(February 7 to March 10, 2019) He performed in the musical, "The Total Bent," in a Haven Theatre Company production at About Face Theatre at The Den Janet Bookspan Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Gilbert Domally in the cast. Stew was writer. Stew and Heidi Rodewald were composers. Lili-Anne Brown was director. Jermaine Hill was music director. Breon Arzell was choreographer.
He was nominated for a 2019 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Performer in a Principal Role in a Musical for "The Total Bent" in a Haven Theatre Company production at About Face Theatre at The Den Janet Bookspan Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.