Dec 1, 2021
Directing alum Benita de Wit ’16 just joined the Broadway production of Six: The Musical as the Resident Director.
The New York Times says Six “Totally rules!” The Washington Post hails Six as “Exactly the kind of energizing, inspirational illumination this town aches for! The Broadway season got supercharged!”
Aug 31, 2021
All new rehearsal images have been released for the UK and Ireland tour of BAT OUT OF HELL - The Musical. The show opens at Manchester Opera House on 11 September 2021 and will continue to tour until 5 November 2022.
In BAT OUT OF HELL - The Musical, the electrifying rock songs of Jim Steinman propel an epic story of rebellious youth and passion as Strat, the immortal leader of The Lost, has fallen in love with Raven, the beautiful daughter of the tyrannical ruler Falco.
Oct 19, 2019
“Directed by Benita de Wit, this balls-tripping, brilliantly produced play by 25-year-old Anchuli Felicia King is a work of deeply funny, original and rarefied genius”
AUG 14, 2019
“The show’s young associate director, New York-based Australian Benita de Wit, is blazing a theatrical path a bit like the titular bat. In a recent interview, Ms. de Wit told Forbes about the show, its bizarre origins, and her role behind the outrageous scenes.”
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“Jim Steinman's Bat Out Of Hell — The Musical opened at New York City Center on August 8. Jay Scheib directs the production, which continues through September 8".
Bat Out Of Hell — the second studio album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and his first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman — became one of the best-selling albums of all time after its release in 1977. The stage adaptation is a romantic adventure about rebellious youth and passionate love, set against the backdrop of a post-cataclysmic city adrift from the mainland. Strat, the forever-young leader of the Lost, has fallen for Raven, daughter of Falco, the tyrannical ruler of Obsidian.”
JUN 19, 2019
“You can’t put on a show with a title like Razorhurst and not have it sharp. This Australian premiere production, directed by Benita de Wit, maintains a suitably keen edge throughout.”
JUN 18. 2019
“Razorhurst is a succulent mix of impressive design, direction, and acting....Benita de Wit’s direction is spellbinding”
JUN 18, 2019
Hayes Theatre Co presents a new musical based on the true story of Darlinghurst gang leaders Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine.”
JUNE 12, 2019
“There are reminders of the women who ruled the Darlinghurst underworld everywhere. You just need to know where to look to find landmarks such as gang leader Kate Leigh’s former grog shop-turned-cafe in Surry Hills.
This gritty history is highlighted in Razorhurst, a musical directed by Benita de Wit about "trailblazer and unapologetic" gang leaders, Leigh and Tilly Devine, their infamous rivalry and Lillian Armfield - Australia's first female detective.”
JAN 5, 2019
“Alumnus Jay Scheib '02 directs and alumna Benita de Wit '16 associate directs the tour of Bat Out of Hell a musical about Strat, the forever young leader of rebellious gang, The Lost, as he falls in love with Raven, the beautiful daughter of the tyrannical ruler of post-apocalyptic Obsidian.”
AUG 13, 2018
“Gently preposterous premise, characters you immediately care about, and a script that straddles the line of credulity”
AUG 12,2018
“If you want to see a play that has cracking one liners and superb sight gags then this is the play for you.”
SEPT 01, 2017
“A Bildungsroman narrative about schadenfreude, an exploration of the painful process of finding one’s voice in an industry that focuses on trying to make other people happy, sometimes at the expense of oneself.”
JUN 14, 2017
“The composer Gemma Peacocke has taken these couplets, so poignant and visceral in their economy of form, as inspiration for "Waves + Lines"....the soprano Eliza Bagg performs them at Roulette in a multimedia performance directed by Benita de Wit that highlights the longings, desires and shrewdness of women whose voices refused to be stifled.”
SEPT 02, 2016
“An elaborate performance, staged with the aid of theater director Benita de Wit, that was as humorous as it was funereal...I was both rattled and tantalized by the whole experience.”
The Ringer
Those who sign up for a one-on-one tour of his LACMA exhibit will find themselves in the role of a patient rather than that of a voyeur; visitors will be catered to by “consultants” from a pseudoscientific organization Barcia-Colombo formed with a group of collaborators that includes experimental theater director Benita de Wit and interactive designer Pedro G.C. Oliveira....MORE
“In collaboration with New York theater director Benita de Wit, Barcia-Colombo created a series of interactive performances that deal with death, technology and social media.”
New York Times | ArtsBeat
There was something strange going on at the Mid-Manhattan Library on Monday night. If regular patrons glanced up, they might wonder why a blond girl in a colorful sundress and two long fishtail braids was walking people over to a corner... MORE