
Riedel the Needle and Playbill have both reported that Bernadette will take part in a reading of Stephen Sondheim's Bounce at the Public Theatre, with a possible run at the Public to take place next year. This would mark Bernadette's return to New York Theatre after her 2003-2004 Tony-nominted turn as Momma Rose in Gypsy, for which Sondheim wrote the Lyrics. Most of Bernadette's concert repertoir consists of Sondheim's songs and Bernadette brilliantly originated the role of Dot in Sunday in the Park with George and the witch in Into the Woods.

Speaking of dreaming, chatteratti have recently been buzzing about more Sondheim revivals. Roundabout Theatre's Broadway revivals of Assassins and Pacific Overtures over the last two years and now the successful revival of Sweeney Todd, have Sonheimites dreaming of more to come. The innovative and brilliant Sweeney Todd director John Doyle, is directing a similarly conceptual revival of Company (wherein the actors play their own instruments) in Cleveland later this year and there is hope that if it is successful then it will make it to Broadway.

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