This page will contain blogs about Bernadette Peters, as they become available.Bernadette PetersBernadette Peters is the stage name of Bernadette Lazarra (born February 28, 1948 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York), an actress and singer. Her outstanding characteristics are her flawless complexion, bee-stung lips, kewpie-doll voice, and gift for light comedy. Her mother started her off in show business by putting her on the television show Juvenile Jury at the age of three and a half years. She later appeared on Name That Tune and The Horn And Hardart Children's Hour. She took tap lessons, and at the age of nine got her Equity Card (under the name of Bernadette Peters, to avoid ethnic stereotyping). In her teen years she appeared in The Most Happy Fella (1959), was an understudy for "Dainty June" in the touring company of Gypsy (1961), and was in The Penny Friend (1966) and The Girl In The Freudian Slip (1967). She first attracted critical notice in the Off-Broadway spoof of 1930s musicals, Dames at Sea. In films she is remembered mainly for the movies she made with Steve Martin. In theatre, she has come to be associated with Stephen Sondheim's music, appearing in his Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and, in 2003, returning to Gypsy as "Mama Rose". She has won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical twice: 1985 for Song and Dance and 1999 for Annie Get Your Gun. However, she was nominated several times: 1975 for Mack and Mabel, 1984 for Sunday in the Park with George, 1993 for The Goodbye Girl, and 2003 for Gypsy, as well as 1972 as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for On the Town. She is frequently named one of the four greatest living musical divas alongside Betty Buckley, Patti LuPone and Elaine Paige. Of these, she is the only one who has not played Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of Sunset Boulevard. Off-Broadway Appearances
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Of these, she is the only one who has not played Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of Sunset Boulevard. Her second marriage is to Liam Neeson. She is frequently named one of the four greatest living musical divas alongside Betty Buckley, Patti LuPone and Elaine Paige. Her first marriage was to Robert Fox. However, she was nominated several times: 1975 for Mack and Mabel, 1984 for Sunday in the Park with George, 1993 for The Goodbye Girl, and 2003 for Gypsy, as well as 1972 as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for On the Town. She is the niece of actress Lynn Redgrave. She has won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical twice: 1985 for Song and Dance and 1999 for Annie Get Your Gun. Richardson is the daughter of actors Tony Richardson and Vanessa Redgrave, and granddaughter of actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson. In theatre, she has come to be associated with Stephen Sondheim's music, appearing in his Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and, in 2003, returning to Gypsy as "Mama Rose". She was also a supporting actress in the 2002 film Maid in Manhattan as well as in 1994 movie Nell. In films she is remembered mainly for the movies she made with Steve Martin. She won the 1998 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in Cabaret. She first attracted critical notice in the Off-Broadway spoof of 1930s musicals, Dames at Sea. Natasha Richardson (born 11 May 1963 in London) is a British actress who played the title character in The Handmaid's Tale the 1990 film based on Margaret Atwood's novel. In her teen years she appeared in The Most Happy Fella (1959), was an understudy for "Dainty June" in the touring company of Gypsy (1961), and was in The Penny Friend (1966) and The Girl In The Freudian Slip (1967). She took tap lessons, and at the age of nine got her Equity Card (under the name of Bernadette Peters, to avoid ethnic stereotyping). She later appeared on Name That Tune and The Horn And Hardart Children's Hour. Her mother started her off in show business by putting her on the television show Juvenile Jury at the age of three and a half years. Her outstanding characteristics are her flawless complexion, bee-stung lips, kewpie-doll voice, and gift for light comedy. Bernadette Peters is the stage name of Bernadette Lazarra (born February 28, 1948 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York), an actress and singer. Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella - 1997. Into the Woods - 1991. Sunday in the Park with George - 1986. Slaves of New York - 1989. Annie - 1982. Heartbeeps - 1981. Pennies from Heaven - 1981 (Golden Globe Award, Best Actress). The Jerk - 1979. Silent Movie - 1976. Gypsy - 2003. Annie Get Your Gun - 1999 (Tony Award, Best Leading Actress in a Musical). The Goodbye Girl - 1993. Into the Woods - 1987. Song and Dance - 1985 (Tony Award, Best Leading Actress in a Musical). Sunday in the Park with George - 1984. Mack & Mabel - 1974. On the Town - 1971. La Strada - 1969. George M! - 1968. Johnny No-Trump - 1967. The Girl in the Freudian Slip -1967. Dames at Sea - 1967. |