Ben Bonnema

Ben Bonnema is a composer-lyricist whose work has been featured in Variety, Wired and The New York Times. He wrote book, music & lyrics to Adult Swim’s Peter Panic, a musical video game that’s been downloaded by over a half million people (developed by James Marion). He contributed additional composition to Punchdrunk’s award-winning show Sleep No More. His slumber party musical, Boys Who Tricked Me, was called “heart-healing musical theatre” by Joshua Barone of the New York Times. Other full-length: One Way (with Christopher Staskel), The Apple Boys (book by Jonothon Lyons), and The Lost Girl (with Arianna Rose). He supplied additional orchestrations for Ana Gasteyer’s album I’M HIP. Ben holds a B.A. in Music Composition from Whitworth University and an M.F.A. from NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. He won the 2011 ASCAP Foundation Frederick Loewe Award. He is currently Marc Shaiman’s music assistant. http://www.benbonnema.com/