Harper as Bankhead Gets Looped

Valerie Harper will go bi on the Broadway stage as Tallulah Bankhead in a new comedy Looped, opening in March.

According to producers: "Looped tells the story of Tallulah Bankhead, the internationally celebrated actress, being called into a sound studio in 1965 to re-record (or 'loop') one line of dialogue for what would be her last film -- the dreadful 'Die, Die My Darling.' Southern, but by no means a belle, Ms. Bankhead was known for her wild partying and convention-defying exploits that outshone even today's celebrity bad girls. And given her inebriated state (and inability to loop the line perfectly), what ensues is a hilarious showdown between an uptight and conservative sound editor, Danny Miller, and the outrageous legend."

Harper is a four-time Emmy Award winner for her work on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin off Rhoda.