Broadway BUZZ

Julie Benko is an actress, singer, and writer currently marching her band out on Broadway as the standby for Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. She has performed on stages on and off-Broadway and across the country, including Broadway turns in Fiddler on the Roof and Les Misérables and the national tour of Spring Awakening. She is a recipient of the Wilde Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Girl in Once. She also received a BroadwayWorld Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Luisa in The Fantasticks, as well as Theatre Bay Area Awards and SF Critics Circle Awards Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominations for her turn as Bella in Rags. Julie's debut jazz album, Introducing Julie Benko, is currently available on all streaming platforms. Her new album, Hand in Hand, will be released on August 26th on Club44 Records. She lent her voice to the 85th Academy Awards and the 70th Tony Awards ceremonies, performed as a soloist with numerous symphonies, and earned the Gold Medal and the Johnny Mercer Award in the national American Traditions Vocal Competition. Her writing projects include the full-length play The District (a 2022 semifinalist at the Eugene O'Neill's National Theater Conference) and the short film The Newlywed's Guide to Physical Intimacy, which has garnered awards at film festivals across the nation. She holds a BFA and MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.