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!
BERNADETTE PETERSI love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid.
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You’d look out and there’d be little babies watching the show, and boys and girls. They loved the cowboys, and they loved Annie. There were young people seeing the show for the first time. I stayed for two years because I enjoyed it so much.
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“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.
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The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.
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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 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.
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I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.
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We’ve been listening to Wagner, which is so great.
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You’ve got to be original, because if you’re like someone else, what do they need you for?
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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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No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person.
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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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When something isn’t done, you want to do something about it.
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I love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid.
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It was like being high when you reach those high notes.
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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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