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Get ready to be dazzled all over again by Tony-winner Betty Buckley
Get ready to be dazzled all over again by Tony-winner Betty Buckley—whose trademark powerhouse performances in Cats and Sunset Boulevard are just the beginning of her latest creative chapter!
From Stage Legend to Award-Winning Filmmaker
This year, Buckley adds “filmmaker” to her résumé with The Mayfly, an enchanting animated short born from a real-life moment when a mayfly danced through Judy Collins’s hair at Café Carlyle. Since debuting on the festival circuit, The Mayfly has racked up honors everywhere from the London Women Film Festival to Best Animation trophies at the Los Angeles Animation Festival—and even reunited Buckley with friends like Whoopi Goldberg and Ellen Burstyn at Tribeca.
Lights, Camera, Betty!
If movies are more your speed, you won’t want to miss Buckley’s turns in two hot new features. In Amanda Kramer’s Sundance darling By Design, she steals scenes as Juliette Lewis’s formidable mother, delivering a hilarious five-page monologue that you have to see to believe. And this fall, she’ll glow opposite Barry Primus in A24’s Eternity, playing the older Elizabeth Olsen character in a riveting story that’s already got critics buzzing.
Catch Her Live This Spring & Summer
For those craving her live magic, Buckley’s calendar is bursting with can’t-miss shows:
- June 28: Fire Island Arts Project in Cherry Grove
- June 30: Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor
- May 15–17: Six intimate nights at Joe’s Pub, joined by Christian Jacob (piano), Tony Marino (bass), Keita Ogawa (drums), and Jordan Peters (guitar).
Music as a Mirror to Our Times
“I’m drawn to songs that reflect the time we’re living through,” she explains. Channeling her ’60s roots, Buckley and her band are crafting new arrangements that speak to compassion, empathy, and human connection—values she believes are more vital now than ever.
Her Take on the Revivals You’re Talking About
And yes, she’s seen the buzzed-about revivals of the shows that once made her a household name. “The voguing-infused Cats in a nightclub setting was wild—dancing, singing, the audience went nuts!” she gushes. As for Jamie Lloyd’s stripped-down Sunset Boulevard, Buckley calls its inventive simplicity “unbelievable”—and marvels at Nicole Scherzinger’s fearless Norma Desmond.
Whether she’s “undercover-agent” storytelling on stage, behind the lens, or sharing her heart through song, Betty Buckley proves that reinvention is the ultimate encore. Don’t miss the chance to see her live—tickets for Joe’s Pub go fast!
