Signature Theatre Names Melis Aker Inaugural LaunchPad Resident Playwright
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 13, 2022
Signature Theatre has announced its first-ever LaunchPad Resident—playwright, actor, and musician Melis Aker—inaugurating the new program that supports diverse early-career playwrights and expands the organization’s singular mission of producing a body of work by each resident writer.
Arizona Theatre Company to Present Benjamin Scheuer In Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2020
In an Arizona Theatre Company exclusive, ATC will present a fully produced video of one of London's first in-person concerts, featuring award winning playwright, singer, songwriter and children's book author Benjamin Scheuer.
Benjamin Scheuer Releases New Song 'I Am Samantha'
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 31, 2020
Canvasback Records/Atlantic Records is proud to announce the release of “I Am Samantha” from singer-songwriter Benjamin Scheuer. The touching track recounts the real-life journey of Samantha Williams – a transgender woman who Scheuer first met and befriended at a coffeeshop in New York City.
Benjamin Scheuer Returns To London
by Julie Musbach - Aug 30, 2018
Benjamin Scheuer, critically acclaimed New York-based singer/songwriter, returns to London September 18 at 7PM for a unique solo concert at Live at Zedel at The Crazy Coqs. Tickets are on sale now. Scheuer previously performed his heartfelt one-man musical THE LION at the St. James Theatre in London and received widespread praise.
Photo Coverage: Theatre Forward Honors Jesse Tyler Ferguson and John R. Dutt at Chairman's Awards Gala
by Jessica Fallon Gordon - Apr 12, 2016
THEATRE FORWARD and Chairman JAMES S. TURLEY just led a celebration to support American theatre at the annual Chairman's Awards Gala last night, April 11th at The Pierre New York (2 East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue). The Chairman's Awards Gala supports the creation of theatrical works and arts education at the country's leading nonprofit theatres. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special night below!
Photo Coverage: Darren Criss, Kristin Chenoweth & More Celebrate the Dramatists Guild Fund
by Walter McBride - Oct 28, 2015
The Dramatists Guild Fund just welcomed a slew of stars for their 2015 Gala, GREAT WRITERS THANK THEIR LUCKY STARS, which was hosted by musician and Emmy-nominated composer, Darren Criss. Directed by Leigh Silverman (Violet, The Wild Party, Chinglish) with Music Direction by Charlie Rosen, the event featured award-winning playwrights, lyricists and composers introducing the stars who brought their work to life on stage, including Stephen Schwartz, Kirsten Childs, Gretchen Cryer & Nancy Ford, Sheldon Harnick, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, Laurence O'Keefe & Nell Benjamin, Steven Sater and Benjamin Scheuer.