Ben West is a musical theatre artist and historian, and the author of The Musical Theatre Report, a creative-focused journal for artists and audiences covering the past, present, and future of the musical stage. His book, The American Musical: Evolution of an Art Form (Routledge, 2024), chronicles a detailed and comprehensive history of the art form’s artistic evolution. He created twenty “Timeline Wall” exhibits for the Museum of Broadway that trace the history of the Broadway stage from 1732 to 2021. He has worked in various capacities on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally, and he created and directed Unsung Carolyn Leigh for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series. West has spoken at several institutions including Yale University, University of Michigan, Howard University, the Dramatists Guild, and the Shubert Organization. He is a recipient of Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award.

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