Broadway BUZZ

Ben Cook is appearing in his fifth Broadway show, having most recently played in the original cast of Mean Girls. He made his Broadway debut in the 2009 revival of Ragtime, and went on to perform in Billy Elliot: The Musical and Tuck Everlasting. Cook played the principal roles of both Billy and Michael on the national tour of Billy Elliotand was featured as Race on the first national tour of Newsies, which he reprised for the filmed version of Disney’s Newsies the Broadway Musical. Cook portrayed Aaron Fisher in HBO’s Paterno and is featured as Mouthpiece in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. Television credits include Law & Order: SVU, House of Cards, Veep and 30 Rock.