Benjamin Scheuer

Benjamin Scheuer is the writer/performer of the one-man musical The Lion, winner of the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. Earning tremendous recognition for the raw wit and emotional depth in his intensely personal work, The Lion, Scheuer has also been the recipient of a 2015 Theatre World Award and the 2014 Off West End Award for Best Musical as well as earning a nomination for various awards, including a 2015 Lucile Lortel Award. His album “Songs from The Lion” will be released on June 3.

About Naked Soul

Naked Soul presents performances from some of the country’s top singer/songwriters without microphones or amplifiers, as if the music were, acoustically speaking, naked. The musicians in the series draw upon the universal themes inherent in Himalayan art—spirituality, peace, tolerance, wisdom, compassion—on select Friday evenings. Learn More

Presented with Music Without Borders.

Musical performances at the Rubin Museum are made possible by the Carlo and Micól Schejola Foundation.

Naked Soul is made possible with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Yamaha is the official piano of the Rubin Museum of Art.