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Ben Levi Ross
Born (1998-01-15 ) January 15, 1998 (age 26 ) Education Carnegie Mellon University Occupations
singer
Years active 2017–present
Benjamin Levi Ross [1] (born January 15, 1998)[2] [non-primary source needed ] is an American stage actor and singer. He[a] is best known for his work in the Tony Award winning musical Dear Evan Hansen , where he was an understudy for the roles of Evan , Connor and Jared on Broadway and Evan in the national tour.
Early life and education [ edit ]
Ross was born to a Jewish family on January 15, 1998, and grew up in Santa Monica, California .[2] [3] [non-primary source needed ] He attended Santa Monica High School , where he was active in his school's theater program. In 2016, he was named a Presidential Scholar of the Arts as part of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program .[4] [5] He was also a grand prize finalist for the 2016 Music Center Spotlight awards.[6] [7] Following high school, he attended Carnegie Mellon University for a year and a half.[8]
At an audition for the play The Low Road at New York's Public Theater , Ross was noticed by Dear Evan Hansen director Michael Greif , who told Ross that he would be great as an understudy in the cast of Dear Evan Hansen . Soon after, he joined Dear Evan Hansen ' s cast, and made his Broadway debut as the character Jared. Ross then spent ten months understudying for the roles of Evan, Connor, and Jared.[8] [9] In 2018, he left the Broadway company and joined the first national tour of the show in the titular role.[10] [11] He left the production on September 15, 2019.[12] [non-primary source needed ] From January 29 to February 3, 2020, Ross starred as Henry in the Kennedy Center 's production of Next to Normal .[13] In 2021, Ross appeared in the film Tick, Tick... Boom! as Freddy.[14]
Personal life [ edit ]
Ross is gay and non-binary , using they/them and he/him pronouns.[15] [non-primary source needed ] [16]
Film credits [ edit ]
Theater credits [ edit ]
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
Year
Award
Category
Show
Result
Ref.
2019
BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards
Best Leading Actor in a Musical - Tour
Dear Evan Hansen
Won
[20]
BroadwayWorld Washington D.C. Awards
Best Actor in a Musical - Large Professional Theatre
Won
[21]
2020
Eliot Norton Awards
Outstanding Visiting Musical Performance
Won
[22] [23]
See also [ edit ]
^ Ross uses he/him and they/them pronouns. This article uses masculine pronouns for consistency.
References [ edit ]
^ "ben levi ross on Instagram: "three generations of Jewish Ross women's jewelry around my neck and romie" " . Instagram . Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ "Samohi's Ben Ross Candidate in Presidential Scholars Race" . SM Mirror . February 24, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ "2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts" (PDF) . Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2021.
^ Wild, Stephi. "Meet DEAR EVAN HANSEN's Touring Evan, Ben Levi Ross!" . BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ "14 Southern California Teens Named Grand Prize Finalists in The Music Center's Spotlight Program" . At This Stage . May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2020 .
^ a b c "Ben Levi Ross: from Carnegie Mellon to Broadway to 'Dear Evan Hansen' tour star" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ a b Clawson, Kerry. "Ben Levi Ross tackles title role in Cleveland-bound 'Dear Evan Hansen' " . Akron Beacon Journal . Retrieved April 18, 2020 .
^ a b Floyd, Thomas (July 31, 2019). " 'Dear Evan Hansen' tests star Ben Levi Ross like he's never been tested before" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on August 1, 2019.
^ "For the Evan in Tampa's 'Dear Evan Hansen,' a demanding role comes with love and anxiety" . Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ "ben levi ross on Instagram: "I am truly grateful for every single person from my family, to my friends, to the cast, to the team, to my boyfriend, to the band, to the..." " . Instagram . Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ a b "Broadway Center Stage: Next to Normal" . kennedy-center.org . Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ "Tick, Tick... Boom! Cast, Real Life Character & Broadway Cameos Guide" . ScreenRant . November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021 .
^ "ben levi ross (@benlross)" . Instagram . Archived from the original on February 26, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ Ross, Ben Levi [@benlross] (April 1, 2020). "A reminder that: BOTH of these people (me ) are non-binary. Gender presentation is very complex. #transdayofvisibility" . Retrieved November 18, 2020 – via Instagram .
^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "Ben Levi Ross Returns to DEAR EVAN HANSEN Beginning Tomorrow For Eight Weeks Only" . BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved April 22, 2022 .
^ Green, Jesse (February 7, 2024). " 'The Connector' Review: When Fake News Was All the Rage" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved March 10, 2024 .
^ "Isaac Powell, Charlotte MacInnes and Ben Levi Ross Will Lead Gatsby at the A.R.T." Broadway.com . Retrieved April 24, 2024 .
^ "Winners Announced For 2019 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards" . BroadwayWorld.com .
^ "Winners Announced For 2019 BroadwayWorld Washington, DC Awards" . BroadwayWorld.com .
^ Gantz, Jeffrey (May 11, 2020). " 'Parade,' 'The Stone' each grab three Elliot Norton awards in a virtual ceremony" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved May 12, 2020 .
^ "Elliot Norton Awards" . Elliotnortonawards . Retrieved May 12, 2020 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ben_Levi_Ross&oldid=1233388985 "
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