Betsy Wolfe
Betsy Wolfe (born Elizabeth Marie Wolfe; June 1, 1982) is an American actress, singer, and entrepreneur.
Betsy Wolfe | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Marie Wolfe June 1, 1982 Visalia, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of Cincinnati (BFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | Adam Krauthamer (m. 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
Wolfe is currently starring in the Broadway musical & Juliet as Anne Hathaway, a performance for which she was nominated for the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her previous Broadway credits include: 110 in the Shade (2007), Everyday Rapture (2009-2010), Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2012–13), Ellen in Bullets Over Broadway (2014), Cordelia in Falsettos (2016–17), and Jenna Hunterson in Waitress (2017–18). She also starred as Cathy Hiatt in the 2013 off-Broadway revival of The Last Five Years.
In 2020, Wolfe starred in the holiday film Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol With A Twist. She can be seen in the indie feature First One In, and had a guest starring role on the CBS series Instinct.
Wolfe co-founded BroadwayEvolved, a musical theatre training program for students.
Early life and education edit
Wolfe grew up in Visalia, California.[1] She attended Golden West High School and graduated in 2000.[2] She graduated from the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music in 2004.[3]
Career edit
Wolfe played Evelyn Nesbit in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Ragtime in 2005.[4]
Wolfe starred as Cathy in the Off-Broadway revival of The Last Five Years, which ran at the Second Stage Theater from March 7, 2013 (previews), to May 18, 2013. Charles Isherwood, in his review in The New York Times, wrote that Wolfe has "a bright, strong soprano with a keen belt. With her wholesome blond beauty she is well cast."[5]
In 2014 she appeared on Broadway in Woody Allen's musical Bullets Over Broadway as Ellen. The CurtainUp reviewer wrote: "Betsy Wolfe also has little to do as David's girlfriend Ellen but, like Ziemba, when she does get to sing it's lovely."[6]
She appeared in Up Here, a new musical written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, at the La Jolla Playhouse in July 2015.[7] The Variety reviewer noted that Wolfe "is charming in her role and even sings the hell out of such banalities as 'I feel like I've always known you.'"[8]
In May 2016, Wolfe played Elsa in the lab production of Disney's Frozen.[9]
She appeared in a reading of a new musical titled Flying Over Sunset by James Lapine (book and director), Tom Kitt (score) and Michael Korie (lyrics). The reading took place at the Vineyard Arts Project in Edgartown, Massachusetts, on July 29, 2016, with additional cast members Marin Mazzie and Boyd Gaines.[10][11]
Wolfe played Cordelia in the Broadway revival of Falsettos, which ran from September 29, 2016 (previews), to January 8, 2017.[12][13] She joined the cast of Waitress on Broadway on June 13, 2017, in the role of Jenna.[14] Wolfe left the role on January 9, 2018.
In February 2018, Wolfe and Cynthia Rose announced that they would be founding a company, BroadwayEvolved, to give workshops and masterclasses to young actors.
In June 2018, she played Rosemary Pilkington for a limited engagement of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., alongside Michael Urie, John Bolton, John Michael Higgins and Skylar Astin.[15]
In 2020, Wolfe appeared as Bonnie in the musical podcast Propaganda![16]
She is currently starring as Anne Hathaway in the new Broadway musical & Juliet at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
Opera and concerts edit
Wolfe appeared with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, directed by Erich Kunzel, at Carnegie Hall on April 1, 2003.[17][18] In 2016 and 2017, Wolfe appeared with Darren Criss and Adam Kantor, respectively, in The New York Pops' concerts "Best of Broadway" and "Women of Notes: In Dedication to Female Composers and Lyricists" at Carnegie Hall, with appearances by Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Jason Robert Brown, and by Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, Georgia Stitt, and Shaina Taub, respectively.[19][20] She also frequently performs the music of newer musical theatre writers in concert, including Ryan Scott Oliver and Zack Zadek.[21]
Wolfe appeared in the Metropolitan Opera production of Die Fledermaus as Ida, with a new book by Douglas Carter Beane. The opera, which also starred Paulo Szot as Dr. Falke and Danny Burstein as Frosch, opened on December 31, 2013.[22] In November 2017 Wolfe performed at the Houston symphony with Jeremy Jordan.
Personal life edit
Wolfe began dating Adam Krauthamer, a French horn player, in June 2014. They met while working on Bullets Over Broadway.[23] The pair married on December 17, 2017.[24] In 2020, she welcomed a daughter, Poppy.[25]
Theater credits edit
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Last Five Years | Former Stripper | Uncredited |
| 2020 | First One In | Grace | |
| 2020 | Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol With A Twist | Estella Scrooge | |
| 2021 | Tales of the City | Mary Ann Singleton |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Live from Lincoln Center | Ensemble | Episode: "Camelot" |
| 2017 | Cordelia | Episode: "Falsettos" | |
| 2019 | Instinct | Ella Betts | Episode: "204" |
Source:[citation needed]
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tony Award | Best Featured Actress in a Musical | & Juliet | Nominated |
| Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Nominated | ||
| Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical | Nominated |
Discography edit
- 2007: 110 in the Shade (2007 New Broadway Cast Recording)
- 2009: Everyday Rapture (Original Cast Recording)
- 2011: Stage Door Canteen: Broadway Responds to WWII (Original Concert Cast Recording)
- 2012: 35mm: A Musical Exhibition (Original Cast Recording)
- 2012: Merrily We Roll Along (2012 New Encores! Cast Recording)
- 2012: The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (2012 New Broadway Cast Recording)
- 2012: "Bustle Fluffah" – single (with Andy Karl and Jessie Mueller)
- 2013: The Last Five Years (2013 New Cast Recording)
- 2013: Crosses: A Musical of Hope (Original Studio Cast Recording)
- 2014: Bullets Over Broadway (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
- 2016: Falsettos (2016 New Broadway Cast Recording)
- 2019: A Never Ending Line (Original Studio Cast Recording)
- 2020: Estella Scrooge (2020 Soundtrack)
- 2021: Some Lovers (2021 Concept Recording)
- 2022: & Juliet (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
References edit
- ^ Evans, Suzy (March 27, 2013). "6 Acting Lessons From 'Last Five Years' Star Betsy Wolfe". Backstage.
- ^ M., Richard (May 18, 2011). "Visalia's Betsy Wolfe stars in 'Tales of the City' on San Francisco stage". amanidreamtup.blogspot.com.
- ^ "University of Cincinnati alumni on Broadway". University of Cincinnati Magazine. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ Finkle, David (June 13, 2005). "Ragtime". TheaterMania.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (April 2, 2013). "'The Last Five Years,' a Musical at Second Stage Theater". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
- ^ Sommer, Elyse (April 5, 2014). "Bullets Over Broadway: a CurtainUp Broadway Musical Review". CurtainUp.
- ^ Fullerton, Krissie (August 7, 2015). "First Shots of Betsy Wolfe and Matthew Bittner in Up Here, the New Musical by Frozen Songwriters". Playbill.
- ^ Berkshire, Geoff (August 11, 2015). "Regional Theater Review: 'Up Here,' By the Songwriters of 'Frozen'". Variety.
- ^ Lloyd Webber, Imogen (May 20, 2016). "Betsy Wolfe, Patti Murin & Okieriete Onaodowan Led Lab of Broadway-Bound Frozen". Broadway.com.
- ^ Viagas, Robert (July 29, 2016). "Marin Mazzie Toplines Today's Reading of James Lapine's LSD Musical". Playbill.
- ^ Russo, Rebecca (July 24, 2016). "FLYING OVER SUNSET A New Musical by James Lapine, Tom Kitt, and Michael Korie at Vineyard Arts Project". BroadwayWorld.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (June 28, 2016). . Playbill. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (December 29, 2016). "13 Shows Close as Broadway Gears Up for a Packed Spring". Playbill.
- ^ "Everything Changes! Betsy Wolfe to Star as Jenna in WAITRESS Following Sara Bareilles". BroadwayWorld. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ Vine, Hannah (June 7, 2018). "First Look at Skylar Astin, Betsy Wolfe, and Michael Urie in Kennedy Center's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". Playbill.
- ^ Criscitiello, Alexa (October 5, 2020). "Treatman Creative Presents PROPAGANDA! THE PODCAST MUSICAL". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ (PDF). carnegiehall.org. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2004. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ Gelfand, Janelle (April 3, 2003). "Concert Review. Pops, Karamazovs give New Yorkers good laugh". The Cincinnati Enquirer.[dead link]
- ^ Simoes, Monica (March 14, 2016). "See Darren Criss and Betsy Wolfe thrill at Carnegie Hall". Playbill. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ Franklin, Marc J. (November 18, 2017). "See Betsy Wolfe, Sara Bareilles, Ingrid Michaelson, and More at New York Pops' Women of Notes". Playbill. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (October 29, 2018). "Jennifer Damiano, Grace McLean, George Salazar, Betsy Wolfe Will Sing the Zack Zadek Songbook". Playbill.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (December 31, 2013). "New Production of Die Fledermaus, With Paulo Szot, Danny Burstein and Betsy Wolfe, Premieres at the Met Dec. 31". Playbill.
- ^ Rafkin, Louise (January 5, 2018). "'Waitress' Star Has a Tip for You: Marry Your Best Friend". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^ "Instagram post by Betsy Wolfe • Dec 18, 2017 at 11:32pm UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Mauch, Ally (May 21, 2020). "Broadway Star Betsy Wolfe Welcomes Daughter Poppy: 'Quarantine Pal for Life'". People. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ Gans, Andrew; Hernandez, Ernio (January 13, 2007). "New Musical Ace, With Michael Arden, Begins Old Globe Run Jan. 13". Playbill.
- ^ Propst, Andy (October 14, 2011). "Leslie Kritzer, Michael McGrath, Betsy Wolfe, et al. Set for Shakespeare Theatre Company's The Boys From Syracuse". TheaterMania.
- ^ "Betsy Wolfe" Playbill
- ^ "Betsy Wolf Credits" ibdb.com
- ^ "Betsy Wolfe Bio" broadwayworld.com
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio (January 11, 2006). "Spellers and Staff Ready for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee SF Debut". Playbill.
- ^ Sommer, Elyse; Saltzman, Simon (May 1, 2009). "Everyday Rapture, a CurtainUp Off-Broadway musical review". CurtainUp.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (May 18, 2011). "'Welcome to 28 Barbary Lane': Tales of the City Musical Premieres in San Francisco May 18". Playbill.
- ^ Marzullo, Joseph (February 20, 2012). "PHOTO CALL: Encores! Merrily We Roll Along Closing Night". Playbill.
- ^ Bacalzo, Dan (February 10, 2012). "Ben Crawford, Lindsay Mendez, Betsy Wolfe Set for 35mm". TheaterMania.
- ^ "Cast" www.35mmthemusical.com
External links edit
- Betsy Wolfe at IMDb
- Betsy Wolfe at the Internet Broadway Database
- Betsy Wolfe at Playbill Vault