Julie Benko: Broadway Performer in New York

About Julie Benko

Julie Benko is an American actor and singer whose work is closely tied to New York’s Broadway stage. She became widely known for stepping into the role of Fanny Brice during the 2022 Broadway revival of *Funny Girl*, and later created the role of Ruth Stern in the new musical *Harmony* in 2023. At Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, she appears in *Ragtime* alongside performers including Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Nichelle Lewis, Ben Levi Ross, Brandon Uranowitz, and Colin Donnell. Her performances tend to prize textual precision and clean musical phrasing over display.