Fresh off appearing as Peter Pan in two Long Island productions, Massapequa performer Benjamin Law was really flying high when he made his New York City debut on Tuesday singing show tunes like “Be Our Guest” from “Beauty and the Beast.”
The 12-year-old student showed off his talent at Ellen’s Stardust Diner , on Broadway, after being named one of five winners of the diner’s first contest for singers between ages 8 and 18. He auditioned in July, earning a slot as a “Junior Starduster,” amid 300 submissions and 30 auditions.
Benjamin belted out songs such as “Pulled” from “The Addams Family” musical, walking between tables and on a narrow platform in front of an appreciative audience.
Applause rang out and confetti fell as a crowd of around 200 watched and cheered for Benjamin. Among t