Today is Bea Arthur’s birthday. The grand lady would have been 91. I had the wonderful opportunity to see her one woman show with accompanist Billy Goldenberg in her dynamic ”Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends” back in 2002.
I just adore Bea Arthur, from her performance as Vera Charles along side Lucille Ball in 1974 Mame singing ‘Bosom Buddies’… to her performance as Edith Bunker’s cousin Maude Finley who was on her fourth husband and a raging liberal breaking the mold of the American Television Housewife…
Or her portrayal of the erudite and snarky Dorothy Zbornak on The Golden Girls.
Below she sings Irving Berlin’s ‘What’ll I Do’, a song that melts me into a puddle, and a duet I’ve done with my Siamese cat Daisy…
Happy Birthday Bea Arthur you’re still in our hearts bigger than life!
Joey