Gender
Female
Composer Writer Lyricist
Relations
Wife of
Laurence O'Keefe
  • CREDITS
    Real Women Have Curves: The Musical (Apr 27, 2025 - )
    • Book with Nell Benjamin
    MusicalOriginal
    Mean Girls (Apr 08, 2018 - Mar 11, 2020)
    • Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
    MusicalOriginal
    Legally Blonde (Apr 29, 2007 - Oct 19, 2008)
    • Music by Nell Benjamin
    • Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
    MusicalComedyOriginal
    Mean Girls (Sep 21, 2019 - May 07, 2023)
    • Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
    MusicalOriginal
    Legally Blonde (Sep 23, 2008 - Aug 10, 2010)
    • Music by Nell Benjamin
    • Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
    MusicalComedyOriginal
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Original Score Written for the Theatre

    2018 | Nominee  | Mean Girls
    Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
     

    Best Original Score

    2007 | Nominee  | Legally Blonde
    Music by Nell Benjamin
    Lyrics by Nell Benjamin

    Drama Desk Award

     

    Outstanding Lyrics

    2018 | Nominee  | Mean Girls
    Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
     

    Outstanding Play

    2014 | Nominee
    Nell Benjamin (for "The Explorers Club")
     

    Outstanding Lyrics

    2007 | Nominee  | Legally Blonde
    Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
     

    Outstanding Music

    2007 | Nominee  | Legally Blonde
    Music by Nell Benjamin
     

    Outstanding Book of a Musical

    2005 | Nominee
    Nell Benjamin (for "Cam Jensen")
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical (Apr 27, 2025 - )
  • Book with Nell Benjamin
MusicalOriginal
Mean Girls (Apr 08, 2018 - Mar 11, 2020)
  • Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
MusicalOriginal
Legally Blonde (Apr 29, 2007 - Oct 19, 2008)
  • Music by Nell Benjamin
  • Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
MusicalComedyOriginal
Mean Girls (Sep 21, 2019 - May 07, 2023)
  • Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
MusicalOriginal
Legally Blonde (Sep 23, 2008 - Aug 10, 2010)
  • Music by Nell Benjamin
  • Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
MusicalComedyOriginal

Tony Award®

 

Best Original Score Written for the Theatre

2018 | Nominee  | Mean Girls
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
 

Best Original Score

2007 | Nominee  | Legally Blonde
Music by Nell Benjamin
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Lyrics

2018 | Nominee  | Mean Girls
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
 

Outstanding Play

2014 | Nominee
Nell Benjamin (for "The Explorers Club")
 

Outstanding Lyrics

2007 | Nominee  | Legally Blonde
Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
 

Outstanding Music

2007 | Nominee  | Legally Blonde
Music by Nell Benjamin
 

Outstanding Book of a Musical

2005 | Nominee
Nell Benjamin (for "Cam Jensen")

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