Ben Strothmann has been a portrait and theatrical photographer since 1995. Since building his first darkroom in his hometown of Milwaukee WI, his portrait studio now looks out over Manhattan where he shoots headshots and production photos. Born to a famous cheesecake lady (Suzy Strothmann of Suzy's Cream Cheesecakes), Ben is also an actor and pianist. Currently he lives in Astoria and studies guitar and Icelandic. Ben is also a volunteer for The Heart Gallery (heartgallerynyc.org) and helps NYC foster children find permanent, loving families. Ben is proud to be a part of the world famous singing waitstaff at Ellen's Stardust Diner. See www.benstrothmann.com for more info.
DanceBreak 2007, a showcase for Broadway's next generation of choreographers, was held on February 12 at the New World Stages complex to a capacity crowd of industry professionals
Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Translations by Brian Friel opened January 25th, at the Biltmore Theatre after beginning previews on January 4th
Michael Stuhlbarg and Fritz Weaver star in the Atlantic Theater Company's New York premiere production of David Mamet's new adaptation of Harley Granville Barker's play The Voysey Inheritance, which opened on December 6th after beginning previews on November 15th
Bob Martin, Julie White, John Lloyd Young and Christian Hoff were among the celebrities who presented at the Artios Awards on November 1st; casting director Juliette Taylor was also honored
Cynthia Nixon hosted The American Theatre Wing and the League of American Theatres and Producers' presentation of the 2006 Tony Honors for Excellence on October 24th