projects.
YOU AND I is a short, two-man song cycle exploring the differing paths a relationship can take - from friendship to romance and breakup and grief - or perhaps even hope and a happy ending.
With a soaring contemporary pop-Broadway score, YOU AND I examines how our own identities and relationships must shift in an ever more complex world, and how our outlook on life and each other can change as we do.
Words and Music by Benjamin Ward
This piece was originally developed at Emerging Artists Theatre’s Spark Theatre Festival (formerly the New Work Series) in New York City.
TURING tells the true story of Alan Turing, the gay mathematician who cracked the Enigma code in World War II, in turn saving western civilization from the Nazis.
TURING approaches its main character through three parallel timelines– his boyhood, collegiate, and young adult life. With a dramatic score that blends contemporary musical theater with orchestral, jazz, and electronic elements, TURING peels back the layers of a lonely child and brilliant man who faced both unprecedented triumphs and persecution.
Book, Music and Lyrics by Timothy L. Michuda and Benjamin Ward
TURING was originally conceived at the Writing and Design for Musical Theater program at BerkleeNYC.
selected concert credits include:
NEW WORK, NEW YORK! (The Cutting Room, New York, NY, US - 2023)
NEW WRITERS’ SHOWCASE (The Green Room 42, New York, NY, US - 2023)
NEWBIES (Union Theatre, London, UK - 2023)
UNHEARD (Arts Theatre, West End, London, UK - 2022)