Bernadette Peters

**Bernadette Peters** (born February 28, 1948) is an American actress and singer. She is famous for her performances in musical theater as well acting in many movies. Her first Broadway performance was in 1967 in _Johnny No-Trump_.

### Stage (selected)

|Year|Show|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|1958|_This is Goggle_||Professional stage debut|
|style="text-align:center;"|1967|_The Girl in the Freudian Slip_|Leslie Maugham|Broadway debut (standby)|
|style="text-align:center;"|1967|_Johnny No-Trump_|Bettina||
|style="text-align:center;"|1968|_George M!_|Josie Cohan|Theatre World Award for Debut Performance|
|style="text-align:center;"|1968|_Dames at Sea_|Ruby|Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance|
|style="text-align:center;"|1968|_A Mother's Kisses_|Performer|Written by Bruce Jay Friedman and featured Bea Arthur. Three weeks of out-of-town tryouts in New Haven and Baltimore; cancelled before scheduled Broadway premiere.|
|style="text-align:center;"|1969|_La Strada_|Gelsomina|Closed after one official performance. Peters' performance was praised.|
|style="text-align:center;"|1971|_Nevertheless, They Laugh_|Consuelo|Lamb's Club, New York City, March 1971 (5 performances)|
|style="text-align:center;"|1971|_W.C._|Carlotta Monti|Starred Mickey Rooney.  Played only out-of-town from May to October 1971, never opening in New York City.|
|style="text-align:center;"|1971|_On the Town_ (revival)|Hildy Esterhazy|Nominated—Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical|
|style="text-align:center;"|1974|_Mack & Mabel_|Mabel Normand|Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated—Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|
|style="text-align:center;"|1982|_Sally and Marsha_|Sally||
|style="text-align:center;"|1984|_Sunday in the Park with George_|Dot/Marie|Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated—Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|
|style="text-align:center;"|1985|_Song and Dance_|Emma|Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|
|style="text-align:center;"|1987|_Into the Woods_|The Witch|Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical|
|style="text-align:center;"|1993|_The Goodbye Girl_|Paula|Nominated—Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|
|style="text-align:center;"|1999|_Annie Get Your Gun_ (revival)|Annie Oakley|Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|
|style="text-align:center;"|2003|_Gypsy_ (revival)|Rose|Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated—Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|
|style="text-align:center;"|2010|_A Little Night Music_ (revival)|Desiree Armfeldt|Replacement for Catherine Zeta-Jones, from July 2010-January 2011|
|style="text-align:center;"|2011|_Follies_ (revival) (Kennedy Center and Broadway revival)|Sally Durant Plummer|Nominated—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical|

### Filmography

- _Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies_ (1973)
- _The Longest Yard_ (1974)
- _Silent Movie_ (1976)
- _W.C. Fields and Me_ (1976)
- _Vigilante Force_ (1976)
- _The Jerk_ (1979)
- _Tulips_ (1981)
- _Pennies from Heaven_ (1981)
- _Heartbeeps_ (1981)
- _Annie_ (1982)
- _Slaves of New York_ (1989)
- _Pink Cadillac_ (1989)

- _Alice_ (1990)
- _Impromptu_ (1991)
- _Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas_ (1997) (voice)
- _Anastasia_ (1997) (voice)
- _Barney: The Movie_ (1998) (singer, title song)
- _Wakko's Wish_ (1999) (voice)
- _Let It Snow_ (2001)
- _The Making and Meaning of We Are Family_ (2002) (documentary)
- _It Runs in the Family_ (2003)
- _The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration_ (2003) (voice)
- _Come le formiche_ (_Wine and Kisses_) (2007) (DVD released in Italy)

### Television

- _The Carol Burnett Show_ (various shows, 1969–1991)
- _George M!_ (1970)
- _Once Upon a Mattress_ (1972) as Lady Larkin
- "Love American Style" – Episode titled "Love and the Hoodwinked Honey" (1973) as Nellie (opposite Jerry Orbach)
- _Paradise Lost_ (TV film, 1974)
- _Maude_ – Episode titled "Rumpus in the Rumpus Room" (1975)
- _All in the Family_ – Episode titled "Gloria Suspects Mike" (1975)
- _All's Fair_ (TV series) (1976–1977)
- _McCloud_ – Episode titled "The Day New York Turned Blue" (1976)
- _The Muppet Show_ (1977)
- _The Islander_ (TV film, 1978)
- _The Martian Chronicles_ (1980) (miniseries)
- _Saturday Night Live_ (1981) (host and performer)
- _Faerie Tale Theatre – Sleeping Beauty_ (1983)
- _Sunday in the Park with George_ (1986)
- _Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm & Blues_ (1987)
- _David_ (TV film, 1988)
- _Fall from Grace_ (TV film, 1990)
- _The Last Best Year_ (TV film, 1990)
- _Into the Woods_ (1991)
- _The Last Mile_ (1992)
- _Animaniacs_ ("Rita and Runt" episodes, 1993–1994) (voice of Rita)
- _The Larry Sanders Show_ – Episode titled "Montana" (1994)
- _A&E Stage_: "A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim at Southern Methodist University" (1995)

- _Live with Regis and Kelly_ (various appearances, 1996–2011)
- _The Odyssey_ (1997) (miniseries)
- _Cinderella_ (TV film, 1997)
- _What the Deaf Man Heard_ (TV film, 1997)
- _Holiday in Your Heart_ (TV film, 1997)
- _The Closer_ – Episode titled "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1998)
- _Inside the Actors Studio_ (2000)
- _Frasier_ ("Sliding Frasiers") (2001) (celebrity call-in)
- _Ally McBeal_  – Episodes titled "The Getaway" and "The Obstacle Course" (2001)
- _Bobbie's Girl_ (TV film, 2002)
- _Prince Charming_ (TV film, 2001 (Peru), 2003 (USA))
- _Adopted_ (2005) (unsold ABC pilot)
- _Will & Grace_ – Episode titled "Whatever Happened to Baby Gin?" (2006)
- _Law and Order:SVU_ – Episode titled "Choreographed" (2006)
- _Boston Legal_ – Episode titled "Guantanamo By The Bay" (2007)
- _Grey's Anatomy_ – Episode titled "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (2008)
- _Living Proof_ (TV film, 2008)
- _Ugly Betty_ – Episodes titled "Dress for Success"; "There's No Place Like Mode", "Things Fall Apart", "In The Stars", and "Curveball" (2009)
- _Smash_ – Episodes titled "The Workshop" and "Bombshell" (2012).

### Concerts

- Major concerts
- Various venues, summer of 1989: 10-city concert tour with Peter Allen.
- Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California on September 6 and 7, 1996 (solo concert).
- Carnegie Hall, New York City on December 9, 1996 (solo concert with guest singers/dancers, recorded on CD).
- Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia on January 7 and 8, 1998 (solo concert).
- Royal Festival Hall, London on September 17, 1998 (solo concert with guest singers/dancers, recorded on video).
- Radio City Music Hall, New York City on June 19, 2002 (solo concert with guest singers).
- Lincoln Center (Avery Fisher Hall), New York City, on May 1, 2006 (solo concert).
- Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Adelaide, Australia, on June 6 and 7, 2009 (solo concert). Peters headlined, and the concert was televised on June 27, 2009 on Foxtel.  A DVD of the concert was released in Australia in June 2010.
- Benefit concert, "Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway Cares", Minskoff Theatre, New York City on November 9, 2009.

- Other notable concerts
- "Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall" – June 10, 1992 (broadcast on PBS Great Performances in 1993), singing "Not a Day Goes By" and "Sunday"
- "Hey Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh" – June 7, 1998, singing, among others, "Unexpected Song", "Being Alive" and "You Gotta Have a Gimmick"
- Hollywood Bowl Sondheim Concert – July 8, 2005, performing in the "Opening Doors Medley" and "Being Alive".
- "Sondheim: The Birthday Concert", the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, a celebration of Sondheim's 80th birthday – March 15 and 16, 2010. Peters sang "Move On" with Mandy Patinkin and "Not a Day Goes By".

### Discography

- Solo recordings
- _Bernadette Peters_ (1980) MCA.  Billboard 200 #114 (retitled and expanded as _Bernadette_ in a 1992 CD reissue)
- "Gee Whiz!" ("Look at His Eyes") (1980)  Billboard Hot 100 #31 (single)
- _Now Playing_ (1981) MCA US Billboard 200 #151
- _I'll Be Your Baby Tonight_ (1996) Angel Records – Grammy Award nominee
- _Sondheim, Etc. – Bernadette Peters Live At Carnegie Hall_ (1997) Angel Records – Grammy Award nominee
- _Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein_ (2002) Angel Records – Grammy Award nominee
- _Sondheim Etc., Etc. Live At Carnegie Hall: The Rest of It_ (2005) Angel Records
- "Kramer's Song" (2008) Blue Apple Books (single)
- "Stella's Song" (2010) Blue Apple Books (single)

- Cast recordings
- _George M!_ – Sony (1968)
- _Dames At Sea_ – Columbia Masterworks (1969)
- _Mack and Mabel_ – MCA (1974)
- _Sunday in the Park with George_ – RCA Records (1984) – Grammy Award winner (Best Cast Show Album, 1985)
- _Song and Dance – The Songs_ – RCA Victor (1985)
- _Into The Woods_ – RCA Victor Records (1988) – Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Cast Show Album, 1989)
- _The Goodbye Girl_ – Columbia Records (1993)
- _Anyone Can Whistle Live At Carnegie Hall_ – Columbia Records (1995)
- _Annie Get Your Gun_ The New Broadway Cast Recording – Angel Records (1999) – Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Show Album, 2000)
- _Gypsy_ The New Broadway Cast Recording – Angel Records (2003) – Grammy Award winner (Best Musical Show Album, 2004)
- _Sherry!_ – Studio Cast Recording – Angel Records (2004)
- _Legends Of Broadway-Bernadette Peters Compilation_ (2006) – Sony Masterworks Broadway (Original versions of songs from _Dames At Sea_, _Annie Get Your Gun_, _Anyone Can Whistle_, _Sunday in the Park with George_, _Mack and Mabel_, _Song and Dance_, _Into The Woods_ and _Gypsy_)
- _Follies_ – PS Classics (2011)

- Other recordings
- _Dress Casual_ – _Evening Primrose_ suite with Mandy Patinkin – CBS Records (1990)
- _Sondheim – A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (Concert Cast)_ RCA Victor Broadway (1992)
- _Hey Mr. Producer!: The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh_ – Philips Records (1998)
- _Flirting with the Edge_ – John Whelan – Narada (1998)
- _Dewey Doo-It Helps Owlie Fly Again_ – Randall Fraser Publishing (2005)
- _Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins_ – Wildflower Records (2008) - "Trust Your Heart"

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Bernadette Peters
- **image**: Bernadette Peters.jpg
- **imagesize**: 200
- **caption**: Peters in 2006
- **birth name**: Bernadette Lazzara
- **birth place**: Ozone Park, Queens, New York
- **spouse**: Michael Wittenberg
(m. 1996–2005; his death)
- **occupation**: Actress, singer, author, comedienne
- **years active**: 1958–present