Stage and screen star Bernadette Peters celebrates her birthday February 28.
Peters made her New York theatrical debut at the age of ten, playing the role of Tessie in a City Center revival of The Most Happy Fella. She won Tony Awards for her performances in musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Song & Dance) and Irving Berlin (a revival of Annie Get Your Gun), and has also created leading roles in musicals by Jerry Herman (Mack & Mabel) and Marvin Hamlisch (The Goodbye Girl). Peters is, perhaps, most associated with the work of Stephen Sondheim, having offered performances in five Broadway musicals that boast lyrics and/or music by Sondheim: model/mistress Dot in Sunday in the Park with George, the Witch in Into the Woods, the indomitable stage mother Rose in Gypsy, the captivating Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music, and Sally Plummer Durant in Follies.
Peters was most recently seen on Broadway as Dolly Levi in the Tony-winning revival of Hello, Dolly! at the Shubert Theatre.
In honor of the musical theatre luminary, look back at highlights from her stage career.
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From Dot to Dolly: Celebrating the Stage Work of Bernadette Peters
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From Dot to Dolly: Celebrating the Stage Work of Bernadette Peters
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![Bernadette Peters and cast in <i>Dames at Sea</i> Off-Broadway, 1966]()
Bernadette Peters and cast in Dames at Sea Off-Broadway, 1966
![Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Betty Ann Grove and Jerry Dodge in <i>George M!</i>, 1968]()
Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Betty Ann Grove and Jerry Dodge in George M!, 1968
![Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Jerry Dodge and Betty Ann Grove in <i>George M!</i>, 1968]()
Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Jerry Dodge and Betty Ann Grove in George M!, 1968
![Bernadette Peters in La Strada]()
Bernadette Peters in La Strada
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Bernadette Peters in La Strada
![On_the_Town_Broadway_1971_Production_Photo_Jess Richards_Bernadette Peters_HR]()
Jess Richards and Bernadette Peters in On the Town
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Jess Richards and Bernadette Peters in On the Town
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Jess Richards and Bernadette Peters in On the Town
![Robert Preston and Bernadette Peters in <i>Mack & Mabel</i>, 1974]()
Robert Preston and Bernadette Peters in Mack & Mabel, 1974
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Bernadette Peters and Christine Baranski in Sally and Marsha
![Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in <i>Sunday in the Park with George</i>]()
Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in Sunday in the Park with George
![Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in <i>Sunday in the Park with George</i>]()
Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in Sunday in the Park with George
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![Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in <i>Sunday in the Park with George</i>]()
Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters in Sunday in the Park with George
![Bernadette Peters and Robert Westenberg in <i>Sunday in the Park With George</i>]()
Bernadette Peters and Robert Westenberg in Sunday in the Park With George
![Bernadette Peters in <i>Song and Dance</i>, 1985]()
Bernadette Peters in Song and Dance, 1985
![Bernadette Peters in <i>Song and Dance</i>, 1985]()
Bernadette Peters in Song and Dance, 1985
![Bernadette Peters in <i>Song and Dance</i>, 1985]()
Bernadette Peters in Song and Dance, 1985
![Bernadette Peters in <i>Song and Dance</i>, 1985]()
Bernadette Peters in Song and Dance, 1985
![Bernadette Peters in <i>Song and Dance</i>, 1985]()
Bernadette Peters in Song and Dance, 1985
![Bernadette Peters, Tom Aldredge, Robert Westenberg, Joanna Gleason and Chip Zien in <i>Into the Woods</i> 1987]()
Bernadette Peters, Tom Aldredge, Robert Westenberg, Joanna Gleason and Chip Zien in Into the Woods 1987
![Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason and Bernadette Peters in <i>Into the Woods</i> 1987]()
Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason and Bernadette Peters in Into the Woods 1987
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![Joanna Gleason, Bernadette Peters and Chip Zien in <i>Into the Woods</i>, 1987]()
Joanna Gleason, Bernadette Peters and Chip Zien in Into the Woods, 1987
![Chip Zien, Robert Westenberg, Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason and Tom Aldredge in <i>Into the Woods</i> 1987]()
Chip Zien, Robert Westenberg, Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason and Tom Aldredge in Into the Woods 1987
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Martin Short and Bernadette Peters in The Goodbye Girl
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Martin Short and Bernadette Peters in The Goodbye Girl
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Martin Short and Bernadette Peters in The Goodbye Girl
![Bernadette Peters in <i>The Goodbye Girl</i>, 1993]()
Bernadette Peters in The Goodbye Girl, 1993
![Ronn Carroll, Bernadette Peters, Cassidy Ladden, Trevor McQueen Eaton and Mia Walker in <i>Annie Get Your Gun</i>, 1999]()
Ronn Carroll, Bernadette Peters, Cassidy Ladden, Trevor McQueen Eaton and Mia Walker in Annie Get Your Gun, 1999
![David Villella, Shaun Amyot, Eric Sciotto, Bernadette Peters and Mia Walker in <i>Annie Get Your Gun</i>, 1999]()
David Villella, Shaun Amyot, Eric Sciotto, Bernadette Peters and Mia Walker in Annie Get Your Gun, 1999
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Bernadette Peters in Annie Get Your Gun, 1999
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![Bernadette Peters in <i>Annie Get Your Gun</i>, 1999]()
Bernadette Peters in Annie Get Your Gun, 1999
![Bernadette Peters in <i>Gypsy</i>, 2003]()
Bernadette Peters in Gypsy, 2003
![John Dossett, Bernadette Peters and Tammy Blanchard in <i>Gypsy</i>, 2003]()
John Dossett, Bernadette Peters and Tammy Blanchard in Gypsy, 2003
![Bernadette Peters in <i>Gypsy</i>, 2003]()
Bernadette Peters in Gypsy, 2003
![Elaine Stritch and Bernadette Peters in <i>A Little Night Music</i>, 2010]()
Elaine Stritch and Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music, 2010
![Bernadette Peters and Alexander Hanson in <i>A Little Night Music</i>, 2010]()
Bernadette Peters and Alexander Hanson in A Little Night Music, 2010
![Alexander Hanson and Bernadette Peters in <i>A Little Night Music</i>, 2010]()
Alexander Hanson and Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music, 2010
![Bernadette Peters in <i>A Little Night Music</i>, 2010]()
Bernadette Peters in A Little Night Music, 2010
![Bernadette Peters in <i>Follies</i>, 2011]()
Bernadette Peters in Follies, 2011
![Ron Raines, Bernadette Peters, Lora Lee Gayer and Nick Verina in <i>Follies</i>, 2011]()
Ron Raines, Bernadette Peters, Lora Lee Gayer and Nick Verina in Follies, 2011
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Bernadette Peters in Follies, 2011
![Bernadette Peters in <i>Follies</i>, 2011]()
Bernadette Peters in Follies, 2011
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Bernadette Peters
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![Bernadette Peters - Hello Dolly - Opening Night - HR]()
Bernadette Peters in Hello, Dolly!
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Bernadette Peters and the cast
