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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.

Bernadette Peters

The first Broadway show I ever heard was the recording of ‘Carousel’, and it was a very vivid experience.
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Broadway Firsts Vivid
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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Drink Meat Much Red Stay Sun
The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.
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Bigs Broadway Firsts
When something isn’t done, you want to do something about it.
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About Done Something Want
I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it.
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Mama Roles Rose
It was like being high when you reach those high notes.
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High Notes Notes
You’ve got to be original, because if you’re like someone else, what do they need you for?
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Inspirational Needs Positivity
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.
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Oscars Song Wonderful
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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Great Manager Thinking Way Years
When I grew up in the ’60s, your hair had to be straight and you had to be skinny and have no boobs, and it was like not my era.
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Boobs Eras Hair Skinny Straight
We’ve been listening to Wagner, which is so great.
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Listening Wagner
No One Is Alone by Stephen Sondheim is all about thinking for yourself and being your own person.
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Persons Sondheim Thinking
I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.
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Accepted Feel Gay Marriage
I love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid.
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Kids Pasta Sauce
Singing lessons are like body building for your larynx.
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Body Lesson Singing
It 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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Girl Lesson Pick Spring Voice

“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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“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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