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Nell Benjamin is a lyricist, writer, and composer noted for her work in musical theatre. She was nominated (alongside husband and frequent collaborator Laurence O'Keefe) for a Tony Award for Best Original Score for Legally Blonde in 2007, and again for her lyrics for Mean Girls in 2018.

Early life and education

Benjamin grew up in New York City and studied at Harvard, where she met future husband Laurence O'Keefe. After graduating in 1993, she moved to Hollywood and, with O'Keefe, spent about ten years working as a writer for television and film.^[1]

Theatre career

After returning to New York City, Benjamin and O'Keefe collaborated on a number of original musicals which ran off-Broadway, including The Mice (2001), an adaptation of Sarah, Plain and Tall (2002), and Cam Jansen And The Curse Of The Emerald Elephant (2004), based on the Cam Jansen mystery series.^[2]

The duo's first Broadway production was The Musical, for which they created the music and lyrics. Legally Blonde premiered on Broadway in April 2007 to mixed reviews and closed in October 2008. Benjamin and O'Keefe were nominated for a Tony Award for Best Original Score.

Benjamin's first full-length play^[3], The Explorers Club, premiered off-Broadway in 2013.^[4] A farce about a woman trying to gain entry to an elite club of explorers in 19th century Britain, it won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play.^[5]. Reviewers largely praised Benjamin's skills as a comedic writer.^[6]^[7]

She wrote the lyrics to Mean Girls, the stage adaptation of the 2004 film of the same name, with Jeff Richmond composing the music and Tina Fey writing the book. Mean Girls premiered on Broadway in April 2018. She was again nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score (alongside Richmond).^[8]

She wrote the lyrics to the musical Dave (based on the 1993 American political comedy film of the same name) and co-wrote the book with Thomas Meehan. It began tryouts in Washington, D.C. in July 2018.

Personal life

Benjamin married Laurence O'Keefe in 2001. The couple have a daughter, Persephone. They live in Manhattan.^[1]

References

1. ^¹{{cite magazine|title=Laughter and Lyrics—Legally|last=Friedman|first=Dick|date=September 2014|access-date=February 26, 2019|url=https://harvardmagazine.com/2014/09/laughter-and-lyrics-legally|magazine=Harvard Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711174334/http://harvardmagazine.com/2014/09/laughter-and-lyrics-legally|archive-date=2017-07-11|dead-url=no|df=}}
2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://americantheatrewing.org/recipients/nell-benjamin/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206230948/http://americantheatrewing.org/recipients/nell-benjamin/ |archive-date=2016-12-06 |dead-url=no |df= }}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcg.org/EdgertonFoundation/NewPlayAwards/2012Awards/TheExplorersClub.aspx|title=TCG: Theatre Communications Group > Edgerton Foundation > New Play Awards > 2012 Awards > The Explorers Club|website=www.tcg.org|access-date=2019-03-26}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/theater/reviews/the-explorers-club-pokes-fun-at-a-19th-century-sanctum.html|access-date=February 26, 2019|date=June 20, 2013|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|title=Woman Storms a Manly Fortress in 1879 London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028041550/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/theater/reviews/the-explorers-club-pokes-fun-at-a-19th-century-sanctum.html|archive-date=2018-10-28|dead-url=no|df=}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://outercritics.org/award-results/awards-for-2013-2014/|title=AWARDS FOR 2013-2014|website=outercritics.org|access-date=2019-03-26}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/legit/reviews/legit-review-the-explorers-club-1200500309/|title=Legit Review: ‘The Explorers Club’|last=Stasio|first=Marilyn|last2=Stasio|first2=Marilyn|date=2013-06-21|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-26}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/explorers-club-theater-review-article-1.1378029|title=‘The Explorers Club,’ theater review|last=Dziemianowicz|first=Joe|website=nydailynews.com|access-date=2019-03-26}}
8. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/artists/2018-04-30_nell_benjamin_mean_girls.html |title=The Tony Award Nominees - Artists - Nell Benjamin |website=TonyAwards.com |language=EN |access-date=2019-02-27}}