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Bernadette Peters

Peters at the premiere of I Am Because We Are (2008)
Born Bernadette Lazzara
February 28, 1948 (1948-02-28) (age 60)
Ozone Park, Queens, New York, United States
Spouse(s) Michael Wittenberg
(1996-2005) (his death)
Official website

Bernadette Peters (born February 28, 1948) is an American actress and singer. I Am Because We Are is a 2008 documentary directed by Nathan Rissman and written narrated and produced by Madonna. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ozone Park is a New York City neighborhood located in the southwestern section of the borough of Queens bordering Woodhaven, Richmond New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Over the course of an enduring career starting at an early age, she has performed in musical theatre, films and television, as well as in solo concerts and recordings. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Peters first performed on the stage in the 1960s and in the 1970s in film and television. In the 1980s she returned to the theatre, where she has been, for over two decades, one of the most critically acclaimed Broadway stars, being nominated for seven Tony Awards and winning two. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Peters also continues to act in films and on television, where she has been nominated for Emmy Awards for three of her appearances and has won one Golden Globe Award. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards. A cast recording is a recording of a musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Peters is particularly noted for her starring roles in the stage musicals Song and Dance, Annie Get Your Gun, Sunday in the Park with George, and Into the Woods, becoming closely associated with the composers Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and in films including The Jerk and Pennies from Heaven. Song and Dance is a musical entertainment comprised of two acts one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in "Dance" tied together by a Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and his sister Dorothy Sunday in the Park with George is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber The Jerk is the 1979 Rags-to-riches -to-rags Comedy film of belated self-discovery Pennies from Heaven is the 1981 Film adaptation of the 1978 BBC television drama of the same name.

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Early career

She was born Bernadette Lazzara to an Italian-American family in Queens, New York, the youngest of three children. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship Her mother Marguerite started her in show business by putting her on the television show Juvenile Jury at the age of three-and-a-half. She later appeared on the television shows Name That Tune and The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour. Name That Tune was a television Game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of Songs. The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour (later known as The Children's Hour) was a variety show with a cast of children including some who later became well-known In her teen years, she attended the Quintano School for Young Professionals. [1]

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. An Equity Card is proof of membership in an organization of stage actors such as the Actors' Equity Association of the United States or the British Equity. She made her stage debut at nine in This is Goggle, a comedy directed by Otto Preminger that closed during out-of-town tryouts before reaching New York. Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood She first appeared on the New York stage at age 10 in the New York City Center revival of The Most Happy Fella (1959). New York City Center, historically known as City Center of Music and Drama, and also known as New York City Center 55th Street Theater, is a 2750-seat Moorish The Most Happy Fella is a theater musical (labelled an opera by various commentators) with music lyrics and book by Frank Loesser. At 13 she was an understudy for Dainty June and one of the ensemble in a touring company of Gypsy. An understudy is a theatrical term for someone who learns the lines and blocking/choreography of a leading actor or actress in a theatrical play. Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. 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 an understudy on Broadway in The Girl in the Freudian Slip (1967). Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. The Penny Friend is a musical with music lyrics and book by William Roy based on a play by J Curley McDimple is a musical with music and lyrics by Robert Dahdah and book by Robert Dahdah and Mary Boylan. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located She made her Broadway debut in Johnny No-Trump in 1967. ' Johnny No-Trump' is a play written by Mary Mercier which ran for one performance on Broadway. She appeared next as George M. Cohan's sister opposite Joel Grey in George M! (1968), winning the Theatre World Award. Joel Grey (born April 11, 1932) is a Tony - Golden Globe - BAFTA - & Academy Award -winning American stage For the 2006 Off-Broadway musical see George M Cohan Tonight! George M! is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York

It was Peters' performance as "Ruby" in the 1968 off-Broadway Dames at Sea, a spoof of 1930s musicals, that brought her critical acclaim and her first Drama Desk Award. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and She had appeared in an earlier 1966 version of Dames at Sea at the off-off-Broadway performance club Caffe Cino. Joseph Cino ( 1931 - April 4, 1967) was an Italian-American theatrical producer and café-owner Peters had starring roles in her next Broadway vehicles — Gelsomina in La Strada (1969), Hildy in On the Town (1971), and Mabel Normand in Mack and Mabel (1974), all of which had short runs. La Strada is a musical with lyrics and music by Lionel Bart, with additional lyrics by Martin Charnin and additional music by Elliot On the Town is a musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, based Mack & Mabel is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. She moved to Los Angeles in the early 1970s to concentrate on television and film work. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Theatre

Peters returned to the New York stage after an eight-year absence in the off-Broadway Manhattan Theatre Club production of the comedy-drama Sally and Marsha (1982), for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. The Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC is a theater club in Manhattan, New York. Sally and Marsha is a comedy-drama written by Sybille Pearson and directed by Lynne Meadow. The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and She then returned to Broadway as Dot/Marie in the Stephen Sondheim — James Lapine musical Sunday in the Park with George (1984), followed by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance (1985), Sondheim-Lapine's Into the Woods (1987), and Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl with music by Marvin Hamlisch (1993). Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22 1930 is an American musical and film composer and lyricist winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven James Lapine (born January 10 1949, Mansfield Ohio) is an American theatrical director and librettist. Sunday in the Park with George is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Song and Dance is a musical entertainment comprised of two acts one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in "Dance" tied together by a Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Marvin Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American Playwright and Screenwriter The Goodbye Girl is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by David Zippel, and music by Marvin Hamlisch, based on Simon's Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is an American Composer.

Peters is "considered by many to be the premier interpreter of his [Sondheim's] work," according to writer Alex Witchel. [2] Raymond Knapp writes that Peters "achieved her definitive stardom" in Sunday in the Park With George and Into the Woods. [3] 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. "[4] Peters continued her association with Sondheim with a 1995 benefit concert of Anyone Can Whistle. Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Additionally, she performed at several concerts featuring Sondheim's work, and performed for him at his 1993 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony. The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to artists in the performing arts

In the PBS broadcast of Sunday in the Park with George
In the PBS broadcast of Sunday in the Park with George

In her latest Broadway stage role, Peters took on the role of Mama Rose in the 2003 revival of Gypsy. Sunday in the Park with George is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Ben Brantley in his New York Times review of Gypsy wrote, "Working against type and expectation under the direction of Sam Mendes, Ms. Ben Brantley (born October 30, 1954) is the chief Theater Critic of the New York Times. 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. "[5] Arthur Laurents said: "But in 2003 there was a new Rose on Broadway: Bernadette Peters! Brilliant, original, totally unlike any of the others. Arthur Laurents (born July 14, 1918) is an American Playwright, Novelist, Screenwriter, Librettist and [6]

In February 2006, she participated in a reading of the Sondheim-Weidman musical Bounce. Bounce (now titled Road Show) is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman that premiered On September 24, 2007, Peters participated in a one-time only charity reading of the play Love Letters with her former Gypsy co-star, John Dossett. Love Letters is a Pulitzer Prize for Drama nominated play by A [7]

Peters has been nominated for the Tony Award seven times and won twice. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented She has also been nominated for the Drama Desk Award eight times and won three times (Annie Get Your Gun, Song and Dance, and Dames at Sea). The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and Her first Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical was for her performance as Emma in Song and Dance. Theater critic Frank Rich wrote in an otherwise negative review of the show that Peters "has no peer in the musical theater right now. Frank Rich (born June 2, 1949 in Washington DC) is a Columnist for The New York Times who focuses on American politics "[8] Peters won her second Tony for her performance as Annie Oakley in the 1999 revival of Annie Get Your Gun opposite Tom Wopat. Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and his sister Dorothy Tom Wopat (born September 9, 1951 in Lodi Wisconsin) is an American Actor and Singer. Critic Lloyd Rose of the Washington Post wrote: ". Lloyd Rose is an American writer most associated with her work on various ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D . . she [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. "[9]

Film appearances

In Pennies From Heaven
In Pennies From Heaven

Peters has appeared in 31 feature films or television movies, including the musical Annie and Pink Cadillac, in which she co-starred with Clint Eastwood. In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening Annie is a 1982 musical film based upon the popular 1977 stage musical of the same name with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Pink Cadillac is a 1989 action - comedy film that has white supremacists and Clint Eastwood as a Bounty hunter, each chasing after an Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award (Best Motion Picture Actress in a Supporting Role) for her work in the 1976 Mel Brooks film Silent Movie. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Silent Movie is a 1976 Comedy film directed by and starring Mel Brooks.

She appeared opposite Steve Martin, whom she dated for a period of time, in the The Jerk (1979) and Pennies From Heaven (1981), for which she won the Golden Globe Award as Best Motion Picture Actress in a Comedy or Musical. Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, The Jerk is the 1979 Rags-to-riches -to-rags Comedy film of belated self-discovery Pennies from Heaven is the 1981 Film adaptation of the 1978 BBC television drama of the same name. In 1981 she also appeared on the cover and inside spread of the December issue of Playboy Magazine, in which she posed in lingerie designed by Bob Mackie. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy Robert Gordon Mackie (b March 24, 1940 in Monterey Park California) is an American Fashion designer, best known for his costumes for Cher

Peters appeared with three generations of the Kirk Douglas family in the 2003 film It Runs in the Family. Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, It Runs in the Family is a 2003 comedy-drama movie directed by Fred Schepisi and starring several generations of the Kirk Douglas family In May 2006 she filmed a movie Come le formiche (Wine and Kisses) with F. Murray Abraham in Italy; the DVD was released on June 22, 2007 in Italy. Fahrid Murray Al-Ahmad Abraham ( Arabic: ﻱﻴﺵ ﺞﺜﺙ ﻙﻘﭪ ﭐﭖﺏ (born October 24 1939) is an Academy Award -winning American Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [10]

Television appearances

With the Muppets
With the Muppets

Peters was nominated for Emmy Awards for her guest-starring roles on the Fox situation comedy Ally McBeal (2001), and The Muppet Show (1977). Ally McBeal is an American Television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002 The Muppet Show is an American Television program featuring a cast of Muppets which was produced by Jim Henson and his team from [11] She was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award, Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special, for her work in the made-for-television movie Bobbie's Girl. Bobbie's Girl is a comedy-drama television movie about two women leading a comfortable quiet life running a pub in Dublin who are suddenly confronted with a series of health She won the 1987 "CableACE Award" for her role as Dot in the television version of Sunday in the Park With George.

She has appeared in many variety shows with stars as diverse as Sonny and Cher and George Burns, has performed on the Academy Awards broadcasts, both presented at and co-hosted the Tony Awards, and hosted Saturday Night Live in 1981. A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City She made some 12 guest appearances on the various versions of The Carol Burnett Show[12] as well as appearing with Burnett in the made-for-television version of Once Upon a Mattress and the 1982 film Annie. The Carol Burnett Show is a Sketch comedy Television show starring Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Once Upon a Mattress is a musical Comedy that opened Off-Broadway on May 11, 1959, and then moved to Broadway Annie is a 1982 musical film based upon the popular 1977 stage musical of the same name with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin She also performed at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony for Burnett (2003). The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to artists in the performing arts Peters appeared often on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and on the day time talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, both as a co-host and a guest. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was a late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under the ''Tonight Show'' franchise from 1962 Live with Regis and Kelly is a syndicated American television Talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. Peters voiced stray cat Rita in the Rita and Runt segments of the animated series Animaniacs. See also Animaniacs Rita and Runt were the stars of several musical segments in 1993-94 in the animated Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as Animaniacs, is an American animated series, distributed by Warner Bros Rita often sang on the show, sometimes in parodies of songs from Broadway musicals.

Peters has co-starred in a number of television movies, including The Last Best Year with Mary Tyler Moore, Cinderella with Brandy, and Prince Charming with Martin Short. Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian Comedian, Actor, writer, Singer and (Peters was nominated for the "Golden Satellite Award", Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for Cinderella. The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. ) She co-starred in her own television series, All's Fair, with Richard Crenna in 1976–77, for which Peters was nominated for a Golden Globe award. All's Fair was an American television situation comedy that aired on CBS from 1976 to 1977 Richard Donald Crenna ( November 30, 1926 – January 17, 2003) was an American Film, Television and In March 2005, she made a pilot for an ABC sitcom series titled Adopted, co-starring with Christine Baranski, but it was not picked up. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Christine Jane Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an Emmy - SAG - Tony - and Drama Desk award-winning American [13]

Peters has recently made guest appearances on several popular television series, appearing as a judge on the ABC series, Boston Legal (May 2007), as a defense attorney on the NBC series, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (November 2006), and as the sharp-tongued sister of Karen Walker (Megan Mullally) on the penultimate episode of NBC's Will & Grace ("Whatever Happened to Baby Gin?"). The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Boston Legal is an American Legal drama - Comedy created by David E The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Law & Order Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order SVU or simply SVU) is an American Drama Karen Walker (née Delaney; formerly St Croix, Popeil, and Finster) was born January 12, 1959. Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is a four- time Golden Globe nominee a four-time SAG - and two-time Emmy Award -winning Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award -winning American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from 1998 to 2006 List of Will & Grace episodes Summary Season One (1998-1999 Season Two (1999-2000 Season Three (2000-2001

Concerts

Peters has been performing her one-woman concert in the United States and Canada for many years. 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. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east [14] 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. Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public 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, and with symphony orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Dallas Symphony. Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, commonly called The Arsht Center, is Miami's largest Performing arts center and is located on Biscayne Boulevard

In a review of her 2002 Radio City Music Hall concert, Steven Holden of the New York Times described Peters as "the peaches-and-cream embodiment of an ageless storybook princess. Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City 's Rockefeller Center. . . 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. Richard Rodgers (1902 &ndash 1979 and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 &ndash 1960 were a well-known American songwriting duo "[15]

Major solo concerts by Peters
Other notable concerts in which Peters participated

Recordings and discography

Peters has recorded six solo albums (and several singles) starting with her debut album in 1980 titled Bernadette. Three have been nominated for the Grammy Award. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences 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. Additionally, she recorded songs on several 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. Mandy Patinkin ( (born November 30, 1952) is an American actor of stage and screen and a Tenor vocalist Evening Primrose is a musical with a book by James Goldman and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. Her 1980 single "Gee Whiz" reached the top forty on the U. S. pop singles charts, and her album Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein reached position 14 in the "Top Internet Charts. "[16]

Solo recordings
Album cover from Bernadette (painting by Vargas) (1980)
Album cover from Bernadette (painting by Vargas) (1980)
Cast recordings
Other recordings

Miscellaneous awards and honors

Peters in 2006.
Peters in 2006. Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh (born) is a British Theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals

Peters has received many honorary awards over the years, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (April 1987);[18] the Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year (1987); the Sarah Siddons Award for outstanding performance in a Chicago theatrical production (1994); the American Theatre Hall of Fame at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City (1996), becoming the youngest person so honored [19]; an Honorary Doctorate from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (May 19, 2002);[20] and the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame (June 28, 2002). The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, known informally simply as The Pudding, is a theatrical student society at Harvard University, known for its Burlesque The Sarah Siddons Society is an American Non-profit organization founded in 1952 by prominent Chicago Theatre patrons with the goal Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The American Theatre Hall of Fame in New York City was founded in 1971 by Earl Blackwell, Gerard Oestreicher, James M The George Gershwin Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 222 West 51st Street in midtown- Manhattan in the Paramount Plaza A doctorate is an Academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement Hofstra University is a private Nonsectarian, Coeducational institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead and the hamlet of Uniondale Hempstead is a village located in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. The Hollywood Bowl is a famous modern Amphitheatre in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles California, USA, that is used primarily for music Performances [21]

Personal

Peters married Michael Wittenberg (investment adviser with Wachovia Securities) on July 20, 1996 at the upstate New York home of long-time friend Mary Tyler Moore. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Mary Tyler Moore (born December 29, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated and seven-time Emmy Award -winning American actress Wittenberg died at age 43 on September 26, 2005 in a helicopter crash in Montenegro while on a business trip. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Three other people were killed in the crash, which occurred when the aircraft struck a high-voltage cable according to the police in Montenegro's capital. [22]

"Broadway Barks"

In 1999 Peters and Mary Tyler Moore co-founded "Broadway Barks", an annual animal adopt-a-thon held in New York City. Their goals are to promote adopting animals from shelters and to make New York City a no-kill city. To support this cause, Peters has written a children's book titled Broadway Barks (Blue Apple Books, April 2008) and a lullaby ("Kramer's Song") to go with it, included on a CD in the book. [23]

Work

Stage credits (selected)

Filmography

Television credits (selected)

Watch and listen


Awards
Preceded by
Sissy Spacek
for Coal Miner's Daughter		 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1982
for Pennies from Heaven		 Succeeded by
Julie Andrews
for Victor/Victoria
Preceded by
Chita Rivera
for The Rink		 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical
1986
for Song and Dance		 Succeeded by
Maryann Plunkett
for Me and My Girl
Preceded by
Natasha Richardson
for Cabaret		 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical
1999
for Annie Get Your Gun		 Succeeded by
Heather Headley
for Aida

References

  1. ^ The New York Times, Jesse Green, April 27, 2003, Her Stage Mother, Herself accessed 2008-28-03
  2. ^ The New York Times, Alex Witchel, February 28, 1999, "A True Star, Looking For Places to Shine" accessed 2008-28-3
  3. ^ The American Musical and the Performance of Personal Identity, Knapp, Raymond, ISBN-13:978-0-691-12524-4, 2006, p. Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and On the Town is a musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, based The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Mack & Mabel is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Sunday in the Park with George is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Song and Dance is a musical entertainment comprised of two acts one told entirely in "Song" and one entirely in "Dance" tied together by a The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Goodbye Girl is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by David Zippel, and music by Marvin Hamlisch, based on Simon's The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Annie Get Your Gun is a musical with lyrics and music written by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert Fields and his sister Dorothy The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. 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  5. ^ New York Times, Ben Brantley, "New Momma Takes Charge", p. E1 accessed 2008-28-03
  6. ^ The Art Of The American Musical: Conversations With The Creators, Jackson R. Bryer, Richard Allan Davison, p. 138, 2005, Rutgers University Press, ISBN 0813536138
  7. ^ See "PHOTO CALL: Love Letters with Peters and Dossett" playbill article, 9/25/07
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  10. ^ [1] Article from Italian-language Yahoo movie site] (Italian)
  11. ^ Muppet Wiki: Bernadette Peters episode
  12. ^ The Carol Burnett Show Episode Guide
  13. ^ Playbill.com article, March 16, 2005
  14. ^ New York Times review, Holden, Stephen, December 11, 1996, "Bernadette Peters, Sweet With Sondheim" Retrieved 02-19-2008
  15. ^ New York Times 2002 review
  16. ^ Billboard
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  18. ^ The Associated Press, "Names in the News", April 24, 1987
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  20. ^ playbill.com article noting the honorary doctorate, May 19, 2002
  21. ^ playbill.com article noting the award, June 28, 2002
  22. ^ New York Times article, The Associated Press, September 28, 2005,Boston Globe obituary
  23. ^ playbill article, May 1, 2008, Gans, Andrew, "DIVA TALK: Catching Up with Tony-Winning Actress Bernadette Peters" Retrieved 5-2-2008

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NAME Peters, Bernadette
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lazzara, Bernadette
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress, singer
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Ozone Park, Queens, New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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