Get ready for Broadway after your 30 minute virtual voice lesson with Broadway star Betsy Wolfe, this November or December! Work on an audition piece, get some incredible professional guidance and technique insight from the best!
Betsy Wolfe recently was seen in the lead role in Broadway's Waitress. Previously, she was in Falsettos at Lincoln Center Theater and starred in Woody Allen’s musical adaptation of Bullets Over Broadway as Ellen, under the direction of Susan Stroman. She has also appeared 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 include 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. Last summer, 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 30 symphony, pops, and philharmonic orchestras across the U.S. and internationally including the New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Her concert debut at Carnegie Hall was with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra under Maestro Erich Kunzel. Ms. Wolfe was a guest soloist for the New York City Ballet where she performed at Lincoln Center and at The Coliseum in London. Recordings include 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.
For several years Betsy has “secretly” taught voice lessons to both current Broadway performers and friends of friends. It’s been hard to find regular pockets of time to devote to teaching due to her relentless performing schedule, making it impossible to “open up” the studio to new students. After many requests, she is absolutely thrilled to offer very limited slots to work with some new faces! Lessons will be on an extremely limited first come, first serve basis.
BETSY’S TEACHING STYLE
Betsy considers herself a vocal technician. She is not a rehearsal pianist. If you are seeking someone to accompany you to help you learn a song, there are specific coaches for that and please seek them out. Betsy helps people find their authentic, natural voice throughout the full spectrum of their range. Even more specifically, she loves helping students find & strengthen their belt in a healthy, progressive way. Most singers she’s found throughout the years, even some incredible talents, have no idea what they're capable of achieving because they simply don't understand how to properly access their voice beyond what they’ve always done. They’ve labeled, or someone else has labeled, their limitations. Betsy thrives and has been extremely successful when demystifying these limitations and coaching students to sing things they never believed they could. It’s simply beyond rewarding. It takes time and patience and you must be willing to put in the work. Betsy will work with students ages 15+.