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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.

Bernadette Peters

Singing lessons are like body building for your larynx.
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Body Lesson Singing
It was like being high when you reach those high notes.
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High Notes Notes
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
“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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Kids Made Mark People Running Young
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
I’d like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie.
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Glasses Menagerie Mother Play
I love Some Enchanted Evening, and If I Loved You. And as I sing them more and more, I find new favorites.
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Enchanted Evening Favorites Loved
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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Dear God Miss Missing Years
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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Careers Challenges Gay Woman
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
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
I feel strongly for gay marriage to be accepted.
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Accepted Feel Gay Marriage
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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Baby Boys Enjoy Girl Much Young
I love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid.
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Kids Pasta Sauce
The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.
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Bigs Broadway Firsts

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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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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