Tickets for the Broadway premiere of the Olivier Award-winning original musical & Juliet will go on sale to the general public today at 10:00 AM ET. The show also released never-before-seen behind-the-scenes photos from its pre-Broadway engagement, which had a star-studded opening last week in Toronto.
Read MoreLorna Courtney, Paulo Szot, Betsy Wolfe and Stark Sands will headline the North American premiere cast of the Max Martin jukebox musical “& Juliet,” the production announced on Friday.
Currently running on the London’s West End, “& Juliet” is a retelling of the classic William Shakespeare tragedy “Romeo & Juliet.” Featuring a framing device where Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway comment on the original play, the musical explores a scenario in which Juliet doesn’t die at the end of the story, and instead takes a road trip to Paris in search of self-discovery. The musical features a book from David West Read, who is best known for his work writing on Canadian comedy series “Schitt’s Creek,” and music from Grammy-winning songwriter Max Martin, including hits like “I Want It That Way,” “Since U Been Gone” and “Teenage Dream.” An original song “One More Try,” co-written with Jessie J, is also featured.
Read MoreKristen Bell (Film and Television star; voice of Anna in Disney's Frozen), Caissie Levy (original Elsa in Frozen on Broadway) and Betsy Wolfe (originated leading role in world premiere of the Lopezes' musical Up Here) will join The New York Pops, led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke, for its 39th Birthday Gala, For the First Time In Forever: The Songs of Kristen and Bobby Lopez, honoring the Academy and Grammy Award winning songwriting duo Kristen and Bobby Lopez on Monday, April 25, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, presented by The New York Pops.
Read MoreBryant Park’s Broadway-Bound initiative welcomed the students of BroadwayEvolved to perform on its park stage August 2. The performance, featuring guest artists Andrew Rannells, Ali Stroker, Lauren Patten, Ciara Renée, and Jelani Alladin, was a part of BroadwayEvolved’s summer intensive. Co-founded by Waitress and Falsettos star Betsy Wolfe, BroadwayEvolved is a musical theatre training programming designed to give students personal growth and professional insight.
Read MoreAmerican Conservatory Theatre will present an online screening of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, The Musical as part of Pride this month, celebrating the production’s 10th anniversary. The film capture streams June 21–27 on Broadway on Demand.
Read MoreDuring the holiday season, you can expect a retelling of the classic “A Christmas Carol,” but not quite like what we’re used to. Betsy Wolfe spoke to PIX11’s Ojinika Obiekwe about the “Estrella Scrooge” virtual musical and what exactly we can expect.
Read MoreThis trailer will get you into the holiday spirit! John Caird and Paul Gordon's new musical Estella Scrooge brings a modern retelling of A Christmas Carol to audiences on November 27. The company is full of Broadway names: Betsy Wolfe stars in the title role with Danny Burstein as Ebenezer Scrooge, Clifton Duncan as Philip Nickleby, Patrick Page as Mr. Merdle, Carolee Carmello as Marla Havisham, Lauren Patten as Dawkins and more. Spot them all in the trailer below!
Read MoreBroadway's Betsy Wolfe (Waitress, Falsettos) will be in the spotlight for a very special intimate concert "A Pants Optional Holiday and Other Things I Know in 2020". Jessica Vosk (Wicked) will make a special guest appearance to help Betsy spread the holiday cheer - a long awaited in person and socially-distanced collaboration not to be missed!
Read MoreEstella Scrooge, with a book and direction by Tony Award winner John Caird (Les Misérables, Nicholas Nickelby) and music and lyrics by Paul Gordon (Tony-nominated for 2001’s Jane Eyre), will star Betsy Wolfe (Waitress) as the title character, the niece of Carol‘s Ebenezer Scrooge. Clifton Duncan (The Play That Goes Wrong) will costar as her childhood sweetheart Philip “Pip” Nickleby.
Read MoreWriter/director Gina O’Brien’s latest hits VOD/Digital platforms September 8. Lead by Kat Foster (Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Weeds) and written + directed by Gina O’Brien (Fan Girl, Once More With Feeling), First One In follows down-on-her-luck Madi Cooke as she aims to redeem her failed reality TV career, only to find herself twisted up in the hyper-competitive world of women’s tennis.
Read MoreSAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young (www.say.org) presents Paul Rudd's 8th Annual All-Star Bowling Benefit on Monday, November 11, 2019 at 7:00pm. The event, which raises funds in support of SAY's life-changing programming for young people who stutter, will take place at Lucky Strike in New York City, and promises to be a star-studded night of beautiful music, great friends, special performances, and bowling fun.
Read MoreIt's not unfamiliar to those who have performed at Feinstein's/54 Below—the ride from the green room on the 10th floor down to the basement, where the stage is located, can take awhile.
How to make good use of that time? Playbill invited Betsy Wolfe to answer some questions and end the interview in a song for our new series “Elevator Pitch.”
Read MoreA host of Broadway favorites will take part in a one-night-only concert presentation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods, set for July 8 at New York City’s The Town Hall.
Read MoreThe cast is set for the upcoming Encores! production of High Button Shoes, slated to play New York City Center May 8–12. Leading the cast are Michael Urie (Broadway’s recent Torch Song) as Harrison Floy, Tony nominee Kevin Chamberlin (The Addams Family, Seussical) as Mr. Pondue, and Betsy Wolfe (Waitress, Falsettos) as Sara Longstreet.
Read MoreBetsy Wolfe makes her Feinstein’s/54 Below debut in March with her first cabaret show All Bets Are Off, and it’s sure to be the best part of 2019 so far. One of our favorite Broadway voices will belt the roof off the joint March 6-9, just as she has done in Broadway’s Waitress, Bullets Over Broadway, Falsettos, Everyday Rapture and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. And lord knows, her performance as Cathy in NYC’s The Last Five Years revival was nothing short of epic.
Read MoreBroadwayBox caught up with Betsy to talk about BroadwayEvolved, highlights from her own stage career, and how she maintains her incredible voice.
Read MoreJason Robert Brown shares his experience at the London Palladium with Betsy, Norm Lewis, Rachel Tucker and the BBC Concert Orchestra. Take a peek at the set list, and more!
Read MoreThe experience has also been a joyful one for Betsy Wolfe who stars as Jenna in Waitress. A veteran of several Broadway musicals including Falsettos, Bullets over Broadway and The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Wolfe was drawn to the show’s heart and humor...
Read MoreBetsy Wolfe takes us behind the pie and inside her emotional transformation into stressed-out server Jenna.
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