Broadway actress Betsy Wolfe needed to learn “The Star-Spangled Banner” lyrics from her telephone throughout her efficiency on the New York Yankees’ opening-day sport at Yankee Stadium on Thursday.
The web, in fact, pounced on the ill-prepared and insulting efficiency.
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— YES Community (@YESNetwork) March 27, 2025
“Wow! How Embarrassing Singing of Nationwide Anthem for Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. And he or she additionally Wanted her Cell Telephone to Keep in mind the Phrases. Actually! Is that this the Greatest You Might Get/Afford for Opening Day?” one consumer wrote in a submit on X.
Wow! How Embarrassing Singing of Nationwide Anthem for Opening Day at Yankee Stadium. And he or she additionally Wanted her Cell Telephone to Keep in mind the Phrases. Actually! Is that this the Greatest You Might Get/Afford for Opening Day? @Yankees
— Ed (@fasteddie516) March 27, 2025
Wolfe is greatest recognized for her Tony-nominated position in “& Juliet.”
“The Star-Spangled Banner,” written by Francis Scott Key in 1814, has been a standard a part of American sporting occasions for many years.
The Milwaukee Brewers misplaced to the Yankees, 4-2.
The Yankees, and Wolfe, haven’t commented on the controversy.
