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Infobox person| name = Bernadette Peters| image = Peters in 08.jpg| imagesize =| caption = Peters in 2008| birth_name = Bernadette Lazzara| birth_date = Birth date and age|1948|2|28| birth_place = Ozone Park, Queens, New York , United States | spouse = Michael Wittenberg (1996–2005; his death)| occupation = Actress, singer, author, comedienne| years_active = 1958–present| website = Official website| http://www.bernadettepeters.com/ Bernadette Peters (born Bernadette Lazzara ; February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer and children's book author from Ozone Park, Queens, New York . Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre , films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings. She is one of the most critically acclaimed Broadway theatre|Broadway performers, having received nominations for seven Tony Awards , winning two, and nine Drama Desk Awards , winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards .
Regarded by many as the foremost interpreter of the works of Stephen Sondheim ,Witchel, Alex. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9F02E1DB113DF93BA15751C0A96F958260& scp=1& sq=%22Bernadette+Peters%22& st=nyt "A True Star, Looking For Places to Shine". The New York Times , February 28, 1999, p. AR5, accessed March 28, 2008 Peters is particularly noted for her roles on the Broadway theatre|Broadway stage, including Mack and Mabel , Sunday in the Park with George , Song and Dance , Into the Woods and Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun .
Peters first performed on the stage as a child and then a teenage actor in the 1960s, and in film and television in the 1970s. She was praised for this early work and for appearances on The Muppet Show , The Carol Burnett Show and in other television work, and for her roles in films like Silent Movie , The Jerk , Pennies from Heaven (1981 film)|Pennies from Heaven and Annie (film)|Annie . In the 1980s, she returned to the theatre, where she became one of the best-known Broadway stars over the next three decades. She also has recorded six solo albums and several singles, as well as many cast albums, and performs regularly in her own solo concert act. Peters also continues to act in films and on television, where she has been nominated for three Emmy Award s and three Golden Globe Award s, winning once.
Early life and career
Peters was born Bernadette Lazzara to an Italian-American family in Ozone Park, Queens, New York , the youngest of three children. Her siblings are casting director Donna DeSeta and Joseph Lazzara. http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/bernadette_peters/index.shtml "Bernadette Peters - Biography". NetGlimpse.com, 2008, accessed February 10, 2009 Her father Peter drove a bread delivery truck, and her mother, Marguerite (née Maltese),Speace, Geri. http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608002510/Bernadette-Peters.html "Bernadette Peters Biography". MusicianGuide.com, accessed February 10, 2009 started her in show business by putting her on the television show Juvenile Jury at the age of three-and-a-half. She appeared on the television shows Name That Tune and several times on '' The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour at age five.
In January 1958, at age nine, she obtained her Actors Equity Card in the name of Bernadette Peters to avoid ethnic stereotyping, with the stage name taken from her father's first name. She made her professional stage debut the same month in This is Goggle , a comedy directed by Otto Preminger that closed during out-of-town tryouts before reaching New York. She then appeared on NBC television as Anna Stieman in A Boy Called Ciske , a Kraft Mystery Theatre production, in May 1958, and in a vignette entitled "Miracle in the Orphanage", part of "The Christmas Tree", a Hallmark Hall of Fame production, in December 1958Lux, Kevin. http://www.bernadette-peters.com/cgi-bin/timeline.pl? cat=0& search= "Bernadette's Timeline". Bernadette Peters Broadway's Best website (2008) with fellow child actor Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas and veteran actors Jessica Tandy and Margaret Hamilton .Internet Movie DataBase. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0595367 "The Christmas Tree". Hallmark Hall of Fame , Season 8, Episode 4, December 14, 1958 She first appeared on the New York stage at age 10 as Tessie in the New York City Center revival of The Most Happy Fella (1959). http://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/peters_b.html "Bernadette Peters". The American Musical: Stars over Broadway , PBS.org In her teen years, she attended the Quintano's School for Young Professionals, a now defunct private school that several famous people, such as Steven Tyler , attended.Green, Jesse. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9403E4D8113AF934A15757C0A9659C8B63& scp=2& sq=%22Bernadette+Peters%22& st=nyt "Her Stage Mother, Herself", The New York Times , April 27, 2003, accessed March 28, 2008
At age 13, Peters appeared as one of the "Hollywood Blondes" and was an understudy for "Dainty June" in the second national tour of Gypsy: A Musical Fable|Gypsy .Green, Adam. "People are Talking about Bernadette Peters", Vogue Magazine , March 2003, pp. 408–10 During this tour, Peters first met her long-time accompanist, conductor and arranger Marvin Laird, who was the assistant conductor for the tour. Laird recalled, "I heard her sing an odd phrase or two and thought, 'God that's a big voice out of that little girl,'"Kanny, Mark. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/s_616684.html "Peters brings depth of talent to Heinz Hall". pittsburghlive.com, March 18, 2009 The next summer, she played Dainty June in summer stock, and in 1962 she recorded her first single. In 1964, she played Leisl in The Sound of Music and Jenny in Riverwind in summer stock at the Mt. Gretna Playhouse ( Pennsylvania ), and Riverwind again at the Bucks County Playhouse in 1966.Homan, Henry. "Carousel a grand production for LHS in the 50s", The Lebanon Daily News , Lebanon, Pennsylvania , December 5, 2005Ruth, Jim. "History repeats itself at Gretna Playhouse", Sunday News , Lancaster, Pennsylvania , p. H1, May 5, 2002 http://www.ralphmiller.com/bucks-playhouse/1966.php "Bucks County Playhouse History, 1966". Bucks County Playhouse site at ralphmiller.com, accessed February 10, 2009 Upon graduation from high school, she started working steadily, appearing Off-Broadway in the musicals The Penny Friend (1966) and Curley McDimple (1967) and as a standby on Broadway theatre|Broadway in The Girl in the Freudian Slip (1967). She made her Broadway debut in Johnny No-Trump in 1967, and next appeared as George M. Cohan 's sister opposite Joel Grey in George M! (1968), winning the Theatre World Award .
It was Peters' performance as "Ruby" in the 1968 Off-Broadway production of Dames at Sea , a parody of 1930s musicals, that brought her critical acclaim and her first Drama Desk Award . She had appeared in an earlier 1966 version of Dames at Sea at the Off-Off-Broadway performance club Caffe Cino . Clive Barnes (critic)|Barnes, Clive . "Theater: Musical Pastiche of the 30's With Panache", The New York Times , December 22, 1968, p. 54Kerr, Walter. "Rudy, Ruby, Busby-and Julie", The New York Times , January 5, 1969, p. D1Crespy, p. 43 Peters had starring roles in her next Broadway vehicles—Gelsomina in La Strada (musical)|La Strada (1969) and Hildy in On the Town (musical)|On the Town (1971), for which she received her first Tony Award nomination. She played Mabel Normand in Mack and Mabel (1974), receiving another Tony nomination. Clive Barnes (critic)|Clive Barnes wrote: "With the splashy Mack & Mabel ... diminutive and contralto Bernadette Peters found herself as a major Broadway star."Barnes, Clive. " Mack & Mabel and Silent Film Era", The New York Times , October 7, 1974, p. 54 Although these had short runs, Peters was singled out for praise by the critics, and the Mack and Mabel cast album became popular among musical theatre fans. She moved to Los Angeles in the early 1970s to concentrate on television and film work.
Film appearances
Peters has appeared in 32 feature film s or television movie s beginning in 1973, including Mel Brooks ' 1976 film Silent Movie (for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award), the musical Annie (film)|Annie (1982), Pink Cadillac (film)|Pink Cadillac (1989), in which she co-starred with Clint Eastwood , and Woody Allen 's Alice (1990 film)|Alice (1990).
Peters starred opposite Steve Martin in The Jerk (1979), in a role that he wrote for her, and Pennies From Heaven (1981 film)|Pennies From Heaven (1981), for which she won the Golden Globe Award as Best Motion Picture Actress in a Comedy or Musical. In Pennies from Heaven , she played Eileen Everson, a schoolteacher turned prostitute. Of her performance in Pennies From Heaven , John DiLeo wrote that she "is not only poignant as you'd expect but has a surprising inner strength."DiLeo, John. http://books.google.com/books? id=z_Cbnzlr1ucC& pg=PA341& dq=Martin+%22Pennies+From+Heaven%22& hl=en#v=onepage& q=Martin%20%22Pennies%20From%20Heaven%22& f=false "'Pennies From Heaven'". One Hundred Great Film Performances , Hal Leonard Corporation, 2002, ISBN 0-87910-972-6, p. 341 Pauline Kael wrote in The New Yorker : "Peters is mysteriously right in every nuance."Kael, Pauline. The New Yorker , December 21, 1981, reprinted in Taking It All In , pp. 272-278 ISBN 0-7145-2841-2 Kael further noted that "The dance numbers are funny, amazing, and beautiful all at once; several of them are just about perfection."Kael, Pauline. http://books.google.com/books? id=0NlZpWZn4JsC& pg=PA574& dq=Kael+%22Pennies+From+Heaven%22+Martin& hl=en#v=onepage& q& f=false "'Pennies from Heaven (1981)'" 5001 Nights At the Movies , Macmillan, 1991, ISBN 0-8050-1367-9, p. 574 A review of the DVD reissue noted, "Peters brought a cocky attitude and a sexy exuberance to the musical numbers."Hatch, George. http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/penniesfromheaven1981.php Pennies From Heaven . DVDverdict.com, accessed July 22, 2011
Peters appeared with three generations of the Kirk Douglas family in the 2003 film It Runs in the Family (2003 film)|It Runs in the Family , in which she played the wife of Michael Douglas 's character. In May 2006, she appeared in the movie Come le formiche ( Wine and Kisses ) with F. Murray Abraham , filmed in Italy, playing a rich American who becomes involved with an Italian family that owns a vineyard. The DVD was released in 2007 in Italy. http://it.movies.yahoo.com/c/come-le-formiche/index-1843687.html "Come Le Formiche 2007". Yahoo& #33; Cinema Italia it icon, accessed July 3, 2008 She starred in a film titled Coming Up Roses , playing a former musical-comedy actress with two daughters. The movie, produced by Bullet Pictures, Inc. and directed by Lisa Albright was filmed in March 2010.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137352-Everythings-Coming-Up-Roses-for-Bernadette-Peters-in-New-Film "Everything's "Coming Up Roses" for Bernadette Peters in New Film". Playbill.com, February 26, 2010 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1610473 "'Coming Up Roses'". Internet Movie database, accessed March 14, 2010
Theatre roles, 1980s to present
In 1982, Peters returned to the New York stage after an eight year absence in one of her few non-musical stage appearances, the Off-Broadway Manhattan Theatre Club production of the comedy-drama Sally and Marsha , for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award . She then returned to Broadway as Dot/Marie in the Stephen Sondheim – James Lapine musical Sunday in the Park with George (1984), for which she received her third Tony Award nomination. The New York Times theatre critic Frank Rich called her performance "radiant".Rich, Frank. http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html? res=9c0ce3dc1038f930a35756c0a962948260 "Sunday in the Park with George". The New York Times , May 3, 1984, accessed September 11, 2010 She recorded the role for PBS in 1986, winning a 1987 ACE Award . http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092028/ "Sunday in the Park with George". IMDB website, accessed September 11, 2010 Her next role was Andrew Lloyd Webber 's Song and Dance (1985), winning her first Tony for Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical|Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance in the role of Emma. Frank Rich wrote in an otherwise negative review of the show that Peters "has no peer in the musical theater right now."Rich, Frank. "Stage: Song and Dance , With Bernadette Peters", The New York Times , September 19, 1985, p. C19
She then created the role of the Witch in Sondheim-Lapine's Into the Woods (1987). Peters is "considered by many to be the premier interpreter of Sondheim's work," according to writer Alex Witchel. Raymond Knapp wrote that Peters "achieved her definitive stardom" in Sunday in the Park With George and Into the Woods .Knapp, p. 215 Sondheim has said of Peters, "Like very few others, she sings and acts at the same time," he says. "Most performers act and then sing, act and then sing ... Bernadette is flawless as far as I'm concerned. I can't think of anything negative."Crews, Chip. "At Home in Her Range", Washington Post , January 3, 1999, p. G01 Peters continued her association with Sondheim by appearing in a 1995 benefit concert of Anyone Can Whistle , playing the role of Fay Apple. Additionally, she appeared in several concerts featuring Sondheim's work, and performed for him at his 1993 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony.Sandler, Adam. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117902189.html? categoryid=32& cs=1 "Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts". Variety (magazine)|Variety , December 29, 1993, accessed July 5, 2008
She next starred in the musical adaptation of Neil Simon 's The Goodbye Girl (musical)|The Goodbye Girl with music by Marvin Hamlisch (1993). Peters won her second Tony for her performance as Annie Oakley in the 1999 revival of Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun opposite Tom Wopat . Among many glowing notices for this role, critic Lloyd Rose of the Washington Post commented: "Peters banishes all thoughts of Ethel Merman about two bars into her first number, 'Doin' What Comes Natur'lly.' Partly this is because Merman's Annie was a hearty, boisterous gal, while Peters plays an adorable, slightly goofy gamine... For anyone who cares about the American musical theater, the chance to see Peters in this role is reason enough to see the show."Rose, Lloyd. "A Real Pistol: Bernadette Peters Puts Her Indelible Mark on 'Annie'", The Washington Post , January 8, 1999, p. B01 Playbill went even further: "Arguably the most talented comedienne in the musical theatre today, Peters manages to extract a laugh from most every line she delivers."Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/65839.html "Diva Talk: Lost In Her Charms – an Interview with Bernadette Peters". Playbill, February 19, 1999, accessed July 28, 2008
In 2003, Peters took on the role of Mama Rose in the Broadway revival of Gypsy: A Musical Fable|Gypsy , earning another Tony nomination. Ben Brantley in his New York Times review wrote, "Working against type and expectation under the direction of Sam Mendes, Ms. Peters has created the most complex and compelling portrait of her long career, and she has done this in ways that deviate radically from the Merman blueprint."Brantley, Ben. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9C00E0DB163CF931A35756C0A9659C8B63& scp=1& sq=%22Bernadette+Peters%22& st=nyt "New Momma Takes Charge". The New York Times , May 2, 2003, p. E1, accessed March 28, 2008 Arthur Laurents called her Rose "Brilliant, original, totally unlike any of the others."Bryer, p. 138 In 2006, she participated in a reading of the Sondheim - Weidman musical Bounce (musical)|Bounce .Simonson, Robert. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/97762.html "Sondheim and Weidman's Bounce to Get Reading at Public Theater Feb. 6". Playbill.com, February 6, 2006, accessed July 4, 2008 In 2007, Peters participated in a charity reading of the play Love Letters (play)|Love Letters with John Dossett .Kalafatas, Greg. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/111341.html "Photo Call: Love Letters with Peters and Dossett". Playbill.com, September 25, 2007, accessed July 3, 2008
After an absence from the Broadway stage of six years ( Gypsy closed in 2004), Peters starred in the Broadway revival of Sondheim's A Little Night Music , as Desiree Armfeldt from July 2010 to January 2011. She replaced Catherine Zeta-Jones in the role.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/141109-Starry-Starry-Night-Peters-and-Stritch-Return-to-Broadway-in-Sondheim-Revival "Starry, Starry Night: Peters and Stritch Return to Broadway in Sondheim Revival". Playbill.com, July 13, 2010Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/146452-Broadways-Little-Night-Music-with-Bernadette-Peters-and-Elaine-Stritch-Ends-Run-Jan-9 "Broadway's Little Night Music, with Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch, Ends Run Jan. 9". Playbill, January 9, 2011 The New York Times reviewer wrote of her performance, quote|For theater lovers there can be no greater current pleasure than to witness Bernadette Peters perform the show’s signature number, "Send In the Clowns," with an emotional transparency and musical delicacy that turns this celebrated song into an occasion of transporting artistry. I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced with such palpable force – or such prominent goose bumps – the sense of being present at an indelible moment in the history of musical theater.Isherwood, Charles. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/theater/02night.html "Desirée, Making Her Entrance Again". The New York Times , August 1, 2010Peters next appeared in the role of Sally Durant Plummer in the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts production of the Sondheim–Goldman musical Follies in May and June 2011.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/151040-Each-a-Gem-A-Beautiful-Diadem-Starry-Follies-Opens-at-the-Kennedy-Center-May-21 "'Each a Gem, A Beautiful Diadem': Starry 'Follies' Opens at the Kennedy Center May 21. Playbill.com, May 21, 2011 Of her performance, one critic wrote: "Peters may not be the most traditional casting for Sally, now an ultraneurotic housewife in Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix , but she exquisitely captures the character's unfathomable sadness and longing. It's a star turn, for sure, but one that brings attention to itself because of its truthfulness. Not surprisingly, her rendition of 'Losing My Mind' is simply shattering."Lipton, Brian Scott. http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/05-2011/follies_37429.html Follies . Theater Mania, May 22, 2011 She reprised her role of Sally in the Broadway limited engagement, at the Marquis Theatre , from August 2011 to January 2012.cite web|last = Gans| first = Andrew| title = Hey, L.A., We're Coming Your Way: 'Follies' Ends Broadway Run Jan. 22| work = Playbill| date = January 22, 2012| url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/158790-Hey-LA-Were-Coming-Your-Way-Follies-Ends-Broadway-Run-Jan-22| accessdate = January 22, 2012 She received a nomination for the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Musical, for this role.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/165366-Drama-Desk-Nominations-Announced-Death-Takes-a-Holiday-and-Follies-Lead-the-Pack "Drama Desk Nominations Announced; 'Death Takes a Holiday' and 'Follies' Lead the Pack", Playbill.com, April 27, 2012
Theatre awards
Peters has been nominated for the Tony Award seven times, and won twice. http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search Bernadette Peters Tony Awards listing. Tony Legacy: Search Past Winners, TonyAwards.com She has also been nominated for the Drama Desk Award nine times and won three times, for Annie Get Your Gun , Song and Dance , and Dames at Sea . http://www.dramadesk.com/history.html Drama Desk history. DramaDesk.com, accessed January 22, 2012 http://www.ibdb.com/awardperson.asp? id=68530 "Bernadette Peters Awards". Internet Broadway Database, accessed January 22, 2012 At the 66th Tony Awards , Peters will be presented with the Isabelle Stevenson Award for "making a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations, regardless of whether such organizations relate to the theatre", specifically for her work with Broadway Barks . http://broadwayworld.com/article/Bernadette-Peters-Hugh-Jackman-Actors-Equity-to-Receive-Special-Tony-Awards-Honors-20120430 "Bernadette Peters, Hugh Jackman & Actors' Equity to Receive Special Tony Awards & Honors", BroadwayWorld.com, April 30, 2012Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/165454-Bernadette-Peters-Hugh-Jackman-Actors-Equity-Will-Be-Honored-at-Tony-Awards "Bernadette Peters, Hugh Jackman, Actors' Equity Will Be Honored at Tony Awards". Playbill.com, April 30, 2012
Television appearances
Peters was nominated for Emmy Awards for her guest-starring roles on The Muppet Show (1977) and Ally McBeal (2001). http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/bernadette-peters Bernadette Peters Emmy Nominated. emmys.com On The Muppet Show , Peters sang the song "Just One Person" to Robin the Frog . wikiasite:muppet:Episode 212: Bernadette Peters|Muppet Wiki: Bernadette Peters episode . Muppet Wiki. http://www.muppetcentral.com/guides/episodes/tms/season2/36_peters.shtml "Bernadette Peters Intro". Muppet Central Guides, accessed July 22, 2011. Her rendition of the song is included in the album The Muppet Show 2 (1978) She was one of the Muppets ' guests when they hosted The Tonight Show in 1979, again singing "Just One Person" to Robin, and she appeared in other episodes with the Muppets. Peters was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award, Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special, for her work in the 2002 made-for-television movie '' Bobbie's Girl . She won the 1987 " CableACE Award " for her role as Dot in the television version of Sunday in the Park With George . http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001613/awards "Awards for Bernadette Peters". Internet Movie Database
She has appeared in many variety show s with stars such as Sonny and Cher and George Burns . She has both performed and presented on the Academy Awards broadcasts in 1976, 1981, 1983, 1987 and 1994. Peters has been a presenter at the annual Tony Awards ceremony and co-hosted the ceremony with Gregory Hines in June 2002.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/69578.html "Bernadette Peters and Gregory Hines to Host 56th Annual Tony Awards". Playbill.com, May 15, 2002, accessed July 8, 2008 She also hosted Saturday Night Live in November 1981. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0694988/ Listing for "Saturday Night Live". Internet Movie database, November 14, 1981, accessed July 8, 2008 http://snl.jt.org/ep.php? i=198111140 Saturday Night Live, November 14, 1981 details snl.jt.org, accessed May 19, 1981 She made 12 guest appearances on The Carol Burnett Show Slonina, Ed. http://web.archive.org/web/20050205083517/ http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mcgee/cbsguide.txt The Carol Burnett Show Episode Guide as well as appearing with Burnett in the made-for-television version of Once Upon a Mattress and the 1982 film Annie (film)|Annie . She also performed at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony for Burnett in 2003.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/83455.html "CBS Broadcasts "Kennedy Center Honors" Dec. 26; Burnett and Nichols Among Honorees". Playbill.com, December 26, 2003, accessed July 8, 2008 Peters appeared on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/? q=johnny+carson& p=11& item=T:42941 "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Bernadette Peters, Rodney Dangerfield, Beau Bridges (TV), April 15, 1992". The Paley Center for Media, accessed February 23, 2012 and on the day-time talk show Live with Regis and Kelly , both as a co-host and a guest.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/116162.html "Tony Winner Peters Co-hosts 'Regis'". Playbill.com, March 27, 2008, accessed July 5, 2008Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140661-Tony-Winner-Peters-Co-Hosts-Live-with-Regis-and-Kelly-June-25 "Tony Winner Peters Co-Hosts "Live with Regis and Kelly" June 25". Playbill.com, June 24, 2010, accessed June 29, 2010 Peters voiced Rita the stray cat in the " Rita and Runt " segments of the animated series Animaniacs . Peters, as Rita, sang both original songs written for the show and parodies of Broadway musical numbers. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FA57H6? SubscriptionId=0HWT3ZMK9MGT4KP57V02 Animaniacs, Vol. 1 (1993) Amazon.com, accessed July 7, 2008 She appeared on '' Inside the Actor's Studio '' in November 2000, discussing her career and craft. http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/guests//O-P/index.php Inside the Actor's Studio list. Bravotv, accessed July 11, 2008
Peters has co-starred in a number of television movies, including The Last Best Year (1990) with Mary Tyler Moore , '' Cinderella (telefilms)|Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (1997) with Brandy (entertainer)|Brandy (receiving a nomination for the " Golden Satellite Award " for her role), and Prince Charming (TV film)|Prince Charming (2003) with Martin Short . She co-starred in her own television series, All's Fair , with Richard Crenna in 1976–77. She played a young, liberal photographer, who becomes romantically involved with an older, conservative columnist. Although Peters was praised for her charismatic performance, the show ran for only one season.Zilla, Moe. "TV show reviews: All's Fair ", Helium , March 1, 2008, accessed April 15, 2012 Peters was nominated for a Golden Globe award as Best TV Actress& nbsp;– Musical/Comedy. http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/28409 Bernadette Peters, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, accessed April 15, 2012 In March 2005, she made a pilot for an American Broadcasting Company|ABC situation comedy series titled Adopted'', co-starring with Christine Baranski , but it was not picked up.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/91775.html "Christine Baranski to Join Bernadette Peters for 'Adopted' Pilot". Playbill.com, March 16, 2005, accessed July 3, 2008 Peters appeared in the Lifetime Television|Lifetime television movie Living Proof (film)|Living Proof , which was first broadcast on October 18, 2008. She played the role of Barbara, an art teacher with breast cancer, who is initially reluctant to participate in the study for the cancer drug Herceptin . Andrew Gans of Playbill wrote, "Peters is able to choose from an expansive emotional palette to color the character, and her performance... is moving, humorous and ultimately spirit-raising".Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122400.html "Diva Talk: Catching Up with Tony Winner and 'Living Proof' Star Bernadette Peters". Playbill.com, October 17, 2008
Peters' television work also includes guest appearances on several television series. She appeared as the sharp-tongued sister of Karen Walker (character)|Karen Walker ( Megan Mullally ) on the penultimate episode of the NBC series Will & Grace , " Whatever Happened to Baby Gin? " (May 2006); as a defense attorney on the NBC series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (November 2006); as a judge on the ABC series Boston Legal (May 2007); and as an accident victim in '' Grey's Anatomy (September 2008). Of her role in Grey's Anatomy , TV Guide'' wrote: "Peters is especially fine as she confronts a life spinning out of control. I'd make her an early contender for a guest-actor Emmy nomination."Rousch, Matt. http://www.tvguide.com/roush/Business-Thursdays-19230.aspx "Back to Business on Thursdays". TV Guide , September 25, 2008 In January, February and May 2009, she appeared in the ABC series UglyBetty in five episodes as Jodie Papadakis, a magazine mogul running the YETI (Young Editors Training Initiative) program that Betty and Marc are in.Hernandez, Ernio. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124457.html "Photo Call: Tony Winner Bernadette Peters Guest Stars on UglyBetty ". Playbill.com, December 18, 2009Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/126234.html "Bernadette Peters to Reprise Role on Feb. 19 and 26 Episodes of UglyBetty ". Playbill.com, February 12, 2009 http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx? id=20090427abc03 Breaking News, ABC. Thefutoncritic.com, April 27, 2009 She appeared in the NBC series Smash (TV series)|Smash , in the March 2012 episode " The Workshop (Smash)|The Workshop ", as Leigh Conroy. Leigh is Ivy's mother, a former Broadway star, "who is wildly uneasy with her daughter's career. Competitive? You bet." She comes to the workshop and sings ''Everything's Coming Up Roses (from Gypsy: A Musical Fable|Gypsy '') at the urging of the workshop cast.Rose, Josee. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/03/19/smash-season-1-episode-8-the-workshop-tv-recap/ " 'Smash,' Season 1, Episode 8, 'The Workshop': TV Recap", The Wall Street Journal (Speakeasy blog), March 19, 2012Jones, Kenneth. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/160897-THE-SMASH-REPORT-Episode-7-Or-Mother-May-I "The 'Smash' Report: Episode 7, Or, Mother May I? " Playbill.com, March 20, 2012 She also appeared in the season 1 finale, Bombshell (May 2012), to celebrate Ivy's presumed role as Marilyn.Slezak, Michael. http://tvline.com/2012/05/14/smash-recap-season-1-finale-episode-15-bombshell/ " Smash Season Finale Recap: Hello, Norma Jean…", tvline.com, May 14, 2012
Peters' appearance at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival in June 2009 was filmed and broadcast in Australia later that month. http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/files/bernadettepetersmr.pdf Bernadette Peters to open 2009 Adelaide Cabaret Festival". adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au, October 25, 2008Knox, David. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/05/airdate-bernadette-peters-in-concert-2009-tony-awards.html Airdate: Bernadette Peters in Concert, 2009 Tony Awards". Tvtonight.com.au, May 12, 2009
Recordings
Peters has recorded six solo albums and several singles. http://www.amazon.com/s? url=search-alias%3Daps& field-keywords=%22Bernadette+Peters%22& x=18& y=24 "Bernadette Peters". Amazon.com, accessed July 7, 2008 Three of her albums have been nominated for the Grammy Award . Peters' 1980 single "Gee Whiz" reached the top forty on the U.S. Billboard pop singles charts. http://stg-www.billboard.com/artist/bernadette-peters/chart-history/18785#/artist/bernadette-peters/chart-history/18785 "Bernadette Peters Chart History, "Gee Whiz" and "Dedicated To The One I Love" ". Billboard.com, accessed February 24, 2012 She has recorded most of the Broadway and off-Broadway musicals she has appeared in, and four of these cast albums have won Grammy Awards. http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search? artist=& title=Annie+Get+Your+Gun& year=All& genre=19 "Grammy Award, 1999, 'Annie Get Your Gun'". Grammy.com, accessed February 23, 2012 http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search? artist=& title=& year=2003& genre=19 "Grammy Award, 2003, 'Gypsy'". Grammy.com, accessed February 23, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php? title=Bernadette_Peters& action=edit& section=6& editintro=Template:BLP_editintro Best Musical Theater Album, see 2003, 1999, 1988, and 1984". Grammy.com, accessed February 23, 2012
Peters' debut album in 1980 (an LP album|LP ), entitled Bernadette Peters contained 10 songs, including "If You Were The Only Boy", "Gee Whiz", "Heartquake", "Should've Never Let Him Go", "Chico's Girl", "Pearl's a Singer", "Other Lady", "Only Wounded", "I Never Thought I'd Break" and "You'll Never Know". The original cover painting by Alberto Vargas , pictured at left, was one of his last works, created at the age of 84. http://www.all-art.org/artists-v.html "Vargas, Alberto". Dictionary of Art and Artists (2005) According to The New York Daily News , Peters "persuaded him to do one last 'Vargas Girls' portrait... She just went to his California retreat, asked him to do one more, he looked at her and said, 'You ARE a Vargas girl!'" She kept the original painting."Names in the News", The Associated Press , March 31, 1980, reporting on Daily News article The original title planned for the album was Decades . http://www.bernadette-peters.com/cgi-bin/timeline.pl? cat=9 "Recordings" Bernadette Peters timeline (2008) Rolling Stone wrote of her debut album: cquote|Peters debuts on record as a first-rate pop torch singer: Melissa Manchester with soul, Bette Midler on pitch. Her album has already spawned the hit single "Gee Whiz," a laid-back, doo-wop version... that makes Peters' piping, little-girl voice seem almost like a cutesy novelty. There are also a couple of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil rock tunes in which she sounds slightly trashy and out of her depth. The Peter Allen songs on side two are really more her style. In fact, the whole second half of Bernadette Peters is just about perfect, from the star's semi-C& W rendition of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller 's "Pearl's a Singer" to a wistful recap of Harry Warren and Mark Gordon's romantic "You'll Never Know." But the best cuts are in between. "Other Lady," written by Lesley Gore (!) with Ellen Weston , tackles an age-old problem with... devastating eloquence... and Peters delivers it with the proper brooding introspection. Allen's compositions, "Only Wounded" (co-written with Carole Bayer Sager ) and the torchy "I Never Thought I'd Break" (co-written with Dean Pitchford ), feature the finest singing on the LP...the unusual absence of airbrushing echo places heavy demands on the chanteuse's sultry soprano. That Bernadette Peters rises to the occasion makes her performance that much more impressive.""Bernadette Peters: MCA records", Rolling Stone (1980) Her next solo album, Now Playing (1981), featured songs by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller , Carole Bayer Sager and Marvin Hamlisch , and Stephen Sondheim (for example, "Broadway Baby"). http://www.discogs.com/release/1284084 "Bernadette Peters – Now Playing . Discogs.com track listing, accessed July 7, 2008 Bernadette Peters was re-released on CD in 1992 as Bernadette , with the 1980 Vargas cover art, and included some of the songs from Now Playing . In 1996, she was nominated for a Grammy Award for her best-selling album, ''I'll Be Your Baby Tonight , which includes popular songs by John Lennon , Paul McCartney , Lyle Lovett , Hank Williams , Sam Cooke , and Billy Joel , as well as Broadway classics by Leonard Bernstein and Rodgers and Hammerstein . The live recording of her 1996 Carnegie Hall concert, Sondheim, Etc. - Bernadette Peters Live At Carnegie Hall , also was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Peters' next studio album, in 2002, Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein , consisted entirely of Rodgers and Hammerstein songs, including two that she often sings in her concerts, " Some Enchanted Evening (song)|Some Enchanted Evening " and " There Is Nothin' Like a Dame ".Simonson, Robert. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/68222.html "Peters' Rodgers and Hammerstein CD to Be Released on March 12". Playbill.com, March 12, 2002, accessed July 7, 2008 This album, which reached position 14 on the Billboard "Top Internet Albums" chart, http://www.allmusic.com/album/bernadette-peters-loves-rodgers-and-hammerstein-r578638/charts-awards "Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein ", Allmusic.com, accessed February 26, 2012 was her third album in a row nominated for a Grammy Award. It formed the basis of her Radio City Music Hall solo concert debut in June 2002.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/70434.html "Diva Talk: Bernadette Peters Soothes the Soul at Radio City". Playbill.com, June 21, 2002, accessed July 7, 2008 Her last solo album, titled Sondheim Etc., Etc. Live At Carnegie Hall: The Rest of It , was released in 2005. It consists of all of the songs (and patter) from her 1996 Carnegie Hall concert that were not included in the earlier recording.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/94342.html "Unexpected Songs: "Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall (The Rest of It) Hits Stores Aug. 2". Playbill.com, August 2, 2005
Additionally, Peters has recorded songs on other albums, such as "Dublin Lady" on John Whelan's Flirting with the Edge (Narada, 1998). On the Mandy Patinkin Dress Casual 1990 album, Patinkin and Peters recorded the songs from Stephen Sondheim's 1966 television play, Evening Primrose (musical)|Evening Primrose . On the tribute album Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins Peters sings "Trust Your Heart". http://www.zavvi.co.uk/Judy+Collins-Various-Artists-Born-To-The-Breed-A-Tribute-To-Judy-Collins/859611/q.d10.1/p.jsf Record listing. Zavvi.co.uk, accessed August 3, 2008Noris, Jane. http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/entertainment/music/article/collins_a_new_side_now/7924/ "Collins: A new side now". Daily Progress.com, April 3, 2008
In The New York Times review of the 1986 Broadway cast recording of Song and Dance (titled ''Bernadette Peters in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Song & Dance'''), Stephen Holden wrote that the recording was "a personal triumph for a singer and actress who is rapidly establishing herself as the first lady of the Broadway musical. Performing material whose music borders on kitsch and whose lyrics and story suggest a verbose soap opera, Miss Peters nevertheless projects an astounding emotional generosity and conviction. Almost singlehandedly she turns the inconsequential erotic misadventures of Emma ... into a touching romantic fable about love and its defenses and the loss of innocence. ... Miss Peters has always oozed a cuddlesome Shirley Temple-like sweetness and vulnerability. This quality, which used to seem more like an adorable child-star affectation than an deep-seated trait, has proved to be an essential ingredient of Miss Peters's personality. A delivery that once seemed coy and cutesy has deepened and ripened into an honesty and compassion that pour out in singing that is childlike but also resilient."Holden, Stephen. http://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/26/theater/bernadette-peters-animates-a-lloyd-webber-score.html? scp=1& sq=%22Bernadette+Peters%22& st=nyt "Bernadette Peters Animates a Lloyd Webber Score", The New York Times , January 26, 1986
In 2003, Andrew Gans wrote in Playbill.com of Peters' recording sessions for Gypsy : "What is it about her voice that is so moving? Part womanly and part girlish, it is a powerful instrument, not only in volume (though that is impressive) but in the wealth of emotion it is able to convey. ... her voice – that mix of husky, sweet, rounded, vibrato-filled tones – induces a response that spans the emotional scale." Of her "Rose's Turn", Gans wrote: "...her rendition of this song may be the highlight of a career already filled with many highlights: She has taken a song that has been delivered incredibly by others and brought it to a new level."Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/80377-DIVA-TALK-Preserving-History-The-Gypsy-Recording-Sessions/pg1 "Diva Talk: Preserving History: The 'Gypsy' Recording Sessions". Playbill.com, June 27, 2003 Of her performance on the recording of Follies (2011), Steven Suskin wrote in Playbill.com : "This is a fine Sally, the sort of Sally you'd expect to get from an actress like – well, Bernadette Peters. The performance on the CD is compelling; either this is simply the magic of the recording studio or Peters has changed what she does and how she does it."Suskin, Steven. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/157495-ON-THE-RECORD-The-New-Cast-Recording-of-Follies-Plus-Hugh-Martins-Hidden-Treasures/pg1 "On The Record: The New Cast Recording of Follies ". Playbill.com, December 11, 2011
Concert performances
Peters has been performing her solo concert in the United States and Canada for many years.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/88595.html "Bernadette Peters Launches New Concert Tour in 2005". Playbill.com, September 24, 2004, accessed July 5, 2008 She made her solo concert debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1996, devoting the second half to the work of Stephen Sondheim.Holden, Stephen. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9C06E4D6113FF932A25751C1A960958260& scp=2& sq=%22Bernadette+Peters%22& st=nyt "Bernadette Peters, Sweet With Sondheim". The New York Times , December 11, 1996, accessed February 19, 2008 She performed a similar concert in London, which was taped and released on video, and also aired on U.S. Public Television stations in 1999. She continues to perform her solo concert at venues around the U.S., such as the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami ,Higgins, Beau. http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm? colid=25449 "Bernadette Peters In Concert At The Arsht Center". Broadwayworld.com, February 25, 2008, accessed July 7, 2008 and with symphony orchestras such as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,Kanny, Mark. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_527311.html "Peters steps into the breach for Hamlisch, PSP gala". PittsburghLive.com, September 14, 2007, accessed July 6, 2008 the Dallas Symphony, http://www.pegasusnews.com/events/2008/jan/12/58158/ "Dallas Symphony Pops - Bernadette Peters". Pegasus News, January 2008, accessed July 7, 2008 and the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Hall. http://www.laphil.com/press/press_release/index.cfm? id=2165 "Award-Winning Performer Bernadette Peters Makes her Walt Disney Concert Hall Debut". Los Angeles Philharmonic press release, February 17, 2008, accessed July 7, 2008
In a review of her 2002 Radio City Music Hall concert, Stephen Holden of The New York Times described Peters as "the peaches-and-cream embodiment of an ageless storybook princess... inside a giant soap bubble floating toward heaven. A belief in the power of the dreams behind Rodgers and Hammerstein 's songs, if not in their reality, was possible."Holden, Stephen. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9E06E3D8153FF932A15755C0A9649C8B63 "A Princess Sings Inside a Fairy Tale". The New York Times , June 21, 2002, accessed July 3, 2008 Peters made her solo concert debut at Lincoln Center in New York City on May 1, 2006. Holden, reviewing this concert, noted, "Even while swiveling across the stage of Avery Fisher Hall like a voluptuous Botticelli Venus in Bob Mackie spangles... she radiated a preternatural innocence.... For the eternal child in all of us, she evokes a surrogate childhood playmate".Holden, Stephen. http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/05/03/arts/music/03pete.html "Bernadette Peters: A Voice for the Eternal Child, Sondheim's in Particular". The New York Times , May 3, 2006, accessed July 28, 2008. In June 2009, Peters was the headliner at the 2009 Adelaide Cabaret Festival in Adelaide , Australia. The Sunday Mail felt that Peters showed "the verve, vigour and voice of someone half her age."McDonald, Patrick. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/festivals/an-evening-with-bernadette-peters/story-e6free5u-1225729819125 "An Evening with Bernadette Peters, Festival Theatre". Sunday Mail , June 7, 2009, retrieved June 2, 2010
Peters' concert performances often benefit arts organizations or help them to mark special occasions, such as her performance on an overnight cruise on the Seabourn Odyssey in a benefit for the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami in November 2009.Rothaus, Steve. http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/11/for-charity-broadway-legend-bernadette-peters-braves-the-high-seas.html "For charity, Broadway legend Bernadette Peters braves the high seas". The Miami Herald , November 8, 2009 She was one of the performers to help celebrate the Center's grand opening, in October 2006.Tommasini, Anthony. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/04/arts/music/04tomm.html? _r=2& oref=slogin "Miami Vivace: New Arts Center Opens Its Arms", The New York Times , 2007-02-04. Retrieved on 2007-02-04. She headlined The Alliance of The Arts Black Tie Anniversary Gala at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks, California , on November 21, 2009. She had helped to celebrate the opening of the Arts Plaza with concerts fifteen years earlier. http://www.toacorn.com/news/2009-11-12/Dining_(and)_Entertainment/Alliance_for_the_Arts_marks_15_years.html "Alliance for the Arts marks 15 years". toacorn.com, accessed February 7, 2010Simon, Stephanie. http://articles.latimes.com/1994-03-05/local/me-30339_1_thousand-oaks "Star to Perform at Plaza Opening Thousand Oaks: Publicist says Bernadette Peters intends to give a solo show at the 1,800-seat auditorium". Los Angeles Times , March 5, 1994
Children's books
To support the animal adoption charity that she co-founded, Broadway Barks , Peters has written two children's books, both illustrated by Liz Murphy.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137991-Dog-Has-Identity-Crisis-In-New-Bernadette-Peters-Book-Due-in-May "Dog Has Identity Crisis In New Bernadette Peters Book, Due in May". Playbill.com, March 19, 2010 The first is about a scrappy dog, named after her dog Kramer, and the pleasure of adopting a pet. Titled Broadway Barks , the book is published by Blue Apple Books (2008). Peters wrote the words and music to a lullaby, titled "Kramer's Song", which is included on a CD in the book.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117329.html "Diva Talk: Catching Up with Tony-Winning Actress Bernadette Peters," Playbill.com, May 1, 2008, accessed July 3, 2008 The book reached #5 on The New York Times Children's Best Sellers: Picture Books list for the week of June 8, 2008. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=9C04E0DE1639F93BA35755C0A96E9C8B63& scp=3& sq=%22Bernadette+Peters%22& st=nyt "Children's Best Sellers: Picture Books: Sunday, June 8th 2008". The New York Times , June 8, 2008
Her second children's book is the story of a pit bull , Stella, named after Peters' pit bull. The character would rather be a pig ballerina, but she learns to accept herself. Titled Stella is a Star , the book includes a CD with an original song written and performed by Peters and was released in April 2010 by Blue Apple Books. According to ''Publisher's Weekly'', "Turning the pages to Peters' spirited narration, which is provided in an accompanying CD, makes for a more rewarding reading experience. The story and disc end with a sneakily affecting self-esteem anthem, which, like the familiar tale itself, is buoyed by the author's lovely vocals." http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/455945-Children_s_Book_Reviews_4_12_2010.php "Children’s Book Reviews: 4/12/2010". Publishers Weekly , April 12, 2010 Peters introduced the book at a reading and signing where she also sang part of the song, at the L.A. Times Festival of Books, Los Angeles , California, on April 24, 2010.Wiggins, Leslie A. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2010/04/blah-blah-blah.html "Pit Bull As Pig Princess? Bernadette Peters Acts Out Her Latest Children's Book" Los Angeles Times , April 24, 2010
Peters sings four songs on the CD accompanying the 2005 children's picture book Dewey Doo-it Helps Owlie Fly Again , the proceeds of which benefit the Christopher Reeve Foundation . Her co-star from Sunday in the Park With George , Mandy Patinkin , also sings on the CD. http://www.christopherreeve.org/site/c.anJELKNjGiF/b.1170467/k.9D33/Dewey_Dooit_Book.htm " Dewey Doo-it Book". christopherreeve.org, accessed February 23, 2012Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/93391.html "Peters and Patinkin to Make In-Store Appearance at NYC Barnes and Noble". Playbill.com, June 7, 2005, accessed October 9, 2008
Other activities
;Broadway Barks Peters contributes her time and talents to various charitable, celebratory and civic efforts. In 1999, Peters and Mary Tyler Moore co-founded Broadway Barks , an annual animal adopt-a-thon held in New York City.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119403.html "Broadway Barks for a Good Cause July 12 in Shubert Alley". Playbill.com, July 12, 2008, accessed April 24, 2020 Each July, she and Moore act as co-hosts and presenters for the Broadway Barks event.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118495-Peters-Will-Sign-Broadway-Barks-Prior-to-Broadway-Barks-10-on-July-12 "Peters Will Sign "Broadway Barks" Prior to Broadway Barks 10 on July 12". Playbill.com, June 9, 2008 Peters held a concert, "A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares", at the Minskoff Theatre , New York City, on November 9, 2009 as a benefit for both Broadway Barks and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. The concert raised an estimated $615,000 for the two charities.Zielinski, Peter James. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Bernadette_Peters_A_Special_Concert_In_Performance_at_the_Minskoff_Theatre_20091111 "Photo Coverage: 'Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert' - In Performance at the Minskoff Theatre". Broadwayworld.com, November 11, 2009 Also in support of Broadway Barks, Peters has appeared on the daytime talk show Live With Regis and Kelly .Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119250-Tony-Winner-Peters-Guests-on-Live-with-Regis-and-Kelly-July-8 "Tony Winner Peters Guests on "Live with Regis and Kelly" July 8". Playbill.com, July 8, 2008Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109294-Peters-to-Promote-Broadway-Barks-9-on-Several-Morning-Shows "Peters to Promote Broadway Barks 9& #33; on Several Morning Shows". Playbill.com, July 3, 2007
;Other Peters serves on the Board of Trustees of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS http://www.broadwaycares.org/board_of_trustees "Board of Trustees, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS". Broadwaycares.org, accessed February 23, 2012and participates in that organization's events, such as the annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction,Lenzi, Linda. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Flea_Mkt_Press_Room_92809_20000101 "Photo Coverage: Broadway Flea Market 2009". Broadwayworld.com, September 28, 2009 and the "Gypsy of the Year" competition.Murray, Matthew. http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm? int_news_id=4188& CFID=518648& CFTOKEN=19747541 "Gypsy of the Year Raises Record $3,359,000 for BC/EFA". Theatermania.com, December 10, 2003, accessed September 29, 2009 She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Standing Tall, a non-profit educational program offering an innovative program for children with multiple disabilities, based in New York City. Her late husband was the Director and Treasurer of Standing Tall.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/95413.html/pg2 "Chatting with Scoundrels' Sara Gettelfinger Plus News of Mazzie, Skinner and Brightman". Playbill.com, September 30, 2005, accessed August 15, 2008 The 1995 benefit concert Anyone Can Whistle and Peters' "Carnegie Hall" 1996 concert were benefits for the Gay Men's Health Crisis .
In 2007, Peters helped the Broadway community celebrate the end of the 2007 Broadway stagehand strike|stagehand strike in a "Broadway's Back" concert at the Marquis Theatre .Hale, Scott. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/113186-Lansbury-Peters-and-Martin-Declared-Broadways-Back-Nov-30 Lansbury, Peters and Martin Declared Broadway's Back& #33; Nov. 30". Playbill.com, November 30, 2007 In 2008, she was one of the participants in a fund-raiser for the Westport Country Playhouse ,Hetrick, Adam. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/121269.html "Peters, Lansbury, Roberts, Benanti Headline Westport's Footlights and Film Gala Sept. 15". Playbill.com, September 16, 2008 and in the opening ceremony and dedication of the renovated TKTS discount ticket booth in Times Square .Gans, Andrew and Hetrick, Adam. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122412.html "First 1,000 Tix Sold at New Duffy Square TKTS Booth Are Free Courtesy of Target". Playbill.com, October 16, 2008 That year, she also presented Mayor Michael Bloomberg with the Humanitarian Award at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation awards.Evans, Matthew. http://www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/breast-cancer-event-awards-nyc-mayor-bloomberg-1847203? gnewsid=0c7d55ab6be79857dbaf6d385cf840a3 "Breast Cancer Event Awards NYC Mayor Bloomberg". wwd.com, October 31, 2008 On March 8, 2009, she helped celebrate the last birthday of Senator Ted Kennedy (singing "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame") in a private concert and ceremony held at the Kennedy Center, hosted by Bill Cosby , with many Senators, Representatives, and President Barack Obama|Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama in attendance.Milligan, Susan. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/03/09/obama_leads_star_studded_birthday_salute_to_kennedy/ "Obama leads star-studded birthday salute to Kennedy". The Boston Globe , March 9, 2009 On November 19, 2009, she helped to celebrate the opening of The David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center .BWW News Desk. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Bernadette_Peters_Opens_Lincoln_Centers_David_Rubenstein_Atrium_20091119 "Photo Coverage: Bernadette Peters Opens Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium". Broadwayworld.com, November 19, 2009
On February 8, 2010, Peters was one of the many to honor Angela Lansbury at the annual Drama League of New York benefit, singing "Not While I'm Around".Ross, Blake. http://www.playbill.com/insidetrack/? p=1578 "About Last Night: Celebrating Angela Lansbury, With Zeta-Jones, Cariou, Garber, Peters and More". Playbill.com, retrieved February 24, 2010 In March 2010, Peters helped Stephen Sondheim celebrate his 80th birthday in the Roundabout Theatre Company "Sondheim 80" benefit. She was one of the Honorary Chairs.Ross, Blake. http://www.playbill.com/insidetrack/2010/03/about-last-night-inside-sondheim%e2%80%99s-birthday/ "About Last Night: Inside Sondheim’s Birthday". Playbill.com, retrieved March 24, 2010Jones, Kenneth. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138013-Everybody-Rise-Roundabouts-Sondheim-80-Celebrates-a-Masters-Milestone "Everybody Rise& #33; Roundabout's Sondheim 80 Celebrates a Master's Milestone". Playbill.com, March 22, 2010 She had been part of the Roundabout Theatre's Sondheim gala for his 75th birthday. http://roundabouttheatre.org/gala_05.htm "Gala". Roundabouttheatre.org, retrieved March 24, 2010 In 2012, Peters became a Patron of The Stephen Sondheim Society.Auker, Peter. http://www.sondheim.org/bernadette-peters-becomes-a-patron-of-the-society "Bernadette Peters becomes a Patron of the Society", The Stephen Soundheim Society, February 21, 2012
Personal life
Peters and Steve Martin had begun a romantic relationship in 1977 that lasted approximately four years.Martin, Frank. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20075645,00.html "'The Jerk' Made Detractors Eat Crow". People Magazine , January 21, 1980, accessed October 13, 2008 http://redknotstudio.com/compleatsteve/person/rollingstone99.htm "Steve Martin Sings: The Rolling Stone Interview". Rolling Stone Magazine , February 18, 1982, pp. 10-13, re-printed at redknotstudio.com, accessed February 24, 2012 (note: author not shown, see Fong-Torres, Ben) By 1981, her popularity had led to Peters appearing on the cover and in a spread in the December 1981 issue of Playboy Magazine , in which she posed in lingerie designed by Bob Mackie . http://www.playboycoverarchive.com/united-states/us-1980s/us-1981/us-playboy-cover-december-1981 Playboy cover . Playboy.com, December 1981, accessed February 23, 2012
Peters married Investment advisor|investment adviser Michael Wittenberg on July 20, 1996 at the Millbrook, New York home of long-time friend Mary Tyler Moore . Wittenberg died at age 43 on September 26, 2005 in a helicopter crash in Montenegro while on a business trip. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/28/arts/28wittenberg.html? ex=1285560000& en=90547994abc9de65& ei=5088& partner=rssnyt& emc=rss "Michael Wittenberg, 43, Husband of Broadway Star, Is Dead". The Associated Press, New York Times September 28, 2005, accessed July 3, 2008 http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/09/29/m_wittenberg_43_husband_to_bernadette_peters/ "M. Wittenberg, 43; husband to Bernadette Peters". Obituary: The Boston Globe , September 29, 2005, accessed July 3, 2008
Peters has two dogs, a mixed-breed dog named Kramer and an American pit bull terrier named Stella, both adopted from shelters. Peters' goddaughter Isabelle and Kramer were the inspirations for the characters in her first children's book, Broadway Barks , http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx? ci=567692 "Bernadette Peters: How Broadway Barks Became a Book for Kids". Broadway.com, June 24, 2008 and Stella inspired the title character of her second children's book, Stella is a Star .
Honorary awards
Peters has received many honorary awards, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in April 1987."Names in the News", Domestic News , Los Angeles, The Associated Press , April 24, 1987 She was named the Hasty Pudding Theatricals|Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 1987. http://www.hastypudding.org/? page_id=192 "Past Men and Women of the Year". Hasty Pudding Theatricals, HastyPudding.org, accessed May 18, 2012 Other honors include the Sarah Siddons Award for outstanding performance in a Chicago theatrical production (1994); http://www.sarahsiddonssociety.org/html/Awardees.html "The Sarah Siddons Society Awardees". SarahSiddonsSociety.org the American Theatre Hall of Fame at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City (1996), becoming the youngest person so honored;Rawson, Christopher. "'Family' gathers at the Theater Hall of Fame", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , January 25, 1996, p. C1 The Actors' Fund Artistic Achievement Medal (1999);Ehren, Christine. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/48975.html "Cameron Mackintosh To Be Honored By Crawford, Peters, Burnett at Actor's Fund Gala Nov. 15". Playbill.com, November 15, 1999, accessed July 5, 2008 an Honorary Doctorate from Hofstra University in Hempstead (village), New York|Hempstead, New York (May 19, 2002);Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/69663.html "Bernadette Peters To Receive Honorary Doctorate May 19". Playbill.com, May 19, 2002, accessed March 28, 2008 the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in June 2002Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/70563.html "Joel Grey to Induct Bernadette Peters into Hall of Fame; Peters to Sing R& H". Playbill.com, June 28, 2002, accessed March 28, 2008 and the National Dance Institute 2009 Artistic Honoree in April 2009.Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128498.html "National Dance Institute to Honor Bernadette Peters and Yoko Ono". Playbill.com, April 21, 2009
She was the recipient of the Stephen_Sondheim#Legacy|"Sondheim Award" , presented by the Signature Theatre (Arlington, Virginia)|Signature Theatre in April 2011.Jones, Kenneth. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149660-Bernadette-Peters-Gets-Sondheim-Award-April-11-Stephen-Buntrock-Rebecca-Luker-Euan-Morton-Sing "Bernadette Peters Gets Sondheim Award April 11; Stephen Buntrock, Rebecca Luker, Euan Morton Sing". Playbill.com, April 11, 2011 In May 2012, New Dramatists, an organization that supports beginning playwrights, will present Peters with their Lifetime Achievement Award. In announcing this honor, New Dramatists said: "She has brought a new sound into the theatre and continues to do so, in surprising and miraculous ways. By some sleight of magic, her singularity always manages to bring out the best and richest in the work of her composers and writers. So, of course New Dramatists is thrilled to honor her." http://newdramatists.org/news/03/04/2012/new-dramatists-63rd-annual-spring-luncheon-honor-bernadette-peters "New Dramatists 63rd Annual Spring Luncheon to Honor Bernadette Peters", NewDramatists.org, April 3, 2012, accessed May 18, 2012
Broadway debut (standby)http:/ / www.bernadettepeters.com/ index_fla.htm Official Website ref>http:/ / www.ibdb.com/ production.php? id=2945 "The Girl in the Freudian Slip". Internet Broadway Database, accessed January 22, 2012 ref>
1967
Johnny No-Trump
Bettina
1968
George M!
Josie Cohan
Theatre World Award for Debut Performance
1968
Dames at Sea
Ruby
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance
1968
''A Mother's Kisses
Performer
Written by Bruce Jay Friedman and featured Bea Arthur .http:/ / broadwayworld.com/ bwidb/ productions/ A_Mother's_Kisses_6093/ "'A Mother's Kisses' Listing". BroadwayWorld.com, accessed June 17, 2011 ref> Three weeks of out-of-town tryouts in New Haven and Baltimore; cancelled before scheduled Broadway premiere.Zolotow, Sam. "'Mother's Kisses' Will Not Make It to Broadway", The New York Times , October 15, 1968, p.39 ref>
1969
La Strada
Gelsomina
Ken Mandelbaum>Mandelbaum, Ken . "Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Flops", p. 171 (1991) St. Martin's Press ISBN 0-312-06428-4 ref> Peters' performance was praised.Barnes, Clive. " La Strada With Music", The New York Times , December 15, 1969, p. 63 ref>
1971
Nevertheless, They Laugh
Consuelo
Lamb's Club, New York City, March 1971 (5 performances) New York Magazine theater listings, p. 13, March 29, 1971 ref>
1971
W.C.
Carlotta Monti Marill, Alvin H. http:/ / books.google.com/ books? id=h5WZOvH8VSUC& pg=PA179& dq=W.C.+%22Mickey+Rooney%22& hl=en#v=onepage& q=W.C.%20%22Mickey%20Rooney%22& f=false "'W.C.' The Sixth Decade". Mickey Rooney: His Films, Television Appearances, Radio Work, Stage Shows, and Recordings , McFarland, 2005, ISBN 0-7864-2015-4, pp. 62-63, 178-79 ref>
Starred Mickey Rooney . Played only out-of-town from May to October 1971, never opening in New York City.
1971
On the Town (revival)
Hildy Esterhazy
Nominated— Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1974
Mack & Mabel
Mabel Normand
Nominated— Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated— Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
1982
Sally and Marsha
Sally
1984
Sunday in the Park with George
Dot/ Marie
Nominated— Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated— Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
1985
Song and Dance
Emma
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
1987
Into the Woods
The Witch
Nominated— Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
1993
The Goodbye Girl
Paula
Nominated— Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
1999
Annie Get Your Gun (musical)>Annie Get Your Gun (revival)
Faerie Tale Theatre & nbsp;– Sleeping Beauty (Faerie Tale Theatre episode)|Sleeping Beauty (1983)
Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987)
David (1988 film)|David (TV film, 1988)
Fall from Grace (1990 film)|Fall from Grace (TV film, 1990)
The Last Best Year (TV film, 1990)
Into the Woods (1991)
The Last Mile (TV play)|The Last Mile (1992)
Animaniacs ("Rita and Runt" episodes, 1993–1994) (voice of List of Animaniacs characters|Rita )
The Larry Sanders Show & nbsp;– Episode titled List of The Larry Sanders Show episodes|"Montana" (1994)
A& E Network|A& E Stage : "A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim at Southern Methodist University" (1995) http://www.sondheimguide.com/television.html#Part%20Three "Television and Radio listings, Part Three". Sondheimguide.com, retrieved June 9, 2010
col-break
Live with Regis and Kelly (various appearances, 1996–2011)
The Odyssey (miniseries)|The Odyssey (1997) (miniseries)
Cinderella (musical)|Cinderella (TV film, 1997)
What the Deaf Man Heard (TV film, 1997)
Holiday in Your Heart (TV film, 1997)
The Closer (1998 TV series)|The Closer & nbsp;– Episode titled "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1998)
UglyBetty & nbsp;– Episodes titled " Dressed for Success (Ugly Betty)|Dress for Success "; " There's No Place Like Mode ", " Things Fall Apart (Ugly Betty)|Things Fall Apart ", " In The Stars ", and " Curveball (Ugly Betty)|Curveball " (2009)
Smash (TV series)|Smash & nbsp;– Episodes titled " The Workshop (Smash)|The Workshop " and " Bombshell (Smash)|Bombshell " (2012).
col-end
Concerts
;Major concerts
Various venues, summer of 1989: 10-city concert tour with Peter Allen .Evertz, Mary. "Song and Dance: Just for this occasion, Allen has written a song", St. Petersburg Times (Florida), July 14, 1989, p. 19Joyce, Mike. "Peter Allen & Bernadette Peters", The Washington Post , July 15, 1989, p. C7
Hollywood Bowl , Los Angeles, California on September 6 and 7, 1996 (solo concert).Gieske, Tony. "Bernadette Peters The Hollywood Bowl Friday, Sept. 6", The Hollywood Reporter , September 9, 1996
Carnegie Hall , New York City on December 9, 1996 (solo concert with guest singers/dancers, recorded on CD).
Sydney Opera House , Sydney, Australia on January 7 and 8, 1998 (solo concert).Hallett, Bryce. "Peters masters a scratchy start", The Weekend Australian , January 10, 1998, p. 8
Royal Festival Hall , London on September 17, 1998 (solo concert with guest singers/dancers, recorded on video).Davis, Clive. "Bernadette Peters, Festival Hall", The Times , September 19, 1998Jones, Kenneth. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/47057.html "Bernadette Peters Sings Sondheim in PBS Airing of London Concert". Playbill.com, August 5, 1999, accessed July 5, 2008Gans, Andrew.
http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/65959.html "Diva Talk: Peters The Great& nbsp;– The London Concert". Playbill.com, July 16, 1999, accessed July 5, 2008
Radio City Music Hall , New York City on June 19, 2002 (solo concert with guest singers).Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/70377.html "Bernadette Peters Makes Solo Radio City Music Hall Concert Debut June 19". Playbill.com, June 19, 2002, accessed July 5, 2008
Lincoln Center (Avery Fisher Hall), New York City, on May 1, 2006 (solo concert).Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/99379.html "Bernadette Peters Offers Sold-Out Solo Concert at Avery Fisher Hall May 1". Playbill.com, May 1, 2006, accessed July 5, 2008
Adelaide Cabaret Festival , Adelaide , Australia, on June 6 and 7, 2009 (solo concert). Peters headlined, and the concert was televised on June 27, 2009 on Foxtel . A DVD of the concert was released in Australia in June 2010.BWW news desk. http://boston.broadwayworld.com/article/BWWs_First_Look_at_the_Australia_Concert_Poster_for_Bernadette_Peters_Adelaide_Cabaret_Festival_Performances_20090329 "BWW's First Look at the Australia Concert Poster for Bernadette Peters' Adelaide Cabaret Festival". Broadwayworld.com, March 29, 2009 http://www.musicshop.com.au/an-evening-with-bernadette-peters-dvd.html "An Evening With Bernadette Peters (DVD) listing". Musicshop.com.au, retrieved June 2, 2010
Benefit concert, "Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares", Minskoff Theatre , New York City on November 9, 2009.Ross, Blake. http://www.playbill.com/insidetrack/? p=913 "About Last Night.... An Enchanted Evening with Enchantress, Bernadette Peters". Playbill.com, November 6–12, 2009Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/134502-Peters-Concert-Raises-More-Than-Half-a-Million-for-Charities "Peters Concert Raises More Than Half a Million for Charities". Playbill.com, November 10, 2009
;Other notable concerts
"Sondheim: A Celebration At Carnegie Hall" (broadcast on PBS Great Performances in 1993) & nbsp;– June 10, 1992, singing "Being Alive" and "Sunday"
" Hey, Mr. Producer!|Hey Mr. Producer& #33; The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh "& nbsp;– June 7, 1998, singing, among others, "Unexpected Song", "Being Alive" and "You Gotta Have a Gimmick"Stringer, Robin. "Even Sondheim and Lloyd Webber clown for Sir Cameron", The Evening Standard (London), June 8, 1998, p. 5 http://www./Archive/ArchiveShow.php? Show_Name=Hey%20Mr%20Producer& #33; " 'Hey Mr. Producer!' Listing". albemarle-london.com, retrieved January 15, 2012
Hollywood Bowl Sondheim Concert& nbsp;– July 8, 2005, performing in the "Opening Doors Medley" and "Being Alive".Gans, Andrew. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/93934.html "Burnett, Cook, Peters, McDonald, Stritch and More Salute Sondheim July 8 at Hollywood Bowl". Playbill.com, July 8, 2005, accessed July 5, 2008 http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_Sondheim_at_the_Bowl_Performance_20050712 "Photo Coverage: Sondheim at the Bowl Performance". Broadwayworld.com, July 12, 2005
"Sondheim: The Birthday Concert", the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center 's Avery Fisher Hall , a celebration of Sondheim's 80th birthday& nbsp;– March 15 and 16, 2010. Peters sang "Move On" with Mandy Patinkin and "Not a Day Goes By".Gans, Andrew and Hetrick, Adam. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/144954-Sondheim-The-Birthday-Concert-DVD-with-Patti-LuPone-and-Bernadette-Peters-Arrives-Nov-16 "Sondheim& #33; The Birthday Concert DVD, with Patti LuPone and Bernadette Peters, Arrives Nov. 16". Playbill.com, 16 November 16, 2010, accessed February 23, 2012
Discography
;Solo recordings http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bernadette-peters-p21782/discography Bernadette Peters at Allmusic.com, accessed November 3, 2011
Bernadette Peters (1980) MCA. Billboard 200 #114 (retitled and expanded as Bernadette in a 1992 CD reissue)
"Gee Whiz!" ("Look at His Eyes") (1980) Billboard Hot 100 #31 ( Single (music)|single )
Now Playing (1981) MCA US Billboard 200 #151
''I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (1996) Angel Records& nbsp;– Grammy Award nominee
Sondheim, Etc. – Bernadette Peters Live At Carnegie Hall (1997) Angel Records& nbsp;– Grammy Award nominee http://www.pandora.com/music/album/bernadette+peters/sondheim+etc "Bernadette Peters". Sondheim, Etc. – Pandora Internet Radio, accessed July 3, 2008
Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein (2002) Angel Records& nbsp;– Grammy Award nominee
Sondheim Etc., Etc. Live At Carnegie Hall: The Rest of It (2005) Angel Records
"Kramer's Song" (2008) Blue Apple Books (single)
"Stella's Song" (2010) Blue Apple Books (single)
;Cast recordings
George M! & nbsp;– Sony (1968)
Dames At Sea & nbsp;– Columbia Masterworks (1969)
Mack and Mabel & nbsp;– MCA (1974)
Sunday in the Park with George & nbsp;– RCA Records (1984)& nbsp;– Grammy Award winner (Best Cast Show Album, 1985)
Song and Dance& nbsp;– The Songs & nbsp;– RCA Victor (1985)
Into The Woods & nbsp;– RCA Victor Records (1988)& nbsp;– Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Cast Show Album, 1989)
The Goodbye Girl & nbsp;– Columbia Records (1993)
Anyone Can Whistle Live At Carnegie Hall & nbsp;– Columbia Records (1995)
Annie Get Your Gun The New Broadway Cast Recording& nbsp;– Angel Records (1999)& nbsp;– Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Show Album, 2000)
Gypsy The New Broadway Cast Recording& nbsp;– Angel Records (2003)& nbsp;– Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Show Album, 2004)
Sherry! & nbsp;– Studio Cast Recording& nbsp;– Angel Records (2004)
Legends Of Broadway-Bernadette Peters Compilation (2006)& nbsp;– Sony Masterworks Broadway (Original versions of songs from Dames At Sea , Annie Get Your Gun , Anyone Can Whistle , Sunday in the Park with George , Mack and Mabel , Song and Dance , Into The Woods and Gypsy ) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KHX7C6 "Legends of Broadway". Amazon.com, retrieved November 19, 2009
Follies & nbsp;– PS Classics (2011)
;Other recordings
Dress Casual & nbsp;– Evening Primrose (musical)|Evening Primrose suite with Mandy Patinkin& nbsp;– CBS Records (1990) http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000271P amazon.com listing and review
Sondheim& nbsp;– A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (Concert Cast) RCA Victor Broadway (1992)
Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh & nbsp;– Philips Records (1998)
Flirting with the Edge & nbsp;– John Whelan& nbsp;– Narada (1998)
Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins – Wildflower Records (2008) - "Trust Your Heart"
Notes
Reflist|2
References
Bryer, Jackson R. and Richard Allan Davison. The Art Of The American Musical: Conversations With The Creators (2005), Rutgers University Press, ISBN 0-8135-3613-8
Crespy, David Allison. http://books.google.com/books? id=Ul7UeFS0bSkC& pg=RA1-PA43& vq=%22Bernadette+Peters%22& dq=Caffe+Cino& source=gbs_search_s& sig=ACfU3U1u-JtTgvgQ2DFxTnQK_AHYz5o7MA Off-Off-Broadway Explosion (2003), Back Stage Books, ISBN 0-8230-8832-4
Knapp, Raymond. The American Musical and the Performance of Personal Identity (2006), Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-12524-4
External links
Commons category|Bernadette Peters
http://www.bernadettepeters.com/ Bernadette Peters official website
http://www.itsthecarolburnettshow.com/screengrabs.html The Carol Burnett Show screengrabs, "As the Stomach Turns" episode
http://www.bernadette-peters.com/cgi-bin/photoalbum.pl? action=viewpic& o=1& id=1192& albumid=55 Photo of Peters on Bing Crosby Christmas special
http://www.bernadette-peters.com/cgi-bin/photoalbum.pl Numerous photos of Peters
Navboxes|title = Awards for Bernadette Peters |list = DramaDesk MusicalOutstandingActress 1975-2000GoldenGlobeBestActressMotionPictureMusicalComedy 1981-2000TonyAward MusicalLeadActress 1976-2000 good article Persondata|NAME= Peters, Bernadette |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Lazzara, Bernadette |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress, singer |DATE OF BIRTH= February 28, 1948 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Ozone Park, New York|Ozone Park , Queens, New York|Queens , New York , United States |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Peters, Bernadette Category:American female singers Category:American film actors Category:American musical theatre actors Category:American people of Italian descent Category:American stage actors Category:American television actors Category:American voice actors Category:Actors from New York City Category:Best Musical or Comedy Actress Golden Globe (film) winners Category:Drama Desk Award winners Category:People from Queens Category:Tony Award winners Category:1948 births Category:Living people