Betsy Wolfe Launches Broadway Summer Intensive

BroadwayEvolved is a revolutionized Broadway summer intensive with a selective, in-depth training program for aspiring actors and educators, both created and taught by elite industry professionals. Created by Broadway star Betsy Wolfe and education professional Cynthia Rose, BroadwayEvolved will take place August 6-9, 2018 in NYC.

Students and educators gain exceptional, top-notch training, as well as a clearer understanding of their true selves, an awareness of their strengths and weaknesses, and the ability to build the skills to navigate their journeys.

The summer intensive brings together the highest level of talented faculty to propel student and educator success. Faculty arrive with accomplished resumes, experience teaching, and a commitment to mentoring. Faculty includes: Christy Altomare, Jenn Colella, Corey Cott, Ben Crawford, Megan Hilty, James Monroe Iglehart, Nikki M. James, Jeremy Jordan, Adam Kantor, Justin Patterson, Sherie Rene Scott, Leigh Silverman, and Betsy Wolfe. Plus more to be announced. BroadwayEvolved knows that when both students and educators are trained in complimentary models, the potential is limitless.

Through this unique approach, Betsy Wolfe and Cynthia Rose create environments for students and educators to not only transform, but uncover new levels of depth and confidence. While working in two separate industries, Betsy Wolfe and Cynthia Rose have combined their professional expertise and personal passions to establish the groundbreaking BroadwayEvolved.

More information about BroadwayEvolved including a full faculty list, registration information, virtual ticket, and more can be found on BroadwayEvolved.com.

Betsy Wolfe will make her BBC Orchestra debut with Jason Robert Brown next month at the Palladium in London. She was most recently front and center starring as Jenna Hunterson in Waitress The Musical on Broadway opposite Jason Mraz. She was last seen on Broadway starring in Falsettos as Cordelia, one of the lovable "lesbians from next door", directed by James Lapine, which recently aired on PBS. Her other Broadway credits include Bullets Over Broadway where she played opposite Zach Braff, under the direction of Susan Stroman. Previously, she starred in the Off-Broadway revival of The Last Five Years at Second Stage Theatre and the Broadway revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood as Rosa Bud. Prior to that Wolfe played Beth in Merrily We Roll Along at Encores! and created the role of Mary Ann Singleton in ACT's world premiere of Tales of the City, a musical based on the Armistead Maupin novels. Other Broadway credits includes Everyday Rapture with Sherie Rene Scott (a show she also performed Off- Broadway), 110 in the Shade, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Wolfe made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Douglas Carter Beane's adaptation of Die Fledermaus, which she recently returned to for an encore engagement. Wolfe starred in the La Jolla Playhouse world premiere production of Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez's new musical Up Here, under the direction of Alex Timbers. She starred in the San Francisco and Boston companies of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Wolfe has been a guest artist for over 40 symphony, pops, and philharmonic orchestras across the U.S. and internationally including the New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Last season she performed with Maestro Reineke and Darren Criss to sold out crowds at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center with their show "Broadway Today", and returned to headline with the New York pops this past November with her Last 5 Years co-star Adam Kantor. Recordings include Falsettos, Bullets over Broadway, The Last Five Years, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Stage Door Canteen, 35MM, and Merrily We Roll Along. She holds a BFA in musical theatre from Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Wolfe can also be seen in the film adaptation of The Last Five Years. www.betsywolfe.com