Celebrating the 77th birthday to Broadway legend Bernadette Peters with some of her performances

It’s hard to believe that ageless Broadway legend Bernadette Peters turns 77 years young today.

I saw her just two weeks ago at the Ahmanson Theatre in LA in Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends which is headed for Broadway. Miss Peters was dazzling, gorgeous, amazing.

She is so sexy and talented and she already has a Broadway resume that is beyond compare including revivals of Hello, Dolly!, Follies and A Little Night Music for which she got raves. Her other stage triumphs includes Sunday in the Park With George (Tony nomination), Annie Get Your Gun (Tony win), Gypsy (Tony nod), Song and Dance (Tony win), and Into the Woods(Drama Desk nomination). She was also Tony nominated for The Goodbye Girl, On the Town, and Mack & Mabel.

She’s also a beloved gay icon who I had the thrill of interviewing in the fall of 2008. I asked her why the gays have loved her for so much for so long.

“I always say they have great taste,” she joked. “They just recognize when something is going on, they recognize truth. Growing up feeling like an outsider, their souls and emotions are more developed. They have an ultra-sensitivity and that’s why they love show business.”

I also saw her perform in Pasadena a few years ago where she sold out all three nights.

Here are some of my favorite Bernadette performances ever: