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BERNADETTE WAS ROBBED
#100BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 11:57am
Sutton Ross said: "bjh2114 said: "Not you digging up an old thread for this. She wasn't robbed. Move on (pun intended)."
1000000% sad"
At least BJH has a sense of humour. I actually find it quite hilarious the idea of someone bumping a thread from 15 years ago desperately lamenting Bernadette wasn’t nominated with the same problem again.
I am unworthyyyyyy of your lovvvvvvveeee.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#101BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 11:57am
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"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#102BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 12:02pm
Yeah, you should be laughing at yourself a lot, like the rest of your life. Enjoy insulting Audra for the billionth time and attending Aussie MAGA rallies tho!!!
शक्तिशाली महिला
SteveSanders
Stand-by Joined: 3/29/25
#103BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 12:06pm
Robbed? Oh no. Was this at the condo she is trying to sell? 
#104BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 12:17pm
‘Enjoy insulting Audra?’ Excuse me there is almost no bigger fan of her performance in Gypsy than me on this forum and I have been passionately defending her vocals from literally day 1.
Yes I can laugh at myself of course I can. And I hope others can chuckle at the strange Bernadette obsessed poster too because it IS ridiculous. But this is the difference between you and others - others can find a way to make this fun, you seem to have a have a pathological need to try and make it personal, first saying that it’s ‘sad’ and now even making strange claims that my entire life is laughable, of which you know very little about. LOL. Look at the shows I have seen over the last 20 years. I can assure you I am having a great time :).
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
Updated On: 5/1/25 at 12:17 PM
#105BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 12:26pm
I have been on this board for a very, very long time and the bumping of this thread is unquestionably one of the funniest and most iconic moments ever
#106BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 12:35pm
binau said: "Heart broken again :("
Diva it is a CONCERT.
Broadway61004
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/11
#107BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 12:36pm
Dear Broadway producers,
Please cast Bernadette in a revival of Cats next year, just so we can all revive this thread again in 364 days.
Sincerely,
All of us.
chrishuyen
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/12/14
#108BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 12:49pm
Honestly I'd take her as Old Deuteronomy in Jellicle Ball if Andre can't do the transfer
SmokeyLady
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
toottoot
Understudy Joined: 6/17/20
#110BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 3:12pm
did anyone else read, like, 2 pages of comments and wonder what the hell anyone was talking about (I literally ibdb'd Elena Roger while wondering if I lost my mind some point in the past 10 months) before seeing the date(s) on said comments? good times...
Penna2
Broadway Star Joined: 2/24/18
StylishCynic
Stand-by Joined: 7/5/16
#112BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 5:33pm
The campiest part of this thread is that binau is actually Cole Escola
(joking, unless...!)
KarenValentine'sheadband
Stand-by Joined: 1/26/24
#113BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 6:19pm
I saw Old Friends when it played LA. It was fine. Nothing more, IMO.
#114BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/1/25 at 6:58pm
qolbinau said: "I think we should boycott the Tony Awards. This is digusting. Is this punishment for not going to LA?
"
I opened this thread thinking there is no way this could extend beyond a page or two...oh boy. Stop feeding trolls!
SmokeyLady
Broadway Star Joined: 10/29/14
bear88
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/26/16
#116BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/2/25 at 12:21am
This thread, - all of it, even the mean spirited stuff - is hilarious. I even discovered that I wrote something serious on it in 2020 (only a couple of pages back).
So I’ll be foolish again at the risk of incurring the wrath of someone, or everyone. Here’s my ‘several things can be equally true’ thoughts:
- One of binau’s more endearing traits is their dedication to Bernadette Peters, not always blind to her faults but a big, obsessive fan nonetheless. Bringing this thread back today was brilliant.
- I know actors can be nominated for Tony Awards for their work in revues. But it feels weird to me. I decided to get tickets to Old Friends, and getting third-row seats after I initially was going to skip it, because I wanted to see Peters sing some of my favorite Sondheim songs - even though she’s 77 and apparently an inconsistent performer, even according to binau - because I have never seen her live in a Sondheim show. But I never really thought she should be nominated. Or Lea Salonga, for that matter. That honor should be reserved for people in regular plays or musicals.
- I may have caught Bernadette Peters on a good night, but I thought she was wonderful both as host and performer. Not perfect, but her ability to act a song was a special experience for me to witness. My wife and daughter, less biased than me, were impressed too. And there were a few moments, once in each act, when it felt like she was transported back in time.
#117BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/2/25 at 1:34am
Old Friends is such a good time, I’ve seen it twice already. So joyful. I went to a student matinee performance this week and the cast was on fire and the students were living their best life. Who cares about nominations when that kind of joy is in the theatre?
#118BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/2/25 at 3:04am
Play Esq. said: "qolbinau said: "I think we should boycott the Tony Awards. This is digusting. Is this punishment for not going to LA?
"
I opened this thread thinking there is no way this could extend beyond a page or two...oh boy. Stop feeding trolls!"
Just checking you are aware that it's 5 pages because it reflects comments over almost 15 years of Bernadette missing out on two nominations now (Follies, and Old Friends).
I think what I love about this thread is even the first post 'is this punishment for not going to LA?' it almost sounds like I'm referring to the LA Old Friends but of course, I'm referring to when Bernadette did not do Follies in LA (they replaced her with Victoria Clark, whose vocals were stunning.
Variety gave a particularly difficult review for Bernadette
Variety also the same magazine that gave one of Bernadette's biggest other pans:
Of course, I pretend these don't exist and prefer the NYT positive reviews of Bernadette's Gypsy, Night Music and Follies.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#119BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/2/25 at 3:06am
Bernadette was indeed woefully miscast in Follies. I need to see Kelli or Audra do Sally justice.
alovingfan
Featured Actor Joined: 12/30/10
#120BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/2/25 at 2:33pm
binau, I love your devotion to her. You keep on doing you. I am here for it.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#121BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/2/25 at 5:38pm
I saw OLD FRIENDS last night and it’s as basic as basic gets, but at least they keep the songs coming, with no cringey vamping in between numbers. It sounded great too - “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” literally sounded better than it ever did in the last Broadway mounting.
Sadly Beth Leavel was out (along with Kyle Selig). I was looking forward to see her take on Joanne.
I was particularly impressed with Lea Salonga’s “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” (channeling Merman! And doing it well!). Her Mrs. Lovett was wonderful, too.
But the night really peaked with Bernadette’s “Send in the Clowns.” She certainly didn’t deserve a Tony nomination this year, but getting to see her deliver that song again on Broadway was easily one of the highlights of the theatergoing season. Truly extraordinary. A master class, in every sense. She held the entire audience in the palm of her hand and left me with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes.
Paulina Salas
Swing Joined: 2/17/25
#122BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/3/25 at 4:58am
WiCkEDrOcKS said: "I saw OLD FRIENDS last night and it’s as basic as basic gets, but at least they keep the songs coming, with no cringey vamping in between numbers. It sounded great too - “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” literally sounded better than it ever did in the last Broadway mounting.
Sadly Beth Leavel was out (along with Kyle Selig). I was looking forward to see her take on Joanne.
I was particularly impressed with Lea Salonga’s “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” (channeling Merman! And doing it well!). Her Mrs. Lovett was wonderful, too.
But the night really peaked with Bernadette’s “Send in the Clowns.” She certainly didn’t deserve a Tony nomination this year, but getting to see her deliver that song again on Broadway was easily one of the highlights of the theatergoing season. Truly extraordinary. A master class, in every sense. She held the entire audience in the palm of her hand and leftme with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes."
Who went on for Beth, specifically for Ladies Who Lunch?
#123BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/3/25 at 5:04am
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#124BERNADETTE WASNT ROBBED
Posted: 5/3/25 at 9:36am
Paulina Salas said: "WiCkEDrOcKS said: "I saw OLD FRIENDS last night and it’s as basic as basic gets, but at least they keep the songs coming, with no cringey vamping in between numbers. It sounded great too - “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” literally sounded better than it ever did in the last Broadway mounting.
Sadly Beth Leavel was out (along with Kyle Selig). I was looking forward to see her take on Joanne.
I was particularly impressed with Lea Salonga’s “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” (channeling Merman! And doing it well!). Her Mrs. Lovett was wonderful, too.
But the night really peaked with Bernadette’s “Send in the Clowns.” She certainly didn’t deserve a Tony nomination this year, but getting to see her deliver that song again on Broadway was easily one of the highlights of the theatergoing season. Truly extraordinary. A master class, in every sense. She held the entire audience in the palm of her hand and leftme with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes."
Who went on for Beth, specifically for Ladies Who Lunch?
"
Joanna Riding went on for both “Ladies Who Lunch” and “Little Things…”
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