'Wicked' star turned sour? No longer a golden girl...

(Now. This thread has nothing to do with Wicked in any way EXCLUDING the fact that it concerns one of its current performers OFF STAGE. if this thread turns into something elphaba related, i renounce my broadway religion! i love the show, just not all the time)

I was just on broadway.com (coughrivalsitecough) where I happened to read the Q & A interview with Rue McClanahan. The interview is fine and there are one or two random and indirect questions on her opinions of the show and Morrible, but the conclusion of the interview is what intrigues me.

The interviewer draws a harmless connection between Rue and her ex fellow golden gal Bea Arthur. When asked what Bea's thoughts on Rue's first appearance on broadway are (with Bea being, as we know, a type of broadway-darling), Rue claims that Bea has not even acknowledged her performance at all. Rue promptly follows this up by clearly stating that she would never take any advice Bea may give her anyway and that she "doesn't need it"!

Now, this struck me as a tad sour.

Is there a long running feud between Rue and Bea that i know nothing of? Or maybe i'm reading too much into it?

CHECK OUT RUE'S WICKED OPINIONS ON RIVAL GOLDEN GAL

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It's common knowledge that - like the Sex and the City girls - the Golden Girls' actresses didn't get along too famously on set. I for one, don't really blame Rue for getting quite annoyed, she has been in the business for years, and started her career in theatre. Why would she need Bea Arthur's acknowledgment or advice? She doesn't.

For someone who's been in the business as along as Rue has, it was kind of a stupid question the interviewer asked her.

"This ain't her first day at the rodeo, fellas!"

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They are all Gonden Girls. The interview was amateur. The interviewer did not do his homework.

It's pretty much a given that not all actors get along when they work together. You don't have to be best friends with your co-stars, but just professional. But I must admit that after SATC ended, I was rather surprised that Kim and Sarah didn't get along that well.

How is she a bitch?

I suggest everyone reads her playbill.com interview, it was a much BETTER interview.

I just find it funny people are calling her a bitch by reading her words, you can't even hear her tone of voice.

Rue is one of the least bitchy people I've ever met.

She's a doll, and doesn't need to prove her talent to anyone.

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PJ, take heart! If you Google "Sarah Jessica Parker Kim Cattrall Feud", apparently it was resolved this past April on SJP's 40th birthday, where Kim was invited and they called a truce! (Even if it was just for the good PR, I choose to stay in this bubble, okay?)



And on topic, I didn't get the impression that Bea said that in a bitchy way, more with the intent of being sassy.

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Updated On: 9/25/05 at 04:05 AM

TheatreGrl what planet have you been living on? It was all over the press for the final 2/3 seasons of 'Sex and the City' that SJP and Kim did not get along.

true, true. interesting theory urban


i like it

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Such ill will that for the recent reunion, Bea Arthur refused to be photographed with the others for the publicity shots. She was shot on her own and then photoshopped in.

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i see, so perhaps it is an ongoing feud?

or, 'creative differences' as many seem to call arguments in performing arts these days

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emo- How did Carol Cane get brought into this, and why on Earth would you call that timid sweet woman a bi**h? Just curious to your reasons.