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Hey Passengers!
How are you?
I’m reaching out to give you an update on what I have been up to for the last five years.
During the lockdown period, like so many of us, I found myself alone, anxious, and unsure how to make sense of what was happening. One day, after a breakdown in the shower, I felt a clear message: use your creativity to connect to others. So I sat at my keyboard and wrote — and wrote — until 14 original songs emerged. Each one captured a moment, a relationship, or an emotion from my own pandemic journey.
When I shared the music with my friend and collaborator, writer Derek Denckla, he said, “Ben, this is part of a much larger story.” Even though he was in L.A. and I was in New York, we built the show together over Zoom — fitting for a piece born from isolation. That project became…Corona Crazy: The Musical
And now something amazing has happened: our show has been selected for the January 2026 New York Theater Festival’s Winter Festival!!!
To bring Corona Crazy: The Musical to the stage with the full cast, rehearsals, and production support it deserves, Derek and I have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $12,500.
I’m reaching out today because your early support would mean the world to me. If COVID touched your life (and I know it has)… and if live theatre has ever helped you feel seen or healed… I hope that you’ll get on board with us.
Please donate here:
Corona Crazy Crowdfunding Campaign
All donations are tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit).
And, if you’d like to see the show in NYC
January 29, 31, and February 1, 2026:
If you have any questions, please reach out to me at: coronacrazythemusical@gmail.com.
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Please also feel free to forward this message to your friends and ask them to join you in supporting Corona Crazy: The Musical. Thank you for reading — and for being part of the community that keeps artists going.