Bea Arthur Tour

#1

Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 10:19am

Ok so Bea Arthur is touring her one woman show and will be making a stop quite near me this weekend. I am still kicking myself for not catching Elaine Stritch At Liberty on Broadway or at a tour stop in Toronto (Damn you SARS and a hypocondriac girlfriend). Is this worth my time? It certanly seems so and I don't wanna miss out on anything so I most likely will attend. Anyone seen it? Any thoughts?

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#2

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 1:30pm

*bump*

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I got rid of my teeth at a young age because... I'm straight. Teeth are for gay people. That's why fairies come and get them

#3

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 1:35pm

I'm sorry to say I didn't really enjoy it. I wanted a lot more of the stories and gossip, rather than urban legends, lame jokes and godawful singing. Her voice is beyond ruined now and the only song that she managed to pull off was Pirate Jenny. Every other song really made me cringe.

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#4

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 2:13pm

Thanks for the heads up Pop. Maybe I'll stick with listening to the CD.

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I got rid of my teeth at a young age because... I'm straight. Teeth are for gay people. That's why fairies come and get them

#5

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 2:20pm

I'm not saying don't go. Just don't expect much.

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#6

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 2:22pm

pop, I respectfully disagree. These days, I'd rather listen to Arthur than Stritch sing, unquestionably. She also has a warmth and empathy that you don't get from Stritch in her show. I enjoyed it very much. She's not as big and showy as Stritch.

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#7

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 2:37pm

that's fair enough, but if we're comapring, I found Stritch's show much more satisfying.

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Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.

#8

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 2:52pm

The chair thing drove me to distraction!

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#9

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 2:56pm

Elaine Stritch's big song = The Ladies Who Lunch

Bea Arthur's big song = The Man In The Moon

Nuff said.

#10

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 3:03pm

Oh I felt the same. I was like "put it down, woman!" but the show was so great that I got past it.

There's no substance to Bea's show, no meat. The Golden Girls theme plays, she smiles, says "ah yes, we were so great" then sings Some People badly, and it's the end of Act One and that was it for Golden Girls mentions. Hell, Elaine said more about Golden Girls and she wasn't even in it.

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Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.

#11

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 3:06pm

I agree, but there is something about Bea that Elaine doesn't have.

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#12

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 3:13pm

I also found Bea to be very cold, mechanical and rehearsed though. I really didn't like her.

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Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.

#13

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 3:19pm

That's the exact complaint I have with Stritch! Funny. Different strokes...

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#14

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 3:39pm

And once again I'm torn, guess I should just go and make up my own mind. It's only 20 bucks, a bargain considering what a Dinner and a Movie date costs these days. And I'd rather spend 20 bucks and be somewhat let down then 85 and get a bad dinner, horrible movie and a one time date.

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I got rid of my teeth at a young age because... I'm straight. Teeth are for gay people. That's why fairies come and get them

#15

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 3:45pm

20 bucks? That's a no brainer. You have to see it.

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Nothing precious, plain to see, don't make a fuss over me. Not loud, not soft, but somewhere inbetween. Say sorry, just let it be the word you mean.

#16

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 3:55pm

Absolutely!!

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Have I ever shown you my Shattered Dreams box? It's in my Disappointment Closet. - Marge Simpson

#17

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 3:58pm

Unless you were on a date with me CC, then it would be well worth that 20 bucks.

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#18

re: Bea Arthur Tour

Posted: 9/20/05 at 4:47pm

Interestingly enough, I didn't find Elaine to be cold at all. I loved the emotion she put into her singing and story telling. It was one of the most enjoyable evening's I've had in the Theatre. Like a master class in how to perform.

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"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!