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Celebrity
Series Presents “As an actress, singer, comedienne,
and an all-around warming presence, Bernadette Peters has no peer in the
musical theatre right now.” With a sly sense of humor and a commanding way with a ballad, Bernadette Peters has earned her place as a star of stage, screen and the recording studio. Thrilling Broadway audiences in everything from Stephen Sondheim's "Into The Woods" to Jerry Herman's "Mack & Mabel," Irving Berlin's "Annie Get Your Gun" and most recently, "Gypsy," the backstage musical of all backstage musicals. Celebrity Series of Boston will present
Bernadette Peters on Saturday, April 4, at 8:00 P.M. at Symphony
Hall. Peters will be backed by a full orchestra conducted by
Marvin Laird. The Celebrity Series first presented Peters
in 2005. Peters made her Broadway debut in 1967 in "Johnny No-Trump," and in 1968 starred with Joel Grey in the musical "George M!," earning a Theatre World Award. That same year, she received a Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway musical "Dames at Sea." She continued to win acclaim, receiving both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her performance in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical "Song and Dance." Peters repeated her feat again in 1999 when she won her second Tony and third Drama Desk Award for her portrayal of Annie Oakley in the Broadway revival of "Annie Get Your Gun." Peters also received Tony nominations for her work in the 1992 musical "The Goodbye Girl;" Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Sunday in the Park with George;" the Jerry Herman/Gower Champion ode to the movies, "Mack and Mabel;" and Leonard Bernstein’s "On The Town." In addition to these honors, Peters earned a Drama Desk
nomination for her portrayal of the Witch in Stephen Sondheim’s
"Into the Woods." In 2003, she received her seventh
Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Mama Rose in Sam Mendes’
acclaimed Broadway revival of "Gypsy." Peters’ “pet project” is Broadway Barks, an annual, star-studded dog adoption event, she founded with friend Mary Tyler Moore, benefiting animal shelters throughout New York. On that same note, she is the author of Broadway Barks (with illustrations by Liz Murphy), a children's book telling the tale of a down-on-his-luck dog named Kramer who finds happiness in New York. The story is based on the story of Peter's own dog, also named Kramer. Benefiting Broadway Barks, the book includes a CD featuring Peters reading the story as well as singing "Kramer's Song," which she also wrote. For tickets and information, call 617-482-6661, stop by the Symphony Hall box office (301 Massachusetts Avenue) or visit www.celebrityseries.org. -- OnStage Boston 03/06/09
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