The American film and stage actor, renowned for her roles in the composer’s musicals, on making her West End debut in a celebration of his music
Bernadette Peters is an American singer and actor. Born in 1948 in Queens, New York, where her father worked as a delivery driver, she has appeared in numerous TV shows and films, including The Muppet Show, Ally McBeal, Silent Movie with Mel Brooks, The Jerk with Steve Martin, and Annie. But she is probably best known for her Tony award-winning work on Broadway, where she has starred in, among other musicals, Mack and Mabel, Annie Get Your Gun and Hello, Dolly! One of the foremost interpreters of the work of Stephen Sondheim, her association with the composer began in 1983 when she was cast as Dot in the first production of Sunday in the Park With George. Later this month, Peters will make her West...
Bernadette Peters is an American singer and actor. Born in 1948 in Queens, New York, where her father worked as a delivery driver, she has appeared in numerous TV shows and films, including The Muppet Show, Ally McBeal, Silent Movie with Mel Brooks, The Jerk with Steve Martin, and Annie. But she is probably best known for her Tony award-winning work on Broadway, where she has starred in, among other musicals, Mack and Mabel, Annie Get Your Gun and Hello, Dolly! One of the foremost interpreters of the work of Stephen Sondheim, her association with the composer began in 1983 when she was cast as Dot in the first production of Sunday in the Park With George. Later this month, Peters will make her West...
- 9/9/2023
- by Rachel Cooke
- The Guardian - Film News
Have you ever wanted to see Paul Hollywood on stage singing about hazelnut biscotti and Madeira cake? Well, today’s your lucky day (almost), because The Great British Bake Off Musical is a real thing, and it’s headed to London’s West End in 2023. Based on the beloved Netflix competition series, the musical will follow the trials and tribulations of a group of bakers as they enter the hallowed tent, including a policeman, a carer, a High School student, a retired school lunch lady, an environmentalist vegan, and an Italian fashionista. These budding bakers come together to share their journeys of friendship, love, and laughter. The show stars a Paul Hollywood-lookalike with John Owen-Jones (The Phantom of the Opera) playing a silver-fox judge by the name of Phil Hollinghurst. Scott Paige (The Addams Family) plays the show’s host while the bakers are portrayed by Claire Moore (Mary Poppins...
- 10/20/2022
- TV Insider
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