Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Bernadette Peters in SMASH
#1Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 5:09pm
I think the biggest Broadway star to appear in Smash deserves her own thread :P.
I am surprised that she is actually singing something from GYPSY. I can't view the clip though because it is region locked and I am outside the US.
Thoughts?
"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
#2Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 5:18pm
UGH SHE WONLL BE AWFULL!!! PATTI MUST BE ROLLING OVER IN HER GRAVE IT SHOULD BE HE R ON THIS!
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henrikegerman
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#2Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 5:19pm
It's a lot of fun, golbineau, and I'm actually looking forward to next Monday night (actually, this week's show wasn't bad either, surprise, surprise).
What I want to know is why Ivy's mother shows up at rehearsal in the first place.
#3Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 5:38pm
^ To sing "Everything's Coming Up Roses," of course.
I thought she was great fun, too.
#4Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 5:39pmWhat I want to know is what's Rachel Shukert going to say about this next week!
#5Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 5:51pm
Oh, that was fun!
I agree about the Rachel Shukert thing. She's been mentioning Bernadette...
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#6Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 6:15pmgolbineau, I thought that Bernadette was very good, but not knock-your-socks-off great. The interplay between Ivy, the other characters and her was, however, excellent. I disagree with the statement that Bernadette/Ivy's mom was only at the rehearsal to sing this song, as it also allowed an important piece of character development for Ivy.
#7Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 6:20pmNO!! NO!! SHES GUNNA RUWINN THE HOLE SHOW!!! THAT DAMN BERNATE PETERS!!! I HATE HURR...AND SHE'S FLAT!!!
henrikegerman
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/29/05
#8Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 6:21pm^oh it definitely adds a lot of texture for Ivy, and I liked the interplay. But my question was simpler. Not how it served the show (SMASH that is) for Ivy's mom to come to rehearsal, but how it makes sense, in the story (that SMASH is telling), that Ivy's mom has showed up at rehearsal. Reginald, your answer was a hoot!
#9Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 6:47pmWas I the only one who got the impression, based on Ivy's phone conversation with her mother in the first episode, that Ivy's mother didn't know about or care much for Broadway? I mean, I guess it makes sense to set up Ivy's mother and Karen's parents as opposite ends of the spectrum in that regard...
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#10Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 7:50pmThat's what I initially thought, givesmevoice, but now I get the impression that Ivy's mother is just not going to be proud until Ivy officially lands the starring role. The phone call was when Ivy was still in callbacks, and justifiably excited for it. I imagine her mother was of the "well don't get excited it's not like you've got an offer yet" camp.
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#11Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 7:52pmYeah, I think it was setting up that her mother never thinks what she does is good enough.
#12Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 10:45pmI'll second what Phyllis said, the vibe I got was either a. she feels like she'll never be the star her mom was, which seems to be the route they are going seeing how everyone was falling over her at rehearsals or b. her mom is a "don't get your hopes up" sorta gal.
#13Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/15/12 at 11:32pmThe idea to make Ivy's mother a Broadway star (and to get Bernadette Peters to play her) wasn't conceived until after the show was picked up to series and already in production again, so you're dead on in picking up that she was characterized entirely differently in that scene on the phone in the pilot, givesmevoice.
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Updated On: 3/16/12 at 11:32 PM
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
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#14Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/16/12 at 12:25amSo is this scene RIGHT before the Workshop because that's what the episode is about isn't it? Wouldn't Ivy's mother come down thinking this is the LEAST she could do because it probably may not really hit the Broadway stage? Just an idea.
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#15Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/16/12 at 12:51amThat was way to close to Glee for my taste.
"Observe how bravely I conceal this dreadful dreadful shame I feel."
#16Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/16/12 at 2:55am
I wonder if she'll pull a Mommie Dearest and steal the part from Ivy(fingers crossed) and then show Karen what charisma really is(Karen is such a mannequin compared to Bernedette and to think the writers are trying to pass Karen off as the next Sutton Foster)
Most of all I can't wait to see The Witch from Into the Woods and The Grand High Witch share the screen together, finally
#17Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/16/12 at 5:38am
I love how in the scene where she sings "Everything's Comin' Up Roses" all the gay boys look like they are about too pee on themselves.
I do have to say that Bernadette looks damned good for her age. She maintains herself which is admirable.
I still think LuPone should have played this role, though.
....j/k
Updated On: 3/16/12 at 05:38 AM
#18Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/16/12 at 7:34am
I have to admit, I came a little.
But my favorite part was the shot of Megan Hilty, standing still, unhappy, with Bernadette's coat piled on her arms.
#19Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/16/12 at 7:59am
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Bernadette-Peters-Sings-GYPSY-on-SMASH-20120315
I can not wait to see this!!!
Not since the premiere have I been so excited for enepiside 
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#20Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/16/12 at 8:33am
I love all of the various expressions on the characters faces as they pan the room.
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#21Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/16/12 at 9:37am
Why do I always get the following message when I click to see the above linked video?
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#22Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/16/12 at 10:23amPatash, I sometimes get that error message, too. I was able to watch the clip on Playbill.com.
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#23Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/16/12 at 10:39amGrace Adler is sure going to be surprised that Ivy's mother is Ginny Walker.
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#24Bernadette Peters in SMASH
Posted: 3/16/12 at 10:59amIf only there was a way to block everyone who bitched relentlessly about this show from watching this!
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