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Posted: 10/17/05 at 4:38pm
As told to me by my friend Mark:
Three weeks after losing her husband (43 year old businessman Michael Wittenberg) in a tragic helicopter crash, Broadway legend Bernadette Peters returned to the spotlight on Saturday night in a concert at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, New York. The concert was scheduled months ago and was designed as a fund raiser for the arts, and Bernadette, though a little shakey, apparently delivered a wonderful performance. She opened the show by singing "Let Me Entertain You" from "Gypsy, and then paused to say: "As many of you know, I experienced a tragedy in my life with the loss of my husband three weeks ago. I felt it was important to keep this concert date for two reasons. One because of all the tickets that were sold and the plans that had been made, but also so I could move on and continue forward for my husband". Bernadette was in tears as she said this, but she quickly re-gained her composure and sang the following songs:
No One Is Alone
Nothing Like A Dame
Fever
The Gentleman Is A Dope
I'm Flying
Unexpected Song (you could tell she was grieving during this one)
Time Heals Everything
Mr. Show
Some Enchanted Evening
Not A Day Goes By
You Could Drive A Person Crazy
With So Little To Be Sure Of
Children Will Listen
Rose's Turn
Count Your Blessings (encore)
She was apparently a little detached from the audience and didn't engage in her usual witty banter between songs, but this is understandable given the difficult circumstances. Her voice was, by all reports, in fine form, and the audience encouraged her with their applause after every number. At the end of the concert, Bernadette stepped out from behind the curtain and said: "Thank you for being such a lovely audience and helping me to take this first step. Thank you."
Three weeks after losing her husband (43 year old businessman Michael Wittenberg) in a tragic helicopter crash, Broadway legend Bernadette Peters returned to the spotlight on Saturday night in a concert at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, New York. The concert was scheduled months ago and was designed as a fund raiser for the arts, and Bernadette, though a little shakey, apparently delivered a wonderful performance. She opened the show by singing "Let Me Entertain You" from "Gypsy, and then paused to say: "As many of you know, I experienced a tragedy in my life with the loss of my husband three weeks ago. I felt it was important to keep this concert date for two reasons. One because of all the tickets that were sold and the plans that had been made, but also so I could move on and continue forward for my husband". Bernadette was in tears as she said this, but she quickly re-gained her composure and sang the following songs:
No One Is Alone
Nothing Like A Dame
Fever
The Gentleman Is A Dope
I'm Flying
Unexpected Song (you could tell she was grieving during this one)
Time Heals Everything
Mr. Show
Some Enchanted Evening
Not A Day Goes By
You Could Drive A Person Crazy
With So Little To Be Sure Of
Children Will Listen
Rose's Turn
Count Your Blessings (encore)
She was apparently a little detached from the audience and didn't engage in her usual witty banter between songs, but this is understandable given the difficult circumstances. Her voice was, by all reports, in fine form, and the audience encouraged her with their applause after every number. At the end of the concert, Bernadette stepped out from behind the curtain and said: "Thank you for being such a lovely audience and helping me to take this first step. Thank you."
HUSSY POWER!
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Updated On: 10/17/05 at 04:38 PM
