Winokur vs. Peters...Who deserved it?

To me, there will be no arguement.

In 2003, Bernadette Peter's performance as Mama Rose was FAR superior to that of the performance of Marissa Jaret Winokur as Tracy Turnblad.

Ms. Peters' performance at the TONYs brought the entire Radio City audience to its feet. Not even the flashy finale of HAIRSPRAY could do that.

Now, don't get me wrong. I think HAIRSPRAY is a wonderfully crafted show and more than deserved the Tony that year. But Winokur did not. There is substance to her character, surely. And she gave a wonderful performance.

But Peters brought me to tears when I saw GYPSY. That being one of my favorite shows, seeing Bernadette play that role has always been a dream of mine. When I finally got to see it, she was everything I had expected and more. I was floored. I sat in my seat for ten minutes after the show ended, with my jaw on the floor. Her performance was one of, if not THE, best performance I have witnessed.

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Didn't Bernadette miss a lot of performances?
and was sick or something?

I'm personally willing to give Bernadette a Tony whenever she picks her nose.... but that's probably just me.

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Didn't Bernadette miss a lot of performances?

NO SHE DID NOT. For the gazillionth time, she missed NINE performances TOTAL over the entire run. Eight previews when she was sick and one personal day to be with her now deceased husband while he had minor surgery.

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Bernadette Peters. Hands down.

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This again?

Well. Anyone with their head screwed on right knows it was Peters who deserved it.

Updated On: 11/7/05 at 07:40 PM

Peters. Peters.PETERS!

Bernadette Peters. It is difficult to put up a fight against this even if you do believe Ms. Peters were miscast.

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I was SO happy to FINALLY see Bernadette perform live. I saw Gypsy near the end of the run. Vocally, I thought she was amazing. It's probably the best the music has been performed (well, maybe Betty Buckley at Paper Mill Playhouse was better). However, I felt the character was out of her reach and she worked too hard to try to get there. Personally, I was exhausted by the end of the show. That being said (and I didn't feel this way at the time), I still think she should have won. I thought Marissa was great as Tracy and was a close 2nd because she made her performance seem effortless, but the overall skill required and provided in comparing these 2 performances (IMO) shifts my decision towards Bernadette. It's a shame that it wasn't as clear-cut as this year was (Victoria Clark is a GODDESS!!!!!)

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I'm sorry.

Where were Christina's bad reviews?

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Maybe it just stands out to me. But its a feeling I get sometimes. and I only HEARD Christina got bad news on Bravo or something.

This was two years ago...

Beat that dead horse.

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bernadette peters.