Ben Crawford

Ben Crawford is an actor who rose to prominence for being the replacement for the titular character during Shrek the Musicals original 2008 Broadway run He went on to appear as a performer in On the Twentieth Century and Mr Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory In 2018 he took on the titular role in Andrew Lloyd Webbers Phantom of the Opera He originally enrolled at the University of Arizona in their premed program wanting to be a pediatrician He switched his major to theater one year into his studies He earned his Broadway debut in 2006 in Les Miserables return engagement where he understudied the lead role of Jean Valjean He originated the role of Don Price in the original 2013 Broadway production of Big Fish