(HOLMDEL, NJ) -- Holmdel Theatre Company presents the 8th Annual Betsy Wolfe Holiday Show! Betsy returns to Holmdel after last year's BroadwayWorld Award WIN for Best Cabaret / Concert / Solo Performance! Performances take place December 4-5, 2026 at 7:00pm each night.
Tony nominated actress Betsy Wolfe is currently starring as Audrey in the acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors. She recently wrapped up her run starring as Madeline Ashton in the hit musical Death Becomes Her on Broadway. She previously originated and starred in the title role in Joy, a new musical based on the life of inventor Joy Mangano, where her performance earned widespread critical acclaim. She had a celebrated tenure with the hit musical & Juliet as Anne Hathaway, where her performance was nominated for the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Wolfe starred in the Tony-nominated musical Waitress, where she gave a multi-faceted performance as Jenna. Prior to that, she played Cordelia, one of the lovable "lesbians from next door," in the Broadway revival of Falsettos, which airs frequently on PBS, and is known for her critically acclaimed performance as Cathy in the Off-Broadway revival of The Last Five Years.
Betsy Wolfe's other Broadway credits include Ellen in the 2014 production of Bullets Over Broadway, directed by Susan Stroman, and Rosa Bud in the revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Wolfe can be seen in the indie feature First One In (on all streaming platforms) and starred in the holiday film Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol With A Twist. Wolfe had a guest starring role on the CBS series Instinct.
Other notable performances include Beth in the City Center Encores! production of Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, a world-premiere production of Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez's musical Up Here, and Mary Ann Singleton in ACT's world premiere of Tales of the City. Wolfe made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Die Fledermaus (Ida). She has been a guest artist for over 65 symphony, pops, and philharmonic orchestras across the U.S. and internationally, including the New York Philharmonic and BBC Symphony Orchestra. She has collaborated with The New York Pops and played to sold-out crowds at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center with their Broadway Today and Women of Notes concerts.
Tickets are $100 and available for purchase online. The theater is located at 36 Crawfords Corner Road in Holmdel, New Jersey.
Originally from California, Betsy received her BFA in musical theatre from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. At age 20 she made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra under Maestro Erich Kunzel. After receiving her BFA, Betsy quickly moved on to star as Rona Lisa Peretti in the San Francisco and Boston companies of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Soon after, she made her Broadway debut in the revival of 110 in the Shade. Betsy gained attention for her next role in both the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Sherie Rene Scott's Everyday Rapture, where she played one of the two Mennonettes.
Recordings include & Juliet, Falsettos, Bullets Over Broadway, The Last Five Years, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Everyday Rapture, Stage Door Canteen, 35MM, and Merrily We Roll Along. She can also be seen in the film adaptation of The Last Five Years.
In 2018, Wolfe founded BroadwayEvolved, a groundbreaking musical theatre training program for students which has been named (eight years in a row) as one of the best summer programs along with top universities.
Holmdel Theatre Company at the Duncan Smith Theater (HTC) is a non-profit, semi-professional theatre company dedicated to presenting fresh interpretations of classic plays as well as rarely presented modern dramas and comedies.
HTC is dedicated to providing opportunities for students and non-professionals to work with professional theatre artists in a collaborative, artistic and educational exchange.
There are multiple performances including:
Saturday, Nov 21, 2026
@ 5:00pm
Bell Theater
Holmdel, NJ
