Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
#1Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/1/13 at 12:57pm
Years before "One Day at a Time," she embodied the spirit of every kid who ever wanted to perform.
Here she is on the Tony Awards, performing the title number in "Applause":
http://youtu.be/89DzMDC6gws
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
#2Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/1/13 at 1:03pm
I'm so sorry to hear of her passing.
Sending her prayers that she rests in peace.
Thanks for the video, PalJoey.
Sad loss.
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
ggersten
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/06
#3Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/1/13 at 1:27pm
I watch that Applause number every couple of months...just because it is so joyful (and it's also my earliest memory of the Tony Awards!)
But, moreover, it is how I always think of Ms. Franklin.
#4Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/1/13 at 1:32pmHorrible news. Rest in Peace, Bonnie. You will be greatly missed.
#5Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/1/13 at 1:42pmThat moment at 6:05--when she tosses the chorus boys the red-checkered tablecloth to cover up their bare butts, clenches her fists and belts, a la Streisand, "Nobody but nobody...is gonna...step on my applause!"--that moment goes beyond the song, beyond the show, deep into the hearts not only of the kids who wanted to perform but the kids who lives were elevated by watching others perform and by fantasizing about their performances.
yankeefan7
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/12
#6Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/1/13 at 1:51pmVery sad news, very talented woman and seemed like nice person.
#7Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/1/13 at 1:53pmAnd just last year (or was it the year before?) I saw her in a NYC Musical Theatre Festival production. She was such a lively spirit.
#8Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/1/13 at 2:23pm
"So sad. R.I.P. Mrs. Romano..."
That's Ms. Romano...
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#9Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/1/13 at 5:56pmThank you for the news, joey. She was amazing in APPLAUSE.
#10Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/1/13 at 6:33pmShe was the modern day sitcom mother. So sad she is gone. I grew up watching "One Day At A Time". from RC in Austin, Texas
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
AndersonTours
Stand-by Joined: 12/19/10
#11Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/1/13 at 11:16pmLoved her work. So sad she is gone. Saw her in APPLAUSE so many years ago. It was obvious she was a star in the making. Terrible news.
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#12Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/2/13 at 10:29am
She was incandescent in that clip. I remember watching that Tonys broadcast and thinking how cute and talented she was. She was really way too young to play the mom of teens on ONE DAY AT A TIME, but she was so good that the audience bought into it gladly. I know I did.
Interesting how the APPLAUSE ensemble had to sing, "Why do we live this crazy life" instead of the proper lyric, "Why do we work our a$ses off." Now every other line in a sitcom--hip or otherwise--uses that somewhat more crass word for posterior.
May she rest in serene peace.
Updated On: 3/2/13 at 10:29 AM
#13Prayers for Bonnie Franklin
Posted: 3/2/13 at 11:53am
She introduced that iconic song to Broadway. It was a magical number and she was so great in that role. It launched her sit-com career and Broadway lost her for good.
She will be missed.
Anyone know who that redheaded women next to her in the opening is?
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