Photo Coverage: Broadway Puts On Their Monday Clothes to Celebrate Bernadette Peters at MTC's Fall Benefit!
By: Jennifer Broski Nov. 20, 2018
Just last night, Manhattan Theatre Club presented its 2018 Fall Benefit, honoring legendary three-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters. Peters has been a longtime member of the MTC family, since she co-starred with Christine Baranski in Sally and Marsha, directed by Lynne Meadow in 1982, at which time she joined the MTC Board.
Throughout her illustrious career, Bernadette Peters has dazzled audiences and critics with her performances on stage and television, in concert, and on recordings.
Best known for her work on stage, Bernadette recently starred on Broadway as Dolly Gallagher Levi in the hit musical, Hello, Dolly! She also enjoys a career which boasts an impressive list of television credits, including Amazon Prime's highly popular "Mozart in the Jungle," which won the 2016 Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy or Musical series. She also appeared in the CBS All-Access series, "The Good Fight," a spin-off of the network's popular series, "The Good Wife."
One of Broadway's most critically acclaimed performers, Bernadette has won numerous accolades including three Tony Awards, a Golden Globe, two Grammy Awards, three Emmy nominations, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She recently appeared in City Center's Encores!production, A BED A CHAIR: A New York Love Affair featuring the music of Stephen Sondheim and orchestrations by Wynton Marsalis. Other Broadway credits include Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music and Follies, which also played the Kennedy Center.
Peters received both the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Song and Dance. She earned her second Tony Award for her performance in Annie Get Your Gun. She also received Tony nominations for her outstanding performances in Sam Mendes' critically acclaimed revival of Gypsy (as Momma Rose), in Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl, Stephen Sondheim's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park with George, the Jerry Herman/Gower Champion ode to the movies, Mack and Mabel, and the Leonard Bernstein/Comden and Green musical On The Town. In addition to these honors, Peters earned a Drama Desk nomination for her unforgettable portrayal of the Witch in Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods.
Other television credits include NBC-TV's "Smash," ABC-TV's "Grey's Anatomy" and "Ugly Betty," to name a few. In addition to starring in the Lifetime TV movie Living Proof, Peters has lit up the silver screen in 17 films throughout her distinguished career. She received a Golden Globe Award for her memorable performance in "Pennies From Heaven." Other film credits include The Jerk, The Longest Yard, Silent Movie Annie, Pink Cadillac, Slaves of New York, Woody Allen's Alice, Impromptu, It Runs in the Family, and Coming Up Roses.
Check out photos from the red carpet below!
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Lisa Towbin, Jean Scannell, Susan Winter, Sue Slager
Barry Grove, Lisa Towbin, Susan Winter, Bernadette Peters, Sue Slager, Lynne Meadow, Jean Scannell
Barry Grove, Bernadette Peters, Lynne Meadow
Bernadette Peters, Donna Murphy
Bernadette Peters, Donna Murphy
Gavin Creel, Bernadette Peters, Jennifer Simard, Kate Baldwin
Gavin Creel, Bernadette Peters, Jennifer Simard, Kate Baldwin
Bernadette Peters, Danny Burstein
Bernadette Peters, Danny Burstein
Bernadette Peters, Thomas F. Secunda
Bernadette Peters, Thomas F. Secunda
Bernadette Peters, Jamie deRoy
Bernadette Peters, Jamie deRoy
Christiani Pitts, Bernadette Peters, Bradley Gibson
Christiani Pitts, Bernadette Peters, Bradley Gibson
Bernadette Peters, Jelani Alladin
Bernadette Peters, Jelani Alladin
James Lapine, Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey
James Lapine, Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey
Bob Mackie, Bernadette Peters, Michael Urie
Bob Mackie, Bernadette Peters, Michael Urie
Bernadette Peters, Michael Urie
Bernadette Peters, Michael Urie
Richard Maltby, Jr., Bernadette Peters, Charlotte Maltby
Richard Maltby, Jr., Bernadette Peters, Charlotte Maltby
Bernadette Peters and cast members
Bernadette Peters, Alan Patricof
Bernadette Peters, Alan Patricof
Bernadette Peters, Warren Carlyle
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