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Bernadette Peters

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Bernadette Peters Admits She May Have Aged A Tiny Bit

    The timeless Bernadette Peters was the guest of honor at a New Dramatists Luncheon at the Marriott Marquis yesterday, where she was serenaded by costars Elaine Stritch and John Dossett and honored by Joel Grey, who said she's been like a younger sister to him ever since she played just that in Georg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Who Got Snubbed By The Tony Nominations?

    Broadway's finest have been honored by the Tony nominating committee, the results announced just moments ago as theater folk all over town felt some real emotion for a change. Among the nominated are, well, approximately two thirds of the people I predicted yesterday. But more interestingly, who g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2012

    My Tony Nomination Predictions!

    I've seen almost everything this season except Magic/Bird--which to me sounds like a wildlife puppet show, and it's quite possible that's what it is--and I'm ready to tell you who will definitely maybe probably almost get Tony nominated tomorrow morning. Here goes: BEST PLAY *Clybourne Park *Othe ... More >>

  • Film

    October 12, 2011

    Footloose 2011: There is Still a Time to Dance

    I've seen almost everything this season except Magic/Bird--which to me sounds like a wildlife puppet show, and it's quite possible that's what it is--and I'm ready to tell you who will definitely maybe probably almost get Tony nominated tomorrow morning. Here goes: BEST PLAY *Clybourne Park *Othe ... More >>

  • Theater

    September 14, 2011

    Follies: Dances With Ghosts

    The revival of Sondheim's Follies offers more extravagance than emotional grip

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Follies Is Back! My Review

    ​Is a serviceable Follies good enough? Yes, because the 1971 classic is such a rich, dark leap into regret, with a witty and poignant Sondheim score--and besides, the Eric Schaeffer-directed production rises to the occasion for Act Two. You know the drill:

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    I Know Who Should Play The Three Strippers In Gypsy!

    ​As you know, Barbra Streisand is reportedly going to make a movie where she's Grandma Rose--I mean Mama Rose--in Gypsy. Well, I have a great idea as to who should play the worn out yet educational ecdysiasts who sing "You Gotta Get A Gimick" to young Gypsy Rose Lee as they show off the shtic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    What's Your Favorite Diva Showstopper From Follies?

    ​The classic show biz breakdown musical, Follies, is coming back to Broadway, complete with its luscious and witty Sondheim score. There are no fewer than four showstopping numbers for women in the musical. Your faves in order? Here are mine: (4) Could I Leave You? Phyllis--played by Jan ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 8, 2011

    Pennies From Heaven

    ​The classic show biz breakdown musical, Follies, is coming back to Broadway, complete with its luscious and witty Sondheim score. There are no fewer than four showstopping numbers for women in the musical. Your faves in order? Here are mine: (4) Could I Leave You? Phyllis--played by Jan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Radcliffe's Costar Shocked By His Tony Dis

    ​Photo: Broadwayworld.com Tammy Blanchard plays Hedy La Rue in the How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying revival, and got Tony nominated for it, while star Daniel Radcliffe was famously omitted. Well, at the nominees meet-and-greet today, the talented Blanchard--whom you know as y ... More >>

  • Theater

    August 4, 2010

    Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch Brighten the Starshine of A Little Night Music

    Stephen Sondheim devotees get a little more of what they've been missing

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    This Week in the Voice: Gladys Carrión, City Kids Advocate and Upstate's Bureaucratic "Satan"

    ​Why do some people upstate consider the Bronx's Gladys Carrión their own 'Satan' incarnate? Maybe it has something to do with all the juvenile detention facilities city kids get sent to up there. Or got sent to. Because -- as the commissioner of the Office of Children and Family Services -- Car ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Elaine Stritch is Flubbing Her Lines

    ​Octogenarian Broadway legend Elaine Stritch is reportedly messing up lines here and there in A Little Night Music, but hey, that's what, um, er...line!--uh, that's what previews are for. Observers say costar Bernadette Peters helped her out on a line at one performance, and other nights, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    I Met With a Reality Show Producer

    ​ A TV producer recently contacted me because he's supposedly a big fan and thought I'd be great to pitch a show with. He warned me that I wouldn't make that much money directly off the show. But, obviously, he'd do much better than that or he wouldn't have been suggesting it. After a phone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Battle Of The Summer-Themed Mixtapes: The Morning Benders Vs. Jens Lekman Vs. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie

    ​Here we have three artist-curated mixes to guide you through this apocalyptic heat: Given that DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's "Summertime" remains the almighty jam (it is too hot to even argue about this) (she turn around to see what you beepin' at), Jeff's gargantuan, nearly 50-track mix ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Downtown Gossip Tidbits

    Sultana​Drag performer Sultana will concentrate on her art and performing full-time from now on. After losing her job at Tiffany's, Sultana has now been pink slipped at Ivanka Trump's jewelry establishment. The economy's being especially rough on drag queens!

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Patti LuPone is the New Ethel Merman

    via PattiLuPone.net​In 1987's tap-happy revival of Anything Goes, Patti LuPone scored as Reno Sweeney, the role originated by big-lunged Ethel Merman in the 30s. In 2008, she picked up a Tony for playing Mama Rose, another Merman role, in a rousing retread of Gypsy. And now, she going to tak ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 15, 2009

    "Facts of Life" Sweetie Costars with Gay Porn Studs

    Meeting Mindy Cohn in Fort Greene. Side trip to Nashville.

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2008

    Vodka Stinger's Top Five Broadway Videos

    Meeting Mindy Cohn in Fort Greene. Side trip to Nashville.

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    New TKTS Booth Opens: Takes Credit Cards, Stamina

    Meeting Mindy Cohn in Fort Greene. Side trip to Nashville.

  • Theater

    July 17, 2007

    Mothers and Other Animals

    Gypsy is younger than ever, but LuPone's Madam Rose is the maddest yet

  • Columns

    June 13, 2006

    NY Mirror

    Gypsy is younger than ever, but LuPone's Madam Rose is the maddest yet

  • Music

    November 1, 2005

    Country in the City

    As Nashville invades New York, a home-grown hayseed scene thrives beneath the CMA's radar

  • Columns

    May 25, 2004

    NY Mirror

    As Nashville invades New York, a home-grown hayseed scene thrives beneath the CMA's radar

  • Columns

    February 10, 2004

    NY Mirror

    As Nashville invades New York, a home-grown hayseed scene thrives beneath the CMA's radar

  • Theater

    January 27, 2004

    Theater

    As Nashville invades New York, a home-grown hayseed scene thrives beneath the CMA's radar

  • Art

    August 26, 2003

    Open Admission

    High Culture on a Low Budget

  • Columns

    June 17, 2003

    NY Mirror

    High Culture on a Low Budget

  • Columns

    June 10, 2003

    NY Mirror

    High Culture on a Low Budget

  • Columns

    June 3, 2003

    NY Mirror

    High Culture on a Low Budget

  • Theater

    May 6, 2003

    Revival of the Fittest

    Old's Always Better; the Hard Part Is Making It New

  • Columns

    May 6, 2003

    NY Mirror

    Old's Always Better; the Hard Part Is Making It New

  • Columns

    December 31, 2002

    NY Mirror

    Old's Always Better; the Hard Part Is Making It New

  • Theater

    May 7, 2002

    Refracted Fairy Tales

    Old's Always Better; the Hard Part Is Making It New

  • Columns

    May 8, 2001

    NY Mirror

    Old's Always Better; the Hard Part Is Making It New

  • Columns

    August 29, 2000

    NY Mirror

    Old's Always Better; the Hard Part Is Making It New

  • Columns

    April 25, 2000

    NY Mirror

    Old's Always Better; the Hard Part Is Making It New

  • Columns

    March 9, 1999

    NY Mirror

    What actor was boyfriends until recently with that hotshot director who helped guide him to Oscar?

  • Theater

    March 9, 1999

    Diversion 2.0

    What actor was boyfriends until recently with that hotshot director who helped guide him to Oscar?

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