Benjamin Scheuer

Later that year, Scheuer performed the show at London's St James Theatre, winning the Off West End Award for Best New Musical.

[3] The Los Angeles Times writes that in The Lion, "the vibe of casual, unrehearsed immediacy masks the narrative complexity of a novel or an opera," and that Scheuer "plays guitar as if he invented the instrument."

[7][non-primary source needed] Called "Remarkable, beautiful, funny, heartbreaking" by the BBC and "a wonderful treat... make sure to bring tissues when you see A Mountain for Elodie.

[8] In 2022, The Old Vic in London commissioned and produced Scheuer's piece "Water from Dust," as part of their WHOSE PLANET ARE YOU ON series.

Scheuer toured the UK with Mary Chapin Carpenter in 2014, and has performed at such venues as the Royal Albert Hall in London and New York's Lincoln Center.

Directed by Rosie Anderson and Josh Ben-Tovim of IMPERMANENCE, and starring Acosta, the piece is a "dazzling short film -- and dance lover's dream" says the Huffington Post.

[12] Robbie Fairchild, a principal dancer at New York City Ballet, directed and choreographed his own dance film to the song "Empty Stage."

Scheuer and director Chris Gavin created the piece in response to the police violence against the Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Washington DC in June 2020.

The video, according to the NYTimes, "depicts the chemicals striking like lightning, as if to shock the body or map it with bombed roadways, tracking a jagged terrain.

)[19] The British Theatre Guide says "What a poignant punch Empty Stage packs, words and images defying the times—that’s the power of the arts for you.

)[25] Produced by Geoff Kraly, the album features Scheuer on guitar and vocals; drummer Josh Freese, drummer Josh Dion, vocalist Jean Rohe, bass player Chris Morrissey, with Kraly programming synthesers and also playing bass.

Along with diary excerpts and quotes, the 27 black-and-white photographs have been made into a book, Between Two Spaces,[29] with 50% of proceeds going to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

On June 7, 2016, Lerner and Scheuer hosted a one-day exhibition of the photographs at the Leslie Lohman Prince Street Gallery in New York City.