Ben Zeadman

Los Angeles, California

Ben Zeadman is an award-winning composer, writer, and music producer working across musical theatre, film, and television. He is the recipient of the ASCAP Foundation’s 2023 Lucille & Jack Yellen Award, honoring emerging excellence in musical theatre composition.

For screen, Ben composed the music for the short musical film Marriage Material, a 2019 Student Academy Award semifinalist that was acquired by Fox Searchlight and is currently in development as a feature film with Fifth Season. His credits also include serving as composer and music producer for Disney’s Emmy-nominated stop-motion holiday special Mickey Saves Christmas, which received a 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Award nomination for Best Song. Additional screen work includes Paramount’s feature film Honor Society, along with other projects for major studios and platforms.

For the stage, Ben began writing musicals at age seventeen and has since created an extensive body of work. His portfolio includes over 60 original works, earning multiple awards and international recognition. He is the creator of the award-winning musical It Takes Two and wrote the songs for the Off-Broadway musical The Next Stop. Ben is also the co-creator, alongside Laura Schein, of the new musical Miss Hysteria. The project was a 2025 Eugene O’Neill National Music Theater Conference Finalist and has been developed through several prestigious programs, including the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop with Stephen Schwartz (2023), the Johnny Mercer Foundation Goodspeed Writers Grove (2025), and the 2026 Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals.

Instagram: @benzeadman, @zeadmanandschein, @misshysteriamusical