Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
#1Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:28am
I think Peters would be a sensational Desiree in ALNM.
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#2re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:35amToo hot
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#3re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:43amI'm definitely with you even though I'd much prefer her in a show where she'll get to sing most of the songs. Something more like HELLO, DOLLY...or an original piece.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#4re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 7:01amI've been saying it for years.
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#5re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 7:09amOoooh that'd be cool... Well, pretty much Bernadette in anything is cool with me.
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#6re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 8:35am
I can't agree on that one. Peters would have been a terrific Anne in the day (though I'm not sure she could have sung it), but she is not a Desiree.
And yes, Desiree was expressly written for an actress who sings a little. And I think the ones who have done it best (Glynis Johns, Jean Simmons, Juliet Stevenson, Dame Judi) have been in that category.
#7re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 8:39am
I'd rather see her as Dolly than Desiree.
She's not "light" enough for the "light comedy" in Night Music.
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#8re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 8:43am
as much as i love her...
i cant see it...
skingdom out.
#9re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 8:44amYeah Bernadette in anything would be great.
#10re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 8:46amAs Moses in the Ten Commandments?
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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#11re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 8:48amAs Frank N Furter in Rocky Horror?
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#12re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 9:05amaS eLpHaBa In WiCkEd?!?!?!1@
It's the music and I'm its hapless victim
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Broadway Legend Joined: 6/5/03
#13re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 10:47amAs Mammy Yokum in LIL ABNER.
JBSinger
Broadway Star Joined: 11/12/04
#14re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 11:24am
Not for her.
Much more fun as Dolly, per Best12bars.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/9/04
#15re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 11:36amI'd skip that revival, then.
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#16re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:09pmthe only desiree i could ever see in a revival is Helen Mirren, i'd die! She's old,still looks amazing, doesnt really sing much, and i think she would really be good for the part.
#17re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:14pm
Oh I think Helen Mirren is too cold and icy for Desiree. I think Bernadette Peters would probably pull off A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC beautifully - and though I agree that it would be more fun to see her in something new - or a role that would show off her voice more - I definitely think she has the "light" comedy skills necessary.
As a matter of exercise, it would also have been fun to see Peters as Mrs. Lovett.
#18re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:14pmI think Peters is looking for an original musical.
#19re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:15pmBrooke Shields as Desiree.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 11/20/06
#20re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:16pmPeters has done one too many revivals, I think for her an original is better.
#21re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 3:20pmOh, MB, I'd pay big money to see Peters as Mrs.Lovett, I can't imagine what a machiavellic riot she'd be in the role.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
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Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#22re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 4:24pm
Peters would probably be a riot as Mrs. Lovett, you are so right!
In 20 years, Kate Winslet will make a sublime Desiree.
#23re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 4:30pmI actually think Winslet would make a better Lovett!
#24re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 4:41pm
A role she should've played in the film version...not to start beating a dead horse or anything 
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#25re: Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music- Who is with me?
Posted: 4/23/07 at 4:43pmI agree that Dolly is a broader role and more for her style. She's not a Desiree. She could, maybe, do the Countess, but not Desiree.
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