Sometimes it's best to leave on a high note.

After nearly three years of chart-topping success, many of the original & Juliet stars are moving on to new adventures. Betsy Wolfe, the longtime star of the hit Max Martin jukebox musical, played her final performance as Shakespeare's wife, Anne Hathaway, October 20 (Alison Luff will take over the role beginning October 22). The show was a momentous one for Wolfe—not only was it the longest production she's ever been in, she also received her first Tony nomination from it.

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After more than a decade on Broadway, Betsy Wolfe has earned her first Tony nomination for her performance as Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway, in “& Juliet.” Wolfe’s Tony nod is one of the show’s nine. She describes her character as a “ballsy, brassy, eccentric feminist deciding that she’s going to change the game” — a character she is incredibly proud of.

In the upcoming June 11 episode of “The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal,” the actor discussed her excitement for her first nomination with Fadal. Wolfe credits her family for being a significant support system throughout her acting career and considers this a recognition of all of the important people in her life.

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NEW YORK -- One recent day, Broadway star Betsy Wolfe was up at 4 a.m. to perform on “Good Morning America.” Then there was a formal gala lunch and a few snuggle hours with her young daughter. Finally, as the sun set, her main job beckoned: A big new musical that needed her voice.

Such is the life of a Tony nominee, something Wolfe has earned this season for the first time. “The most grateful exhaustion is the best way I can possibly describe it,” she says with a laugh. “I am drinking way too much coffee this time in life.”

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The Broadway show '& Juliet' is nominated for nine Tony Awards, and actors Lorna Courtney and Betsy Wolfe are both nominated. Courtney and Wolfe join Morning Joe to discuss the show and their nominations.

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Two days after the biggest stars of the 2022-23 theater season descended on the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan for the Drama League Award more of the same headed to Greenwich Village, where Anna Wintour hosted a relaxed Sunday dinner with Bee Carrozzini. Resuming a cherished tradition put on pause by the pandemic, the evening fêted the actors, directors, playwrights, composers, and lyricists behind the most celebrated productions of the last year, both on and Off Broadwa

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Critics are calling this Shakespeare remix a "girl-power romp in a cotton candy jukebox musical."

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& Juliet is currently running at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, which is where Betsy Wolfe spends all her time when she’s not in her Upper West Side abode with her husband and their daughter. Her dressing room is basically her second home, but she didn’t want to recreate her primary residence. “I just wanted it to feel inviting and special when I walked in and also unlike my house in a certain way, too,” she explains.

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“& Juliet” features Broadway favorites Stark Sands and Betsy Wolfe as husband and wife. Sands plays Shakespeare and Wolfe plays Anne Hathaway. They both stopped by the “On Stage” studio to chat about throwing a pop-music party eight-times a week over at The Sondheim Theatre.

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The Broadway hit & Juliet reimagines the story of literature's most famous star-crossed lovers, using sly humor and some very recognizable pop hits (courtesy of songwriter Max Martin) to turn what we think we know about Romeo and Juliet on its head. But what's it like for the actors on stage every night? Here, Betsy Wolfe, who plays Anne Hathaway (no, not that one, the wife of William Shakespeare) shares a look behind the scenes of one of Broadway's most exciting new musicals.

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Glitter follows Betsy Wolfe everywhere these days. The actor is performing eight times a week in the new Broadway musical & Juliet — a clever, confetti-filled remix of Romeo and Juliet soundtracked by your favorite pop hits — and the sparkly stuff hangs around long after she’s left the stage. “I don’t even want to tell you where I’ve found glitter,” she says, joking. “My house is now full of it, almost as if glitter is just part of the floors.”

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Betsy Wolfe is coming back to Broadway in style!

After back-to-back Broadway and Off-Broadway shows before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the Great White Way, Wolfe, 40, returns to the New York stage in & Juliet, the new pop musical that flips Shakespeare on its head by way of a pop score of radio hits by songwriter Max Martin.

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When David West Read, the Emmy-winning writer of Schitt’s Creek, pitched a new musical to songwriting guru Max Martin, the force behind mega hits like Katy Perry’s “Roar” and Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time,” he had an idea to turn a Shakespeare classic on its head.

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PEOPLE has the exclusive premiere of the trailer for Broadway's & Juliet, which features a score made up of Max Martin tunes made famous by Katy Perry, the Backstreet Boys and more

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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.

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Lorna 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.

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Kristen 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.

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Bryant 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.

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American 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.

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During 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.

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This 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!

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