BEN H. WINTERS (Book) wrote book and lyrics for two musicals, both with composer Stephen Sislen: SLUT, which was produced Off Broadway in the fall of 2005 at the American Theater of Actors, following a record-breaking run in the New York International Fringe Festival; and SPREAD THE WORD: THE STORY OF PAUL REVERE, which was commissioned by TheatreworksUSA, the country's premiere not-for-profit theater for young audiences. Other past work includes MARRY ME, MARY JO!, which appeared at Manhattan's Open Pulse Arts Lab in 1999. Winters has also worked extensively as a journalist, with work appearing in numerous publications. Winters' first book, The Jewish Comedy Thesaurus, was published by Quirk Books in October of 2007. Winters is a member of The Dramatists Guild of America, and is a teaching artist at The Anderson School PS 334 on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
