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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 Reviews: Kennedy Center's WHAT I HEARD ABOUT THE WORLD Attempts to Provoke Thought

March 16, 2015

Can three men sitting onstage change the world, or at least how we perceive it?

BWW Reviews: An Adrift FLYING DUTCHMAN Makes Port at Washington National Opera

March 9, 2015

Passionate performances by Libor, Morris and Owens are what propel an otherwise adrift Flying Dutchman.

BWW Reviews: Washington Stage Guild's Captivating BACK TO METHUSELAH

March 2, 2015

Washington Stage Guild's production prudently balances the science fiction nature of Shaw's work with the greater philosophical discussions his plays' raise regarding the consistent need for humanity to keep developing.

BWW Reviews: SIGNATURE TENORS Encompasses a Wide Array of Musical Styles

February 27, 2015

While the Signature Tenors encompasses a diverse range of artists, ensuring there is something for everyone, the execution is a bit uneven.

BWW Reviews: Constellation Theatre Company's Darkly Comical Political Farce THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE

February 11, 2015

If you abhor political incorrectness, violence or a morbid sense of humor then The Lieutenant of Inishmore isn't for you.

BWW Interviews: One Legend Tackles Another in Arena Stage's KING HEDLEY II

January 30, 2015

When Andre De Shields steps onto the stage next week in Arena Stage's revival of August Wilson's King Hedley II, it will mark another in a series of firsts in a remarkable career.

BWW Reviews: Arena Stage's Witty BASKERVILLE is a Thoroughly Enjoyable Whodunit

January 23, 2015

By dispensing with British formality, Ken Ludwig has given us a play that is ingeniously funny and will keep you guessing until the curtain call.

BWW Reviews: Grain of Sand's YOU CAN'T GET A DECENT MARGARITA AT THE NORTH POLE is Good Old-Fashioned Kitschy Christmas Fun

December 19, 2014

Grain of Sand's You Can't Get a Decent Margarita at the North Pole is the perfect present for anyone looking for good old-fashioned kitschy Christmas fun this holiday season.

BWW Interviews: Sasha Hollinger's Dream Takes Her From GMU to the Kennedy Center's JOSEPH

December 15, 2014

DC BroadwayWorld recently spoke with Sasha Hollinger where she talked about how George Mason University prepared her for a career in the performing arts, the advice she would give to current students hoping to follow in her footsteps, what audiences can expect from the Kennedy Center's upcoming tour

BWW Reviews: The Kennedy Center's THE GIFT OF NOTHING is the Perfect Holiday Treat for Families

November 25, 2014

The Gift of Nothing is the perfect outing for families with young children hoping to see a meaningful show this holiday season.

BWW Interviews: Arena Stage Gives FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE the Boy Band Treatment

November 17, 2014

Boy bands have long been a staple of American pop culture.

BWW Reviews: Scena's Complicated HANDBAG Seeks to Channel Wilde and Explore the Notion of Parenthood

November 10, 2014

Handbag is rich with dramatic moments but ultimately never settles on whether it wants to be a prequel to The Importance of Being Earnest or a statement on parenthood in the twentieth century.

BWW Reviews: An Uneven SWEENEY TODD Opens Virginia Opera Company's 40th Season

October 15, 2014

When Stephen Powell's Sweeney Todd lunges at the audience in vengeful anger declaring, "No ones in the chair, come on! Come on! Sweeney's waiting, I want you bleeders," It's hard to think of anything more thrilling.

BWW Interviews: Erin Baltsar Chats about GIRLS NIGHT and Bonding with the Audience

October 13, 2014

Erin Baltsar chats with DC BroadwayWorld about how she got involved with Girls Night, the audience reaction to the show and how a back flipping orphan in a community theatre production of Oliver inspired her to be an actress.

BWW Reviews: Creative Cauldron's JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS Hits the Right Notes

October 7, 2014

Creative Cauldron's 2014-15 season is entitled, “Oh the places we will go…” And it's hard not to feel transported back to 1950's Paris with their charming production of Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris.

BWW Interviews: EVITA's Caroline Bowman Returns Home to the Kennedy Center

September 29, 2014

DC BroadwayWorld recently spoke with Bowman about why she's eager to perform at the Kennedy Center, how research and jumping rope helped prepare her to play iconic Argentine First Lady Eva Peron, what life is like on the Evita national tour and the advice she would give to other DC-area actresses ho

BWW Reviews: Indulge in the Fantasy with Washington National Opera's Beautiful FLORENCIA IN THE AMAZON

September 23, 2014

The enchanted journey we embark upon with Washington National Opera's season opener Florencia in the Amazon is a production filled with beauty and a timeless truth.

BWW Reviews: Studio Theatre's Intense BELLEVILLE Features Strong Performances

September 9, 2014

Belleville may be a challenging play to sit through, but that doesn't stop Studio Theatre from staging an exceptionally solid production.

BWW Interviews: THE SHOPLIFTERS at Arena Stage Raises Questions and Forms Connections through Comedy

September 2, 2014

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BWW Interviews: Landless Theatre Company's SWEENEY TODD Promises A Little Priest and A Lot of Prog-Metal

August 8, 2014

When Landless Theatre Company announced that they were not only staging a production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, but a Prog-Metal version of the musical, it caused many theatergoers to ask two questions: what is Prog-Metal and what does this mean for a show

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