Performing in his 6th Broadway show. Others include Ragtime, Billy in Billy Elliot, Tuck Everlasting, Mean Girls, and most recently Riff in Ivo van Hove’s West Side Story revival. National tours: Billy Elliot and Newsies. Film: Mouthpiece in Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award-winning West Side Story, Beckett in Happiness for Beginners on Netflix, Aaron Fisher in HBO’s Paterno alongside Al Pacino, Race in Newsies: The Broadway Musical (Disney). TV: “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” and “The Penguin” (HBO Max), “The First Lady” (Showtime) “Law & Order: SVU,” “FBI,” “Veep,” and “30 Rock.” Ben has been involved with Illinoise since the very beginning and is honored to bring it home to New York.
From: Photos: Cast & Creatives Celebrate Gala Opening of ILLINOISE
From: Photos: Cast & Creatives Celebrate Gala Opening of ILLINOISE
From: Photos: Meet the Nominees For the 2024 Chita Rivera Awards
Ben Cook, Illinoise
Ben CookBilly Elliot the Musical
Ben Cook has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
Ben Cook has not appeared in the West End.
Ben Cook has been nominated for the following awards: Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Illinoise and Outstanding Supporting Performer, Non-Resident Production by the Helen Hayes Awards for Billy Elliot the Musical.
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