About the Show

An autobiographical one-man show about love, resilience and loss told through folk music.

A folk musical that chronicles the true story of Benjamin Scheuer who was diagnosed with cancer as a child.

70 minutes of music, monologues and guitar-playing, Ben tells his story about survival, hope, love and how music, family and community can help us discover our own voices and the resilience to continue.

A revival of the Drama Desk Award-winning show starring Max Alexander-Taylor. Alex Stenhouse and Sean Daniels direct.

Critic Reviews (2)

This production ... belongs totally to Alexander-Taylor, who takes the deeply personal storyline and makes it his own. Sean Daniels [and] ... Alex Stenhouse ... [forge] a seamless collaboration capturing the immediacy of the story.
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This is an incredibly life-affirming theatrical experience. I suspect that, when word spreads, this will become a very hot ticket all over again … it's a little masterpiece.
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Cast and creative team

Benjamin Scheuer

Composer / Bookwriter / Lyricist