Benjamin grew up in New York City and attended Harvard University, where she met future husband Laurence O'Keefe.
Legally Blonde premiered on Broadway in April 2007, ran for 595 performances and 30 previews, and closed in October 2008.
[10] A farce about a woman trying to gain entry to an elite club of explorers in 19th century Britain, it won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play.
[12][13] She wrote the lyrics to Mean Girls, the stage adaptation of the 2004 film of the same name, with Jeff Richmond composing the music and Tina Fey writing the book.
[14] She wrote the lyrics to the musical Dave, based on the 1993 American political comedy film of the same name and co-wrote the book with Thomas Meehan.