BETTY, the longtime indie rock band of Alyson Palmer, Amy Ziff, and Elizabeth Ziff, is known for clever lyrics, energetic harmonies and non-stop activism. Since forming in 1986, the band’s distinctive sound has been heard in concert worldwide, on tv & tube (The L Word theme song, Weeds, Ugly Betty, & more), in films (the holiday classic Life With Mikey, The Out-of-Towners, The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love & more), Off-Broadway (the hit musical BETTY Rules, directed by Michael Greif of Hell's Kitchen, Dear Evan Hansen, RENT), on the radio as Holiday Commentators for NPR, as guests on many compilation recordings and on ten albums of their own, readily available online. BETTY’s unflagging devotion to fairness and equal rights as well as decades of international appearances as Arts Envoys for the US State Department, led Gloria Steinem to suggest they create The BETTY Effect, a non-profit on behalf of women and girls, LGBTQ+ people and others marginalized by society. BETTY has received numerous arts and humanitarian honors for their lifelong mission, including two EMMYs, the BMI Theme Song Award and Career Excellence Award and the Official State Honor of Buenos Aires. They recorded their 11th album in Mexico City and New York, are happily on the road again and spill their wild adventures on BETTY: Girlband the Podcast, available everywhere.

Throughout 2025, we're celebrating our 15th Anniversary by honoring a pair of Next Stage "Champions" - people who have been instrumental in making Next Stage what it is today - at one event each month. Our April Anniversary event is the BETTY, when we'll salute Maria Basescu and Julian McBrowne.