“singular orchestrations.”

– The Chicago Tribune

Benjamin has provided orchestrations, arrangements, and music preparation for a host of Broadway stars including Brian D’Arcy James, Jessie Mueller, Ethan Slater, Heather Headley, and Jennifer Holliday. His orchestrations for the Marriott Theatre’s Jeff Award-winning production of Damn Yankees (2023) were lauded in The Chicago Tribune, and his concert selections of theatre classics are regularly performed by U.S. Air Force Bands. Benjamin has arranged music for Austin’s ZACH Theatre, The Human Race Theater Co. in Dayton, the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, the All Roads Theatre Company in L.A., and over a dozen other theaters across the country.

By both reimagining classic scores and forging new soundscapes for cutting-edge contemporary works, Benjamin has established himself as a leader in the art of storytelling through orchestration. Many of his orchestrations are available to rent, with popular titles including Sweeney Todd (6 pieces), The Music Man (9 pieces), Damn Yankees (9 pieces), How to Succeed (6 pieces) and more.

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Look & Listen

"Who's Got The Pain" from Damn Yankees
Orch. Benjamin Roberts

"Back to Before" from Ragtime
Orch. Benjamin Roberts

Audio Samples

Lush Large Ensemble

Jazz

Contemporary Theatre Arranging

Copywork Samples

Keyboard/Conductor Part

Drum Set Part

Large Ensemble Score

Small Ensemble Score

Music notation software expertise.

Recent Projects

Benjamin Roberts 4/18/24 Benjamin Roberts 4/18/24

The Music Man @ The Marriott

I had a blast scoring this bang-beat, great-go, neck-or-nothin’, every-time-a-bull’s-eye musical for Chicago’s acclaimed Marriott Theatre!

Benjamin Roberts 6/7/23 Benjamin Roberts 6/7/23

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…

Benjamin Roberts 4/18/23 Benjamin Roberts 4/18/23

Damn Yankees @ The Marriott

My orchestrations for Damn Yankees got a special shout-out in the Tribune! Thanks, Mr. Jones! Of course, it helps to have an all-star team with music director Ryan Nelson and conductor Noah Landis.

Benjamin Roberts 12/10/21 Benjamin Roberts 12/10/21

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.

Benjamin Roberts 2/25/20 Benjamin Roberts 2/25/20

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!

Benjamin Roberts 11/1/19 Benjamin Roberts 11/1/19

Winnie the Pooh @ Imagine U

As a music director, arranger, and a singing, dancing bumblebee, I put an entirely new, folky twist on Allan Friedman and Kristin Sergel’s classic Winnie the Pooh score.

Benjamin Roberts 6/5/19 Benjamin Roberts 6/5/19

A Chorus Line – in Sonoma, CA!

It’s always a thrill to return to this classic, this time as a copyist. Teaming up with orchestrator Bryan Eng, I provided Transcendence Theatre Company with some charts to kick off their season!