Ben Harrison delivers folksy wit set to song in new concert series at Key West Theater

Key West-based singer-songwriter, storyteller and longtime entertainer Ben Harrison returns to the Key West Theater’s intimate 60-seat Backstage Listening Room at 512 Eaton St. for seven 2027 performances celebrating the lore, legends, and often outrageously quirky history of Key West.

 

Ben and his wife, acclaimed sculptor Helen Harrison, were central to the island’s 1970s and 80s creative zeitgeist, with Ben cultivating a following from the stages of some of Key West’s most storied bars, later branching into recording multiple albums, authoring books, and producing and performing in a series of stand-out musicals, including “Key West: A Musical Tour About Town,” “_Undying Love: A Key West Musical,” “El Isleño 1921: The Untold Key West Story,” _and “Clouds Over the Sunshine Inn.”

 

Harrison takes the stage each night with just his voice, irreverent humor, storytelling mastery and Martin guitar, enchanting audiences with his world-class musicianship and “mostly true” tales.