Bernadette Peters Shares Her Cherished Theatregoing Experiences

Derek Jacobi in Cyrano de Bergerac.

//assets.playbill.com/editorial/3b37a9b2c09ce4b356e0c13d3acd4355-dfdfdsg.jpg — Derek Jacobi and Alice Krige in *Cyrano de Bergerac*

"I brought that inspiration home with me."

Sada Thompson in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.

//assets.playbill.com/editorial/1ead7ec62d07cd2bdd4d4591ad9daa84-untitled-2.jpg — Sada Thompson

"I was in awe!"
(Thompson starred in the Off-Broadway production; the play would later be produced on Broadway with Shelley Winters.)

Lena Horne in Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

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"Magical!"

Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!

//assets.playbill.com/editorial/81399f39e5fa48565bb241f7219fbfd2-fave-things-peters-hr2.jpg — Jay Garner and Carol Channing in *Hello, Dolly!* Joan Marcus

"I had never seen her do it until her last go-around in 1995. I bowed to her when I saw her afterwards."

Vanessa Redgrave in Orpheus Descending.

//assets.playbill.com/editorial/23e12192c4e3e74f29b666572ee28f00-fave-things-peters-hr3.jpg — Vanessa Redgrave

"Don't ever miss her."

James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope.

//assets.playbill.com/editorial/d290506bb835728e63a1206ad5de8ef1-fave-things-peters-hr4.jpg — James Earl Jones in *The Great White Hope*

"Wow!!!"

Elaine Stritch in Company.

//assets.playbill.com/editorial/ef769ac3d4efec3c3e59af64dd33fb7e-fave-things-peters-hr5.jpg — Elaine Stritch

"That performance was, 'What is she doing, and how do I do that?!'"

Eileen Atkins

//assets.playbill.com/editorial/c71e11558a5c7c4198a7e5b2194f355e-fave-things-peters-hr6.jpg — Eileen Atkins

"In anything!"

Natasha Richardson in A Streetcar Named Desire.

//assets.playbill.com/editorial/8308268d408ba03ad0d7012badd98b71-natasha-richardson-natas-014.jpg — Natasha Richardson and John C. Reilly in *A Streetcar Named Desire* Joan Marcus

"I went back twice and sat in the second row. She was amazing! AMAZING!"

Al Pacino

"In anything...He just 'is' on stage — you have to see it!"

Zoe Caldwell in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. "I had one more, and I know I will think of many more, but, for now, this is my list. Happy holidays!"

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