Tony winner Betty Buckley, who returns to Joe’s Pub April 24–26 for her annual engagement at the intimate cabaret within the Public Theater, also debuts the first single from her upcoming album April 24.
Entitled “Enough,” the song was penned by Grammy winner and Broadway actress Sara Bareilles (Waitress). The single (a pairing “Enough” and the instrumental “Gentle by Nature”) can be streamed by clicking here.
“Sara Bareilles has written a beautiful song ‘Enough,’” says Buckley in a statement. “It’s from her new musical The Interestings, set to premiere in 2027.”
The single serves as the title track from Buckley’s forthcoming album, Enough, which will be released July 17 by Palmetto Records. Enough marks Buckley’s 19th album and was recorded live at her Joe’s Pub residency in 2025. To pre-save the upcoming album across digital platforms, click here.
Texas native Buckley, who starred as Dolly
Gallagher Levi in the national tour of the Tony-winning revival of Hello, Dolly!, won her Tony Award for her performance as Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s Cats, later earning another nomination for her work in the musical Triumph of Love. She starred in both the London and New York productions of Sunset Boulevard, earning
an Olivier nomination for her take on the ill-fated silent-screen star
Norma Desmond. London audiences have also enjoyed Buckley’s work in Promises, Promises and Dear World, and her other Broadway credits include Carrie, Song & Dance, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1776, and Promises, Promises.
READ: Why Betty Buckley Wanted to Make an Animated Film About a Mayfly
A 2012 Theatre Hall of Fame inductee, the
2017 recipient of the
Julie Harris Award from The Actors Fund for Artistic Achievement, and
the Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the American Songbook
Association in 2023, Buckley’s most recent screen credits include By Design, Eternity, Imaginary, Split, Law & Order:
Special Victims Unit, The Cleaning Lady, Supergirl, The Film Crew,
Preacher, Chicago Med, The Leftovers, Getting On, Pretty Little Liars, and The Happening.
She has been awarded two honorary doctorates of fine arts for her
contribution to the musical theatre by Marymount College and the Boston
Conservatory of Music.
The Mayfly, an animated short
film written, produced, and narrated by Buckley played the film festival
circuit and won several awards in 2024, including Best of Festival,
Best Director, and Best 2D Character Based Animation at The Los Angeles
Animation Festival. The film also won Best Animation at The Lady
Filmmakers Festival in Los Angeles.