Lucky Stiff with music direction by Matthew Muñiz and choreography by Collin Quinn Rice.
Casting Announced for Kokandy Productions' HUNDRED DAYS

Kokandy Productions is pleased to announce casting for the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical Hundred Days, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher.
The Umbrella Stage Company to Present Regional Premiere Of HUNDRED DAYS

This January 24-February 16, The Umbrella Stage Company - Greater Boston's newest professional theater -- will present the regional premiere of the exhilarating folk-punk musical, Hundred Days, by The Bengsons with a book by Sarah Gancher, and directed by Brian Boruta.
HIGH MAINTENANCE Returns to HBO on February 7

The HBO comedy series HIGH MAINTENANCE, created by Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair, returns for its nine-episode fourth season FRIDAY, FEB. 7 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT). The critically acclaimed series uses The Guy (Sinclair), a marijuana dealer, to connect a variety of distinctly authentic, empathetic and insightful stories about the New York community, including his own. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Abigail Bengson been nominated for?

Abigail Bengson has been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical at The Lortels for her performance in Hundred Days.

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