Benjamin Levi Ross (born January , ) is an American stage actor. He is
best known for his work in the Tony Award winning musical Dear Evan
Hansen.Ross was born to a Jewish family on January , and grew up in
Santa Monica, California. He attended Santa Monica High School, where
he was active in his school's theater program. In , he was named a
Presidential Scholar of the Arts as part of the U.S. Presidential
Scholars Program. He was also a grand prize finalist for the Music
Center Spotlight awards. Following high school, he attended Carnegie
Mellon University for a year and a half.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. In , he left the Broadway company
and joined the first national tour of the show in the titular role. He
left the production on September , . From January to February , ,
Ross starred as Henry in the Kennedy Center's production of Next to
Normal.
best known for his work in the Tony Award winning musical Dear Evan
Hansen.Ross was born to a Jewish family on January , and grew up in
Santa Monica, California. He attended Santa Monica High School, where
he was active in his school's theater program. In , he was named a
Presidential Scholar of the Arts as part of the U.S. Presidential
Scholars Program. He was also a grand prize finalist for the Music
Center Spotlight awards. Following high school, he attended Carnegie
Mellon University for a year and a half.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. In , he left the Broadway company
and joined the first national tour of the show in the titular role. He
left the production on September , . From January to February , ,
Ross starred as Henry in the Kennedy Center's production of Next to
Normal.
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