Julie Benko

Julie Benko is thrilled to be returning to Aspen after playing Eliza Doolittle last summer in My Fair Lady in Concert. She became a Broadway sensation as Fanny Brice in the recent revival of Funny Girl, earning the Dorothy Loudon Award for her performance and a New York Times "Breakout Star" nod for her celebrated understudy-to-star journey in the show. She most recently returned to Broadway as Emma Goldman in the acclaimed revival of Ragtime at Lincoln Center.

Other Broadway appearances include Harmony, Fiddler on the Roof, and Les Misérables, as well as the national tour of Spring Awakening. Favorite regional credits include My Fair Lady, Jane Eyre, Once, Guys and Dolls, Our Town, Rags, and more. She recently made her film debut in the award-winning indie feature “Caravan,” and has released four critically acclaimed studio albums with her pianist-husband Jason Yeager (available on all streaming platforms). Her newest record Euphonic Gumbo, which celebrates the music of New Orleans, has just been released on Club44 Records. Julie is also an emerging playwright; her full-length play Down the Line was named as semifinalist at the Eugene O’Neill Center’s National Playwright Conference and is currently in development. She holds an MFA in Acting from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. For more, visit www.JulieBenko.com or follow her on instagram @jujujuliebee.