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BIO

Abigail and Shaun Bengson are a married composing and performing duo raising two children in NYC and Vermont. They believe grief and joy are the same thing. They are interested in anything that gets us all free. The Bengsons' theater work includes The Keep Going Songs (LCT3), Sovereignty Hymns (La Jolla Playhouse), Oh Courage (The Joyce, international tour), The Keep Going Song (Actors Theatre of Louisville), My Joy Is Heavy (Arena Stage), Hundred Days (La Jolla Playhouse, New York Theatre Workshop, US Tour), The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova), Where The Mountain Meets The Sea (ATL’s Humana Festival; Manhattan Theatre Club), Anything That Gives Off Light (Edinburgh Theatre Festival, US tour), Hurricane Diane (Two River, NYTW), You’ll Still Call Me By Name (New York Live Arts, Jacob's Pillow), Sundown Yellow Moon (WP Theater) and Iphigenia In Aulis (Classic Stage Company). They have received the Jonathan Larson and Richard Rodgers Awards and nominations for the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel Awards and our proud to be NYTW Usual Suspects.

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STAGE CREDITS

My Joy is Heavy
[Off-Broadway]
2026
Performers
Ohio
[West End]
2025
All In: Comedy About Love All In: Comedy About Love
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2024
Perfomer

Productions

My Joy is Heavy
 
[Off-Broadway, 2026]
Creators
Where the Mountain Meets the SeaWhere the Mountain Meets the Sea
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Music
Hurricane DianeHurricane Diane
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Original Music
Hundred DaysHundred Days
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Authors
Music
Lyricists

Writing

Sundown, Yellow Moon
Music and Lyrics
The Lucky Ones
Book, Music and Lyrics

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Music

The Bengsons, The Lucky Ones

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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 1, 2026

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this month. Start the new year off right with shows featuring big stars, like An Ark with Ian McKellen and more.
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Arena Stage Receives Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for FREMONT AVE.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2025

Arena Stage has received the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for Fremont Ave. by Reggie D. White, directed by Lili-Anne Brown.
Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards 2025 Recipients Announced Photo
Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards 2025 Recipients Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2025

Theatre Communications Group has announced the 2025 recipients of the Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards. The awards provide additional rehearsal time for new works in development at theatres across the country. Sixteen productions will receive a total of $783,000 in support.
MY JOY IS HEAVY Full Creative Team Announced for New York Theatre Workshop World Prem Photo
MY JOY IS HEAVY Full Creative Team Announced for New York Theatre Workshop World Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 3, 2025

New York Theatre Workshop has announced dates and ticket information for the world premiere of My Joy is Heavy, created and performed by Obie Award-winning duo & NYTW Usual Suspects The Bengsons (Hundred Days, The Keep Going Songs), directed by Tony Award winner and NYTW Usual Suspect Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812).
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: OHIO, Assembly Photo
EDINBURGH 2025: Review: OHIO, Assembly
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 23, 2025

When Shaun turned his back on the church, he found a new home in music. Confronted now with acute degenerative hearing loss, he’s making the choice to live joyfully in the face of life's many unanswerable questions. An exhilarating and celebratory true story about losing faith and finding hope in the darkest of places. The Olivier Award-winning producers of Fleabag and Baby Reindeer bring you this intimate and rousing new musical experience featuring creative captions. From Obie-winning indie-folk duo The Bengsons.
HOT MESS Wins 2025 Popcorn Writing Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe Photo
HOT MESS Wins 2025 Popcorn Writing Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 21, 2025

Hot Mess, a satirical new musical by Ellie Coote and Jack Godfrey, has won the 2025 Popcorn Writing Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Presented by Miriam Margolyes, the award celebrates bold new voices in theatre, with winners receiving career support from Popcorn Group and BBC Writers.
WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA To Have Regional Premiere at Ancram Center Photo
WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA To Have Regional Premiere at Ancram Center
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 2, 2025

Ancram Center for the Arts will present the regional premiere of WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE SEA, running July 11–20 in the Hudson Valley. Written by Jeff Augustin with music by The Bengsons, the play will be directed by stage and screen veteran Christopher Windom.
New Work by Robert Schenkkan and More Set for TheatreWorks' New Works Festival Photo
New Work by Robert Schenkkan and More Set for TheatreWorks' New Works Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2025

Hundreds of lovers of new theatre will gather this summer for an advance look at tomorrow’s hits at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 22nd Annual New Works Festival. Learn more!
More Autumn Shows and Summer Family Work Comes to Bristol Old Vic Photo
More Autumn Shows and Summer Family Work Comes to Bristol Old Vic
by Stephi Wild - Jun 26, 2025

Bristol Old Vic has announced a flurry of extra shows for Winter/Spring alongside classic summer family work – now on sale. Learn more about the lineup here!
Indie-Folk Duo The Bengsons To Perform at Edinburgh Festival Fringe Photo
Indie-Folk Duo The Bengsons To Perform at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2025

Francesca Moody Productions and piece by piece productions will present Ohio at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here.
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BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO and More Set For 2025/26 Season at the Young Vic Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2025

The Young Vic Theatre has announced the inaugural season from new Artistic Director and CEO Nadia Fall. Learn more about the full upcoming season lineup here!
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 8, 2025 Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 8, 2025
by - May 8, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 8, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Nine Actors Create Nearly 50 Characters In THE ANTIQUITIES By Jordan Harrison Photo
Nine Actors Create Nearly 50 Characters In THE ANTIQUITIES By Jordan Harrison
by A.A. Cristi - May 7, 2025

Next up at Goodman Theatre is Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Jordan Harrison (Marjorie Prime, Maple and Vine)'s newest work, A Tour of the Permanent Collection in the Museum of Late Human Antiquities or, just The Antiquities—a startling and transcendent portrait of the present as seen from the future—is on stage now in preview performances.
The Bengsons Will Come to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe With OHIO Photo
The Bengsons Will Come to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe With OHIO
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2025

Married American Indie-Folk duo, The Bengsons (Shaun and Abigail Bengson) make their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with Ohio. Learn more about the show here!
Ancram Center For The Arts Reveals 2025 Season Photo
Ancram Center For The Arts Reveals 2025 Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2025

Ancram Center for the Arts has announced its 2025 season which includes, in addition to its renown storytelling programs, a regional premiere, three site-specific original performances, and two staged readings.
Stephanie Hsu, Ana Gasteyer, Michael R. Jackson and More to Join STARS NOVA Series Photo
Stephanie Hsu, Ana Gasteyer, Michael R. Jackson and More to Join STARS NOVA Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2025

Ars Nova has revealed the Stars Nova Series, three one-night-only benefit performances featuring a selection of the artists that helped shape Ars Nova. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
TLC Musical CRAZYSEXYCOOL, New Adaptations of DAMN YANKEES and PAL JOEY Will Play Are Photo
TLC Musical CRAZYSEXYCOOL, New Adaptations of DAMN YANKEES and PAL JOEY Will Play Arena Stage
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 14, 2025

Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif and Executive Producer Edgar Dobie have just announced the company’s diamond anniversary season. We have all of the details here!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has The Bengsons written?

The Bengsons has written 3 shows including Sundown, Yellow Moon (Music and Lyrics), The Lucky Ones (Book, Music and Lyrics), The Keep Going Songs (Writer).

What awards has The Bengsons been nominated for?

and Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for The Lucky Ones.

How many Broadway shows has The Bengsons been in?

The Bengsons has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has The Bengsons been in?

The Bengsons has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was The Bengsons's first West End show?

The Bengsons's first West End show was Ohio which opened in 2025

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