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.
BERNADETTE PETERSGeorge M. is where I met my dear friend Joel Grey. We connected at rehearsal one day during a five-minute break. We were both looking out the same window and we knew in five minutes that we’d made a connection.
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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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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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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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The first big lead that I had on Broadway was in a show called La Strada.
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When something isn’t done, you want to do something about it.
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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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Singing lessons are like body building for your larynx.
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We’ve been listening to Wagner, which is so great.
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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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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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Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are.
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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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I’d like to one day play Amanda, the mother, in The Glass Menagerie.
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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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