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Bernadette Peters is Born
Bernadette Peters was born on Feb 28, 1948, in Queens, New York. She is the youngest of three children, and her mother is Marguerite (née Maltese) and her father is Peter Lazzara. -
Obtained Actors Equity Card
At the age of nine in January 1958, she obtained her Actors Equity Card. So she wouldn't be ethnically typecast, she used her father's first name and became Bernadette Peters. -
Professional Stage Debut
In January of 1958, she began her two week professional stage debut in "This Is Goggle". It was a flop and closed before reaching New York. -
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Attended Quintano's School for Young Professionals
Approximate years of 1961 to 1967, Bernadette Peters attended Quintano's School for Young Professionals. The school is now a defunct private school. -
Broadway Debut
Bernadette Peters makes her Broadway debut as Bettina in Johnny No-Trump. It opened on October 8, 1967 -
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Drama Desk Award Nominee and Winner
From 1969 to 2012, Bernadette Peters was nominated for six Drama Desk Awards and was the winner of three Drama Desk Awards. Her winning included Annie Get Your Gun. -
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Tony Award Nominee and Winner
From 1972 to 2012, Bernadette Peters was nominated for 5 Tony Awards and was the winner of 3 Tony Awards. One of the nominees included On The Town. -
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Received Her First Tony Award Nominations in 1970's
Bernadette Peters received her first Tony Award nomination in 1972 as Hildy in "On the Town". Again in 1975, she was nominated for "Mack && Mabel" as Mabel Normand. -
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Participating Artist in Annual Tony Awards
Bernadette Peters was in Ten Annual Tony Awards as a Participating Artist, ranging from April 20, 1975 to
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Relationship with Steve Martin
Bernadette Peters and Steve Martin had a relationship for approximately 4 years, beginning in 1977. -
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Recorded Music She's Appeared In
Many of the Broadway and off-Broadway musicals Bernadette Peters was in, she recorded the albums for them. Four of the cast albums won Grammy Awards.
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Bernadette Peters Returns to the Stage
After having been gone for eight years, Bernadette Peters returns to the stage. It was a non-musical Off-Broadway production of Sally and Marsha at the Manhattan Theatre Club. She was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for it. -
Bernadette Peters Returns to Broadway
In 1984, as Dot/Marie, Bernadette Peters returns to Broadway in the musical Sunday in the Park with George. She received her third Tony Award nomination for it. -
Won Her First Tony Award
Bernadette Peters finally won her first Tony award in 1985. It was Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Song and Dance" and she starred as Emma. -
Marriage to Michael Wittenberg
Bernadette Peters and Michael Wittenberg were married on July 20, 1996. They never had any children, but they shared a love for animals and adopted two pets. -
Broadway Barks is Founded
In 1998, best friends, Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters, founded Broadway Barks. It is an organization dedicated to helping place animals in loving homes with the assistance of volunteers and celebrities. -
Bernadette Peters Quote Regarding her Marriage
In February 1999, Peters told Playbill that "[marriage has] been great. It's been like this secure, rooted place, so it allows my tree to branch out. I've never worked as much since I've been married, taking risks and doing things." -
Death of Bernadette Peters Husband, Michael Wittenberg
While on a business trip in Montenegro, Bernadette Peters husband, Michael Wittenberg, dies in a helicopter crash. He was 43 years old. -
17th Annual Broadway Barks Fundraiser
Co-founder's Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore's organization Broadway Barks, hold their 17th annual Fundraiser. It is co-hosted by Tony winner Peters and Tony nominee Andrew Rannells. Brooks Ashmanskas (Something Rotten!), Clyde Alves (On the Town), James Barbour (The Phantom of the Opera) are some of the celebrites included to participate. -
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Hello, Dolly! on Broadway
Bernadette Peters plays the title role of Dolly Gallagher, in Hello, Dolly! It opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on April 20, 2017 and went through till July 15, 2018. -
References Pt. 2
“Bernadette Peters.” New York Theatre Guide, https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/bernadette-peters. “Legend: Bernadette Peters.” The American Theatre Wing, 3 Feb. 2016, https://americantheatrewing.org/legends/bernadette-peters/. “Bernadette Peters.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 14 Feb. 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernadette_Peters. -
References Pt. 1
“Bernadette Peters (Performer).” Playbill, https://www.playbill.com/person/bernadette-peters-vault-0000072038. “Bernadette Peters: Credits, Bio, News & More: Broadway World.” BroadwayWorld, https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Bernadette-Peters/. “About.” Broadway Barks, https://www.broadwaybarks.org/about.