Xander Benton hails from Nashville, TN and holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Belmont University. Forged in the precision of choral halls and harmonies, his voice carries the echo of discipline beneath the pulse of now. In 2022, he won Nashville’s Spotlight Awards Outstanding Lead and Comedic Actor and performed in The Jimmy Awards® at New York’s Minskoff Theatre. Xander was honored to join the 2020 featured ensemble for Sticks & Stones virtual concert premiere benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Born This Way Foundation. His favorite credits include Gomez Addams (The Addams Family), Jean Valjean (Les Misérables), Shakespeare (Something Rotten!) and Agwe (Once on This Island). Beyond theatre, he enjoys weightlifting, dancing, bowling, and spending time with friends and family.