Ben Fankhauser

Benjamin Charles "Ben" Fankhauser is an actor and singer. He's been performing in the theatre since middle school and continued throughout college. He made his Broadway debut in the 2012 Disney musical Newsies, as newsboy "Davey," and also originated the role in the 2011 Paper Mill Playhouse production.
Early life and education
Ben Fankhauser was born in Zurich, Switzerland and was raised in Cleveland, Ohio with his parents and older brother. He attended Ithaca College and graduated in 2011, after taking off a year to be a part of the first national tour of Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening. He then returned to school in fall of 2010 in order to graduate on time with his class.
Broadway
Ben made his Broadway debut in 2012 as part of the original cast of Disney's Newsies. The show won Best Score and Best Chroeography at the 2012 Tony Awards. He originated the role of "Davey," which he also played in the 2011 Paper Mill Playhouse production prior to the Broadway transfer of the show.
Other theatre
Fankhauser has performed in various shows in the theatre since middle school. One of his first roles was playing "Crutchie" in a children's production of Newsies at his theatre day camp. He was involved in shows during college at Ithaca, including , A New Brain, Metamorphoses and Chicago.
TV/Web series appearances
Ben has appeared on television series including "Submissions Only," created by Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger (2012) and "It Could Be Worse," created by Wesley Taylor and Mitchell Jarvis (2014).
Other
Ben is a frequent singer/guest at 54 Below, Birdland Jazz Club and other cabaret venues in New York. He can be heard on the Original Broadway Cast album of Newsies, and on multiple albums of new works and popular songwriters.

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