Betsy Wolfe voices Hannah in this commercial for Triumph UK, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
The Mercedes event going on this weekend isn't the only marathon in town. Just ask Adam Kantor, who, with Betsy Wolfe, will be performing "The Last Five Years" at Red Mountain Theatre Company with Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown at the piano. It's the story of Jamie, a writer, and Cathy, an actress, with Jamie telling their story in chronological order and Cathy telling it backward. "It's the most rigorous thing I've sung for sure," says Kantor, who has appeared on Broadway in "Rent" and "Next to Normal." "For both roles, it's a vocal marathon, and that's how we treat it. It's like running a marathon." Kantor and Wolfe have run this marathon together before. They starred in the acclaimed 2013 Off-Broadway revival of Brown's intensely personal musical. "Oh, it's exhausting," Wolfe says with a laugh. "It's two one-person shows in a way. Yes, there are two people on stage, but the load of material, about 10 songs each, it's 10 marathons. There's no one song that you think, 'Oh, this is a breeze.' Every song you go out there for is like a one-act play. It's so satisfying when you do this show."
"When we did the revival I was still living in Los Angeles and I had been for nine years, so a lot of the younger, talented singers in town I didn’t know. I showed up at auditions just sort of saying, ‘Show me what you’ve got.’ They were names I recognized, but I didn’t recognize the people. Betsy was probably the fifth or sixth person who came in and I said after she left, ‘Well, that’s it, that’s Cathy.’"
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is thrilled to present Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown's (Parade, Honeymoon in Vegas, The Bridges of Madison County) powerful and intimate musical, The Last Five Years, for a special concert presentation on Friday, March 27 (8 p.m.) and Saturday, March 28 (2 p.m. and 8 p.m.).
Tickets for The Last Five Years (ranging from $35-$75) are available at the A.C.T. Box Office at 415.749.2228 or online at www.act-sf.org. VIP tickets ($250) are available for the Saturday evening performance and include complimentary preshow champagne and a special postshow dessert reception with the cast. A.C.T. subscribers receive $10 off ticket prices. Presale tickets are available now for A.C.T. season subscribers. Tickets are available for the general public beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 17.
"What a joy to bring the incredible Betsy Wolfe back to A.C.T. after her indelible performance as Mary Ann in Tales of the City, and to pair her with Adam Kantor in Jason Robert Brown's beautiful and heartbreaking love story," says A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff. "We're thrilled to have the chance to offer this unique opportunity to Bay Area audiences." "I am so excited to be returning to American Conservatory Theater for this special two-night concert presentation ofJason Robert Brown's brilliant masterpiece," says Wolfe. "Adam and I have performed this show in various venues throughout the United States and we look forward to bringing it to the beautiful Geary Theater!"
Betsy Wolfe sings "A Summer in Ohio" from The Last Five Years at the opening concert of Jason Robert Brown's residency at SubCulture, 12/6/2014
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The Red Mountain Theatre Company in Birmingham, Alabama, presents The Last Five Years, A modern musical ingeniously chronicles the five year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up and from break-up to meeting. Both Wolfe and Kantor will travel with Brown to Birmingham to reprise their roles as Cathy and Jamie, a twenty-something couple in New York who explore the last half-decade of their relationship through song. This unique show starts with Cathy at the beginning of their romance; Jamie starts his story at the end, and throughout “The Last Five Years,” the audience watches as their love burgeons and deteriorates.
Tickets begin at $30.
Betsy Wolfe makes a cameo in the first official trailer for The Last Five Years (released in theatres and on VOD February 13th, 2015) as the "Former Stripper" at 1:02
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Jason Robert Brown at Subculture 12.6.14 8pm show
Original and revival cast members from The Bridges of Madison County, Parade, The Last Five Years and Songs for a New World will gather to perform the music of Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown in a one-night-only all-star concert at SubCulture.
The Dec. 6 show will feature Kelli O'Hara (The Bridges of Madison County), Steven Pasquale (The Bridges of Madison County), Carolee Carmello (Parade),Jessica Molaskey (Songs for a New World, Parade), Betsy Wolfe (The Last Five Years), Lauren Kennedy (The Last Five Years), Graham Phillips (13), Allie Trimm (13) and Aaron Simon Gross (13).
Tickets go on sale Nov. 7 at noon.
Spend an evening with The Bridges of Madison County composer/lyricist and Tony winner Jason Robert Brown, who has been hailed as “one of Broadway’s smartest and most sophisticated songwriters since Stephen Sondheim” (Philadelphia Inquirer). Best known for his dazzling scores for musicals like the recently revived The Last Five Years (Drama Desk Awards for Best Music and Lyrics) and the seminal Parade (Tony, Drama Desk and New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards), he will discuss his past and present projects – and what it’s like to work with stars like Kelli O’Hara! Featuring Betsy Wolfe (Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical) and Jacob Ming-Trent (Hands on a Hardbody).
Betsy Wolfe attends the unveiling of Jason Robert Brown’s Sardi's portrait, 5/14/2014
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Betsy Wolfe attends the unveiling of Jason Robert Brown’s Sardi's portrait, 5/14/2014
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Betsy Wolfe attends the unveiling of Jason Robert Brown’s Sardi's portrait, 5/14/2014
The Next Ten Minutes - Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe Works and Process (February 11th, 2013)
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Performers from three upcoming concerts at 54 Below, including THE LAST 5 YEARS IN CONCERT (10/16-19), PRINCESSES THE MUSICAL, A CLASS REUNION (10/21), and SIN TWISTERS (10/9) recently met the press for a special performance preview. BroadwayWorld brings you highlights from the festivities below!