From TOLEDO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Toledo Symphony Orchestra will present Golden Globe and Tony Award-winning star Bernadette Peters performing Broadway hits with the orchestra for a one-night-only performance on Saturday, April 9, at 8 p.m. at the Toledo Museum of Art’s Peristyle Theater. In-person tickets are available by calling 419.246.8000, visiting toledosymphony.com, or stopping by the Box Office at 1838 Parkwood Ave., Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Proof of vaccination or a negative PCR test is required to attend.
“Welcoming Bernadette Peters to town is obviously a goosebump moment for anyone working in the performing arts,” says Zak Vassar, President & CEO of the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts. “She’s performed on the greatest stages in our industry, and I just can’t wait to hear her in her Toledo debut.”
Bernadette Peters has an extensive performing career on stage, television, in concert, and on recordings. Best known for her work in theatre, Peters most recently starred on Broadway in the hit musical revival “Hello, Dolly!”
Her television credits include co-starring in Amazon Prime’s “Mozart in the Jungle” which won the 2016 Golden Globe for Best TV Comedy or Musical series. Other television credits include NBC-TV’s “Smash,” ABC-TV’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “Ugly Betty,” and more.
In addition to starring in the Lifetime TV movie Living Proof, Peters has appeared in 17 films throughout her distinguished career and 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.”
Peters has recorded six solo albums, including the Grammy®-nominated “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight,” “Sondheim,” “Bernadette Peters Live at Carnegie Hall,” and “Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers & Hammerstein,” in addition to numerous original Broadway cast recordings.
“I first heard Bernadette Peters in ‘Sunday in the Park with George,’ one of my favorite Sondheim musicals,” continues Vassar. “Since then, she’s become one of my favorite performers. We are so privileged to share her talent with our community.”
Aside from performing, Peters devotes her time and talents to numerous events that benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Her “pet project” Broadway Barks, co-founded with Mary Tyler Moore, is an annual, star-studded dog and cat adoption event that benefits shelter animals throughout the New York City area. S
he is a New York Times best-selling author who has penned three children’s books: “Broadway Barks,” “Stella is a Star,” and “Stella and Charlie: Friends Forever.” All the proceeds from the sale of these books benefit Broadway Barks.
Peters resides in New York with her rescue dogs, Charlie and Rosalia.
HOW TO ATTEND:
What: Spotlight Event: Bernadette Peters
When: April 9, 8 p.m.
Where: Peristyle Theater, 2445 Monroe Street, Toledo
In-person Ticket Cost: Tickets begin at $42
More info: Visit toledosymphony.com, stop by the TAPA Box Office located at 1838 Parkwood Ave, or call 419-246-8000, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
