A B O U T

​BEN DISKANT is a New York-based musical theatre writer and illustrator. 

As a Composer/Lyricist, he has written the musicals The Endless Quiet, Kevin, and the High School adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado. In addition, he has written the play The Weekend which will have its World Premiere at Barrington Stage in September 2025. 

Other projects include  Judy Moody & Stink (with Sami Horneff), which kicked off ArtsPower’s 2019-2020 season and Jade Alaska (with Neena Beber), commissioned by Theatreworks/USA. Other TYA works include Across the Sky (with Sami Horneff), Down Unda Rescue Sanctuary and The Game Room (with Lindsay Anderson and Cassidy Dermott) both commissioned by Brooklyn Children’s Theatre, and One Swipe Away (with Lindsay Anderson), which won the 2018 Jean Banks Award. 
 
Ben is a current member of the BMI-Lehman Engel Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop and holds a Bachelor’s in Music from Northwestern University in addition to an MFA in Acting from The Old Globe/USD program in San Diego. 
 
As an Actor, Ben has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional productions all over the country.

As an illustrator, Ben's drawings appeared in the theatrical adaptation of Fish in a Tree with New York City Children’s Theater. He is the creator of The Little Theatre Kid​, which celebrates wholesome art for the theatre kid within us all.

​Please visit www.thelittletheatrekid.com for more.

Photograph by Stephen Mack.