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Ben is an avid theatergoer who has seen more than 350 musicals and plays. Some of his most memorable theatrical experiences include: accidentally insulting Andrew Lloyd Webber at a performance of Love Never Dies, attending the last Broadway performance of Elaine Stritch at Liberty and watching George Bizet’s opera The Pearl Fishers from the Presidential Box at the Kennedy Center Opera House.

Originally from Pittsburgh, Ben works for a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization, and previously served in The White House. Ben has a Bachelor of Arts degree from George Mason University and a Master’s degree in strategic public relations from The George Washington University.

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BWW Review: Folger's Beautifully Poignant THE WINTER'S TALE

March 21, 2018

Rather than simply characterized as a comedy or tragedy, this Winter's Tale is a poignant tale about forgiveness, the passage of time and folly of old men.

BWW Interview: 29 and Counting at Arena for TWO TRAINS RUNNING's David Emerson Toney

March 20, 2018

It is not uncommon for actors to have multiple credits at the same theatre.

BWW Review: Keegan Theatre Gives Them the Old Razzle Dazzle in CHICAGO

March 16, 2018

So "start the car, I know a whoopee spot.

BWW Review: WNO's Passionate DON CARLO

March 6, 2018

Giuseppe Verdi's epic opera is being staged for the first time in two decades at WNO and features a sterling cast in a grand production.

BWW Review: The Lady Has Her Day at Creative Cauldron's LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL

February 12, 2018

It is wrong to keep a lady waiting, and in this case, a mistake to miss her altogether.

BWW Review: Ford's Theatre's JEFFERSON'S GARDEN Offers a Cursory Glance at an American Conundrum

January 26, 2018

As a nation, we owe it to ourselves to ponder how men who advocated for liberty could also advocate for slavery.

BWW Interviews: The Past is Prologue in Arena's THE GREAT SOCIETY

January 25, 2018

In The Great Society, we follow Johnson as he seeks to pass his landmark legislative anti-poverty programs, the Great Society, while struggling to deal with a military quagmire in Vietnam and domestic strife over ongoing civil rights issues.

BWW Review: Shakespeare Theatre's Sleek and Modern HAMLET

January 25, 2018

Led by the sensational Michael Urie, Director Michael Kahn has given us a Hamlet for our times.

BWW Interview: Arena's SOVEREIGNTY and Kalani Queypo Explore the Native American Experience on Stage

January 10, 2018

When Mary Kathryn Nagle's play Sovereignty begins performances at Arena Stage later this week, they'll hear something rarer than an original musical and of immense importance to America's history and story the Cherokee Language.

BWW Review: Kennedy Center's AN AMERICAN IN PARIS is a Swanky Affair

December 18, 2017

Washington is awash in holiday parties this month; however you'd be remiss to skip the celebration of life, dance, art, and Gershwin that is the swanky touring production of An American in Paris.

BWW Review: Southern Charm Radiates from Theater J's THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO

December 7, 2017

From the cast to the production design, Theater J's production is as good as it gets.

BWW Review: Keegan Theatre's TOP GIRLS is Still Relevant and Still Faulty

November 10, 2017

Watching Top Girls you can't help but have a feeling of d j vu that many of the issues raised by Churchill are still ongoing.

BWW Interview: Theresa Cunningham Channels Truth with Arena Stage's NINA SIMONE: FOUR WOMEN

October 26, 2017

Starting November 10, Theresa Cunningham gets to channel the pioneering songstress and make her Arena Stage debut with the East Coast premiere of Nina Simone: Four Women.

BWW Review: NextStop Hits the Mark with ASSASSINS

October 25, 2017

Part history lesson, party fantasy, all-around study of when the American dream goes disastrously wrong, NextStop Theatre's aim is ambitious with Assassins and they not only hit the target, they nail the bullseye.

BWW Review: Ford's Theatre's Gripping and Raw DEATH OF A SALESMAN

September 29, 2017

Ford's Theatre's must-see production is raw and gripping in its emotional intensity.

BWW Review: Studio Theatre's Diluted SKELETON CREW

September 14, 2017

Skeleton Crew has all the makings of a great drama: vibrant characters, crackling dialogue, and an engaging and identifiable story, which is why it is such a shame that the play fails to achieve the heart wrenching effect of Lynn Nottage's Sweat or Arthur Miller's Death of Salesman.

BWW Interview: Arena Stage's NATIVE GARDENS Hopes to Start a Conversation

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