by Trish CauseyValerie Harper, most known for her television role as Rhoda on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and "Rhoda," returns to the Great White Way as Golden Age movie diva, Tallulah Bankhead, in March 2010. (Though it isn't a musical, it's a comedy, and that's close enough for me to mention it here.)
Matthew Lombardo's comedy, Looped, tells the 1965 tale of Ms. Bankhead's attempt to re-dub, or “loop,” one line for her last film. Her whiskey-voiced speaking style and shoot-from-the-hip personality inflame an already tense situation after she arrives to the recording session slightly drunk, much to the dismay of the proper prig of a sound engineer, Danny Miller.
The producers of Looped promise that what ensues is a Broadway gem sure to delight movie fans and everyone else who adores the spot-on comedic talents of four-time Emmy winner and stage veteran, Valerie Harper, in her portrayal of Old Hollywood icon, Tallulah Bankhead.
Performing at the Lyceum Theatre, Previews begin February 19, 2010, with the official Opening on March 14, 2010.
Creative Team:
- Director: Rob Ruggiero
- Set Design: Adrian W. Jones
- Costume Design: William Ivey Long
- Wig Design: Charles LaPointe
- Lighting Design: Ken Billington
- Sound Design: Michael Hooker & Peter Fitzgerald
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