Benjamin Velez is a Tony-Nominated composer/lyricist whose shows include REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES (Broadway, ART), THE TEMPEST (Shakespeare In The Park), KISS MY AZTEC (La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Rep, Hartford Stage), and BORDERLINE (O’Neill). He was a Dramatist Guild Foundation Fellow and winner of the Fred Ebb Award, a Jonathan Larson Grant, the Stephen Schwartz Award, and the Kleban Award for lyric writing. He’s developed other original musicals, including STARBLASTERS, AFTERLAND, and LOST CITY RADIO at Ars Nova, Sundance at UCROSS, Berkeley Rep's Ground Floor, NYSAF, and the Rhinebeck Writers Retreat. Proud member of the Advanced BMI workshop. Born and raised in Miami, FL.