Benjamin Scheuer

Feature: Transatlantic Team Revives Powerful One-Man Musical

'I see THE LION very much about what it was like for me to turn thirty, about how I became myself. When I began writing the show, in 2012, I was very much the-son-to-the-father. As of now, in London 2022, my wife and I are expecting our second child, a son. When I performed THE LION one last time (Southwark Playhouse, May 2022), it was the first and only time I've performed the show as a father. During that performance, I understood the character of 'Dad' in a very different way. I also realized that young-writer-me wrote Dad and Cancer as very similar characters; quasi-mythical external forces that controlled Ben and couldn't be reasoned with.'

Photos: First Look at THE LION, Now Playing at Southwark Playhouse

All new production photos have been released from The Lion, opening tonight at Southwark Playhouse.

THE LION at Southwark Playhouse Cancels Upcoming Performances Due to Non Covid Medical Emergency

THE LION at Southwark Playhouse has canceled press night tonight and Saturday’s matinee due to a non covid medical emergency.

Arizona Theatre Company Announces 2022-2023 Season

Arizona Theatre Company's 55th season is taking the stage! Productions will take place in Tucson at the Temple of Music and Art, followed by a Phoenix run at the Herberger Theater Center. Find out all the schedules and how to get tickets.

Crazy Coqs Presents The Americans In London Series With Lillias White, Lorna Luft, and More!

For the first time, Broadway star and Tony Award-winner Lillias White takes to the Crazy Coqs stage; Crazy Coqs regular and favourite Lorna Luft returns with a new show celebrating the Great American Songbook, as well as songs made famous by her mother, Judy Garland, and more!

Benjamin Scheuer's THE LION Comes to Southwark Playhouse in May

The Lion is a one-man folk musical telling a true story of survival. With a guitar in hand, Ben confronts his turbulent life's journey from a rift in his childhood to his own brush with mortality.

Joe's Pub Announces New and Rescheduled Winter Programming

Joe’s Pub announces the updated performances for their winter programming that starts today, January 31 through July 16, including rescheduled dates.

Benjamin Scheuer Will Perform New Works in London

Drama Desk Award Winner for Off-Broadway show 'The Lion' performs works from a forthcoming record this 20 October 2021 at The Phoenix Arts Club. Scheuer is the recipient of the 2021 Kleban Award for Lyrics. He is running monthly 'songwriter sessions' featuring esteemed special guest songwriters at Crazy Coqs, Piccadilly.  

National Alliance for Musical Theatre Announces Lineup for 33rd Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the line-up of new musicals for their 33rd Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS on Thursday October 20 and Friday, October 21, 2021. This year, NAMT ‘s Festival of New Musicals will be presented as a unique digital and in-person hybrid, allowing wider accessibility for attendees.

Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project Participants Announced

The Johnny Mercer Foundation and the American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University will continue their partnership with the 16th annual Songwriters Project.

VIDEO: Benjamin Scheuer Performs 'Weather the Storm' from THE LION

Benjamin Scheuer performed his acclaimed solo musical The Lion at The Old Globe in 2016. Now he performs one of the show's songs, 'Weather the Storm,' for Globe audiences.

VIDEO: Benjamin Scheuer Performs 'Weather the Storm' from THE LION

Goodspeed Musicals has released a video of Playwright, Composer & Lyricist Ben Scheuer performing from his award-winning one-man show THE LION, which he wrote while in residence at Goodspeed Musicals.

VIDEO: Watch Geffen Playhouse Alumn Benjamin Scheuer Sing 'Weather the Storm'

Geffen Playhouse alumn Benjamin Scheuer posted a video of himself singing 'Weather the Storm' from his one man show, 'The Lion,' in a special performance for Geffen Stayhouse.

Below, check out highlights from the special night, which included performances by Criss, Danny Burstein, Kristin Chenoweth, Ben Platt and more!

The 71st Annual Theatre World Awards -- the first award created in 1945 to recognize a debut theatre performance on or off-Broadway -- just honored the legacy of Betty Comden and On The Town with a special recognition for 'Outstanding Contribution to the Theatre World.' The 71st Annual Theatre World Awards took place Monday night, June 1, 2015 at Broadway's Lyric Theatre (213 W. 42nd St, New York, NY 10036).

Benjamin Scheuer's solo musical The Lion is returning off-Broadway on February 3rd at the Lynn Redgrave Theater at Culture Project. Click below to watch Scheuer talk about the show and perform parts of one of the songs!

Songwriter Benjamin Scheuer, currently appearing in his one-man musical theater piece THE LION at Manhattan Theatre Club's The Studio at Stage II - Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series at New York City Center - Stage II (131 West 55th Street), announces the release of the animated music video "Cookie-tin Banjo," which is featured in THE LION. Check it out below!