Why Bernadette Peters decided the show will go on in Charlotte, despite HB2
May 6, 2016
Broadway star Bernadette Peters nearly canceled her upcoming appearance in Charlotte over House Bill 2.
Booked for a return engagement Saturday with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Peters said she and her crew were heartsick over the passage of the controversial new law.
In part, it eliminated a Charlotte ordinance that would have allowed transgender people to use a bathroom based on their gender identity. The new law also nullified local ordinances around the state that would have expanded legal protections for the LGBT community.
Performers from
Bruce Springsteen to
Ringo Starr have canceled shows in North Carolina
in protest, while others, like
Duran Duran, performed and protested.
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