“The most pizzazz of any recent show at the Marriott, partly
due to the singular orchestrations…”
– The Chicago Tribune
on Damn Yankees (2023)
Theatre Orchestrations
I’ve had the pleasure of providing orchestrations, arrangements, and music prep for a host of Broadway stars and talented artists across the country. Sometimes I’m reimagining a classic score, and sometimes I’m forging a new soundscape for a contemporary musical. Here are some recent highlights!
"Who's Got The Pain" from Damn Yankees
Orch. Benjamin Roberts
"Back to Before" from Ragtime
Orch. Benjamin Roberts
Lush Large Ensemble Scoring
Classic Big Band Reduction
Contemporary Theatre Arranging
Copywork Samples
Keyboard/Conductor Part
Drum Set Part
Large Ensemble Score
Small Ensemble Score
Music notation software expertise.
Popular titles include Sweeney Todd, The Music Man, Damn Yankees, and more…
Recent Projects
INDIGO – a new musical
There’s nothing as exciting as creating a new musical! Working with The Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, under the musical direction of Brad Haak…
The Battlefields of Clara Barton
For the latest musical by Suzan Zeder and Jenn Hartmann Luck, I got in on the ground floor, transcribing all of Jenn’s original guitar demos and arranging them for piano.
Northwestern’s Waa-Mu Show!
As a conductor, music director, vocal arranger, orchestrator, and copyist, I helped create four incredible student-written musicals, making friendships that will last a lifetime.
GRETEL! (publishing a new musical)
It’s hard work preparing anything for publication, and the music of GRETEL! requires actor-musicians, careful timing of dialogue, and a cello part chock-full of extended techniques!
REEFER MADNESS! ft. Ethan Slater
I was stoked to spend this summer working Lance Horne, Matt Aument, and Macy Schmidt as a music assistant for the star-studded staged reading of REEFER MADNESS, directed by Broadway’s Stephen Brackett.
Shooting Star: a revealing new musical
I was the lead copyist for the debut production in LA at Hudson Mainstage, and I’ve been thrilled to see its recent NYC outing take off.
I’ve had the pleasure of working with many incredible artists. Mind if I drop some names?
Brian d'Arcy James
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Jessie Mueller
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Stephen Colbert
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Ana Gasteyer
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Heather Headley
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Ethan Slater
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Richard Kind
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Harry Lennix
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Lena Hall
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Tony Roberts
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Jennifer Holliday
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Stephen Brackett
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Brian d'Arcy James | Jessie Mueller | Stephen Colbert | Ana Gasteyer | Heather Headley | Ethan Slater | Richard Kind | Harry Lennix | Lena Hall | Tony Roberts | Jennifer Holliday | Stephen Brackett |