Nell Benjamin is a lyricist, writer, and composer noted for her work in musical theatre. With her husband and frequent collaborator Laurence O'Keefe, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for writing Legally Blonde in 2011. And in 2007, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score for Legally Blonde, and then again in 2018 for her lyrics for Mean Girls.
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Nell Benjamin, Mean Girls
Nell Benjamin, Mean Girls
Nell Benjamin, The Explorers Club
Nell Benjamin, Legally Blonde
Nell Benjamin, Legally Blonde
Nell Benjamin, Legally Blonde The Musical
Nell Benjamin
Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University has revealed the lineup for the 2024-2025 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
City Springs Theatre Company will continue its sixth season with the crowd-pleasing Legally Blonde: The Musical, part of the 2023-2024 PNC Bank Season, May 3 - 19, with direction and choreography by Broadway star Nikki Snelson.
The Playhouse on Rodney Square has revealed its 2024/25 Broadway in Wilmington season. See the lineup of shows and learn how to purchase tickets.
The 24–25 Season for Pikes Peak Center has been revealed. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.
The Explorers Club, written by Nell Benjamin, directed by Melanie MacQueen, and produced by David Hunt Stafford, will be presented at Theatre 40. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Mean Girls the Musical is the latest offering from ATP Kids. Forty six high school students from all over the Flathead Valley have been working together to present the hilarious musical based on the hit movie.
Catch the Broadway hit MEAN GIRLS at the State Theatre New Jersey on May 11-12, 2024.
Discover the exciting new season lineup for the 24-25 Broadway at Pikes Peak Center series.
Zilker Theatre Productions has revealed the cast for Legally Blonde the Musical. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Tom Kitt's latest project is providing Orchestrations and Music Consulting for the new Broadway musical Hell's Kitchen. As Kitt's work hits the Broadway stage yet again, here are some of his recent collaborations that Broadway fans may not be as familiar with!
Discover the exciting new season lineup at 24-25 Broadway in Thousand Oaks. Get ready for a riveting mix of classic and contemporary performances that will captivate all theater enthusiasts.
After a sold-out five-week run in 2022, the North American Tour of Mean Girls will return to Toronto for a limited four-week engagement at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!
La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts & Mccoy Rigby Entertainment have announced their 2024/2025 season of shows.
Discover the upcoming season at the Fox in Riverside, featuring a line-up of dazzling Broadway shows. Get the latest news and updates about the theater's 24-25 season.
With its silver anniversary year within sight, Belmont University Musical Theatre concludes its 24th season with what is perhaps its best show yet: Legally Blonde, The Musical. Featuring a remarkable cast of student performers, including most of the Class of 2024, which is arguably the most accomplished and most promising group of students assembled in the program’s quarter-century of musical theatre pedagogy and preparation, this Legally Blonde could easily hold its own against other productions of the tremendously entertaining show, whether on tour or even on Broadway.
Through the zany situations, there is a message about “girl power”; a timeless message. Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY, composer JEFF RICHMOND, lyricist NELL BENJAMIN and original director and choreographer CASEY NICHOLAW.
The North American Tour of Mean Girls—the record-breaking new musical comedy adapted from the hit Paramount Pictures film— is coming to the Lied Center for 5 performances on April 12-14.
A gloriously silly show that will tickle your funny bone.
Discover the full cast and creative team for MEAN GIRLS at the Savoy Theatre. With bookings extended into 2025, don't miss your chance to see this iconic show.
Which fetch performers will be starring in Mean Girls in the UK? The social media accounts for the production debuted a teaser that has fans guessing who might be taking on the iconic roles in the upcoming production. Can you guess who might be part of the company?
Nell Benjamin has written 9 shows including Half Time (Lyrics), Sarah, Plain and Tall (Lyricist), Sarah, Plain and Tall (Lyricist), Cam Jansen (Bookwriter/Lyricist), Legally Blonde (Composer), The Explorers Club (Playwright), Gotta Dance (Lyrics), Mean Girls (Lyricist), Because of Winn Dixie (Bookwriter).
Nell Benjamin has been nominated for several prestigious awards in the Broadway industry. These include Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for "Mean Girls" and "Legally Blonde," Best Original Score at the Tony Awards for "Mean Girls" and "Legally Blonde The Musical," and Outstanding Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Explorers Club." Additionally, she has been recognized as the Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist.
Nell Benjamin has won the Most Promising Musical Theatre Lyricist award.
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