I’ve been fortunate in my career to have performed in revivals of great musicals and to have originated roles in musicals that have in turn been revived. And I’m not dead!
BERNADETTE PETERSIt Might As Well Be Spring… I used to sing that as a young girl in my voice lessons. Then I picked it up again and it spoke to me in a whole new way.
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The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of ‘Carousel’, and it was a very vivid experience.
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I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.
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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.
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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.
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I’d like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie.
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Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are.
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The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.
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Singing lessons are like body building for your larynx.
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I don’t smoke, I don’t drink much, I don’t eat red meat. I stay out of the sun.
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Animals speak with pure affection. It’s important to me to get something going in NY so we can get to be a no-kill city, and give the animals homes and more attention and love.
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I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it.
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In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Anton Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!
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No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person.
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It was like being high when you reach those high notes.
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We’ve been listening to Wagner, which is so great.
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