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Benjamin Scheuer Opens His Solo Musical The Lion

The production plays the Lynn Redgrave Theater.

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Benjamin Scheuer takes his bow on the opening night of The Lion at the Lynn Redgrave Theater.
Benjamin Scheuer takes his bow on the opening night of The Lion at the Lynn Redgrave Theater.
(© Timmy Blupe)

Singer-songwriter Benjamin Scheuer celebrated the opening night of his autobiographical solo musical, The Lion, at the Lynn Redgrave Theater on Sunday, February 8. The show returns to New York following a 2014 run at Manhattan Theatre Club's Studio at Stage II.

Directed by Sean Daniels, The Lion is a story of love, loss, family loyalty, and the power of music, which looks back on Scheuer's youth and how he dealt with a verbally abusive father and a diagnosis with cancer in his 20s. Scheuer, the recipient of the 2013 ASCAP Cole Porter Songwriting Award, is the leader of the band Escapist Papers.

The creative team for The Lion includes Neil Patel (scenic design), Jennifer Caprio (costume consultant), Ben Stanton (lighting design), and Leon Rothenberg (sound design).

The Lion writer/performer Benjamin Scheuer (center) celebrates his opening night with producer Eva Price (left) and director Sean Daniels (right).
The Lion writer/performer Benjamin Scheuer (center) celebrates his opening night with producer Eva Price (left) and director Sean Daniels (right).
(© Timmy Blupe)

For tickets to The Lion, click here.