“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.
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
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.
Trusted by Broadway’s leading artists. Whoops! Looks like we dropped 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 |