Bernadette Peters Joins Riverdale Spinoff Katy Keene

Three-time Tony recipient Bernadette Peters has been cast as Ms. Freesia in the upcoming series Katy Keene from The CW, according to Deadline.

The series is a spinoff of Riverdale, starring Lucy Hale as Katy Keene. In Katy’s inner circle is name-dropping “it girl” Pepper Smith, played by Julia Chan; Peters plays Smith’s surrogate mother and mentor.

Peters most recently starred on Broadway as Dolly Gallagher Levi, taking over for Bette Midler, in the revival of Hello, Dolly! She is a Tony Award winner for Song and Dance and Annie Get Your Gun, as well as the 2012 recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award. In the world of television, Peters played Lenore Rindell on the CBS All Access series The Good Fight, alongside Broadway divas Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald. She also starred in Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle.

Another Broadway alum, Rent’s Daphne Rubin-Vega, was also recently announced as part of the cast of Katy Keene. A premiere date has not yet been announced.

From Dot to Dolly: Celebrating the Stage Work of Bernadette Peters

Bernadette Peters - Hello Dolly - Opening Night - HR — 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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La_Strada_Broadway_Production_Photo_1969_Bernadette Peters_HR — 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*

Robert Preston and Bernadette Peters in <i>Mack & Mabel</i>, 1974 — Robert Preston and Bernadette Peters in *Mack & Mabel*, 1974

Sally_and_Marsha_MTC_Production_Photo_1982_Bernadette Peters_Christine Baranski_HR — 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*

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, 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

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