Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Petersis an American actress, singer and children's book author. 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 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth28 February 1948
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Into The Woods was... a lot of running around in the woods! I can't wait to see the show again. People didn't realize it back then, but kids still come up to me-young people-and they talk about it. It really made its mark.
I'd like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie.
We've been listening to Wagner, which is so great.
Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great truth in the songs, and that's what was so wonderful to find.
I think my manager of 30-some odd years now, Tom Hammond. He's as fine a person as you could ever meet. And he's had great theatrical taste and has influenced me that way.
George M. is where I met my dear friend Joel Grey. We connected at rehearsal one day during a five-minute break. We were both looking out the same window and we knew in five minutes that we'd made a connection.
It was one of the most exciting, perfect evenings of my life, my solo debut at Carnegie Hall. And knowing we were all there to raise money for Gay Men's Health Crisis made the evening an extraordinary experience.
When something isn't done, you want to do something about it.
The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.
When there's a terrible illness like AIDS sweeping through, you help people.
The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on.
I lost a very dear friend who lived with AIDS for about 17 years. Rejecting early treatments that were iffy, he thought he saved himself. I really miss him a lot.
Getting plenty of sleep is always great. It really is. I have a girlfriend who's sending me a slant board.
I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.