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TOUR
INFORMATION
All
the tour info that you couldn't find... bundled here
for you convenience!
After 50 years in the business, Bea Arthur has a few lowbrow
and quite dirty stories to tell about some famous and
talented people that she has worked with. Mixed with her
favorite songs, the show is a 'closet full of memories',
rather then an autobiography.
Bea performed her 25 city tour with her good friend
Billy Goldenberg, who is such a cutie, in 2001 and 2002.
Together they entertain for 90 nonstop, mesmerizing,
minutes. For more on the specifics of the show, click
on show synopsis on the left navigation!
Performances Archive
Original 'Bea Arthur
on Broadway Tour' Schedule
Song List from 'And Then
There's Bea' Tour
Bea Arthur on Broadway
CD information and review
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| PAST & COMPLETED SHOW
SCHEDULES |
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An Evening
with Bea Arthur
CHICAGO PERFORMANCE
RESCHEDULED SHOW
March 19, 2006
The
Center of Performing Arts
Governors State University
University Park, IL |
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Bea Arthur
with Billy Goldenberg
February 24 & 25,
2006 @ 8pm
Part of the 30th Anniversary of Garrison Keillor!
Scottsdale
Center for the Performing Arts
Scottsdale, AZ |
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Bea Arthur
back at the El Portal
with Billy Goldenberg at the piano
Thursday, Feb 16, 2006 - 8pm
Friday, Feb 17, 2006 - 8pm
Saturday, Feb 18, 2006 - 8pm
Sunday, Feb 19, 2006 - 3pm
El Portal Theatre, 5269 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, California
Taping for upcoming DVD release will take place at these shows!
Click HERE for
more info! |
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Bea Arthur
with Billy Goldenberg
January 21,
2006
Historic Elsinore Theatre, Salem, Oregon
This is the rescheduled show that was meant to take place October 8, 2005
Click HERE for
more info! |
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An Evening
with Bea Arthur
Saturday, January 7, 2006 8:00 PM PST
San Francisco War Memorial Performing Arts Center Herbst Theatre
401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
Click HERE for
more info! |
[Cancelled]
Bea Arthur
with Billy Goldenberg
November
25-27, 2005
Carefree Theatre, 2000 S. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, FL
Click HERE to
buy tickets! |
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Bea Arthur
Back On Broadway (&95th St.)
November 21,
2005
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Peter Norton Symphony Space
Tickets $100/$50; Members $85/$50
VIP:: $500 Meet Bea/After show party, $250 After show party
A
benefit for the Ali Forney Center
Click HERE to
buy tickets! |
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An Evening with Bea Arthur
September, 24 2005 @ 8pm
Tickets: $20-$35, $100 VIP
The
Smith Opera House, Geneva, NY |
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An Evening with Bea Arthur
September, 22 2005
7:30pm, Tickets $55
Birchmere,
Alexandria, VA |
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An
Evening with Bea Arthur
September 16 & 17, 2005
8:00pm - All Seats $60
American
Theatre , Hampton, VA |
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An
Evening with Bea Arthur
August, 27 2005
7:30pm
Tropicana
Las Vegas , Las Vegas, NV |
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Bea Arthur
with Billy Goldenberg
June 7, 2005
Garden State Arts Center, New Jersey
Free for seniors! |
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Bea Arthur
with Billy Goldenberg
June 3 & 4
, 2005
Tropicana Casino
Brighton and Boardwalk Avenues, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Click HERE to
learn more! |
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Bea Arthur
with Billy Goldenberg
April 19, 2005
Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort
Mount Pleasant, MI
1 show @ 4pm |
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An Evening
with Bea Arthur with Billy Goldenberg
April 17, 2005
Scottish Rite Center
Fort Wayne |
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Bea Arthur
with Billy Goldenberg
March 4-6, 2005
Helen Heyes Theatre Company
123 Main Street, Nyack, NY 10960
Click HERE to
learn more! |
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Conversations
with Coco: Bea Arthur
Spotlighting the Career of BEA ARTHUR
Hosted by MISS COCO PERU (A.K.A. Mr. Clinton Leupp)
Saturday, January 22, 2005 8:00 p.m.
L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Renberg Theatre
The Village at Ed Gould Plaza
1125 McCadden Place, Hollywood, California 90038
(One block east of Highland Ave. and PI block north of Santa Monica Blvd.)
$20 in advance/$25 at the door (if available). Benefiting the L.A. Gay & Lesbian
Center.
The Village Box Office: 323-860-7311
Click here for
more info! |
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Bea
Arthur to appear at the Ennis' fund-raiser for
Spinning House Oct.
30, 2004 at 8 p.m. in the Bill Heard Theatre in
Columbus, Georgia.
Tickets are $28. And if you want to go to the party
after the show, it's $100. Click here to
order tickets today! |
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An Evening with Bea Arthur
August 21, 2004
Provincetown Town Hall |
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Bea
will be doing her show again in the L.A. area,
August 5, 6, 7 and 8 at the El Portal Theatre
in North Hollywood!
Read the full press release HERE! |
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A
Celebration of Life : Whitman-Walker Clinic's
11th Annual Spring Gala featuring Divas of a
Lifetime! Three leading ladies performing
on an intimate stage in the round. Join Bea Arthur,
Dixie Carter and Elaine Stritch together on one
stage, Wednesday, May 26th at
the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. Click HERE for
more info! |
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America's favorite Golden Girl of
comedy is coming to
Saugatuck, MI and you're invited!
Bea Arthur performs her Broadway and London hit
show Just Between Friends with Billy Goldenberg
at the piano.
A benefit for Mason Street Warehouse, an uptown
theatre in downtown Saugatuck.
TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY
Saturday, May 22, 2004
6:30 pm cocktail gala in the theatre lobby, 7:30
pm curtain - $100
OR
6:30 pm cocktail gala in the theatre lobby, 7:30
curtain AND post show special reception with Bea
Arthur - $200
Sunday, May 23, 2004
2:00 pm curtain - $75
Tickets go on sale April 10, 2004 and may be purchased
by calling the Mason Street Warehouse box office
at 269-857-4898 or by calling TicketsPLUS at 1-800-585-373.
For questions, contact Mason Street Warehouse at
269-857-4898. |
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Bea
in L.A. :: January 31st - February 1st, 2004
South Bay Conservatory Student Scholarship Fund
Read
more about this show directly from the
fans who attended HERE! |
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We
were in London.... with Bea! [2003]
It's
finally official! Bea is performing her one woman
show for the london folks retitled as Bea
Arthur at the Savoy. The dates are
as follows ::
September 15 to October 18, 2003 (previews
from September 12)
Savoy Theatre
Strand, London, WC2R -0ET, England
Telephone: 020 7836 8888
Again I urge anyone going to the show to email
their pictures and stories to me for posting.
Fans want to know how her show is received and
are excited to hear from people that are attending!
Click here
for an article on this event! |
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South
Africa Shows [2003]
Shows
at two different locations will be taking
place in South Africa, as Bea takes "Just Between
Friends" to the following places before performing
in London ::
August
12th - 24th :: Pieter
Toerien's Montecasino Theatre
[Johannesburg & Reef]
August 26th - September 7th :: Theatre
on the Bay
[Cape Town]
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Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just Between Friends
in Toronto Canada!
When :: November 20th - December 8th, 2002
Where :: Elgin & Winter Garden Theatre
189 Yonge St.
Toronto, ON
More info can be found HERE!
*Going to this show? Send your story and photos
to me
and they will be posted in the 'What
People Are Saying' section.
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Bea in Australia Info
Exclusively from BeatriceArthur.com
:: provided by another Kevin in Australia ::
SYDNEY 2002 GAY GAMES CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Presented by Andrew Mckinnon and Sydney 2002 Gay
Games
Direct from a smash hit Broadway season and in Sydney's
magnificent new Parade Theatre, show business icon
Bea Arthur makes her long overdue Australian debut!
The star of Maude, Mame, and The Golden Girls, Bea
recalls the highlights of her remarkable stage and
television career with hilarious stories and priceless
backstage accounts of Tallulah Bankhead, Angela
Lansbury, Lotte Lenya, Tony Curtis, Jerome Robbins
and other show business legends.
Venue: Parade Theatre Kensington
Date: Tuesday October 29 - Sunday November 10, 2002
www.Ticketek.com
*Going to this show? Send your story and photos
to me
and they will be posted in the 'What
People Are Saying' section.
Click
here for review from Melbourne [posted
10.22.02] |
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And Then There's Bea
October 15 - 27, 2002
Melbourne Festival
Athenaeum Theatre
Melbourne, Australia
Amckinnon.com.au |
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Bea Arthur in Sante Fe, New Mexico!
Exclusively from BeatriceArthur.com
Provided by Santafestages.org
Bea Arthur and Billy Goldengerg will be doing
one performance on Tuesday, September 24 in
Santa Fe, New Mexico to benefit New Mexico Women
in the Arts and Santa Fe Stages. The venue will
be the Lensic Performing Arts Center. Tickets
go on sale Monday, Aug. 19th. They can be ordered
from the Santa Fe Stages box office (505) 982-6680
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| Congratulations
to Bea for being nominated for Best Special
Theatrical Event by the Tony® Awards!
Tour schedule: [updated:: 04.15.02] |
Bea
Arthur on Broadway :: Just Between Friends
(Broadway show has finished) |
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Jan
29 - April 14, 2002 |
New
York City, New York |
Booth
Theatre
222 West 45th Street |
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For Bea's final performance in New York City,
the name of the show has been changed from 'And
Then There's Bea' to 'Bea Arthur on Broadway ::
Just Between Friends'. The contents of the show
have progressed and changed some from the beginning
of the tour. Therefore, if you had seen her in
a past show, it will be well worth seeing her
Broadway performance. She will be performing over
60 shows while in NYC, rapping up her successful
one woman tour.
If
you have the opportunity to see any of Bea's
performances, please feel free to and share your
experience at her show. Send me your pictures
too! I will then post them on this
page for everyone to enjoy. |
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| And
Then There's Bea! - (nation-wide
tour has finished) |
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April
24-29, 2001 |
Minneapolis,
MN |
Guthrie
Theatre |
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May
8-13, 2001 |
Melbourne,
FL |
King
Center |
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May
20, 2001 |
Fort
Myers, FL |
Barbara
B. Mann |
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May
22-31, 2001 :) |
Chicago,
IL |
Park
West |
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June
2-3, 2001 |
Savannaha,
GA |
Lucas
Theatre |
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June
12-17, 2001 |
Louisville,
KY |
Brown |
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June
19-24, 2001 |
Austin,
TX |
Paramount
Theatre |
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July
3-8, 2001 |
Columbus,
OH |
Captiol
Theater |
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July
10-15, 2001 |
Cincinnati,
OH |
Kaplan |
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July
25-29, 2001 |
Nyack,
NY |
Helen
Hayes Theatre |
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July
31-August 5, 2001 |
Raleigh,
NC |
Fletcher
Opera House |
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August
7-19, 2001 |
Ft.
Lauderdale, FL |
Amaturo
Theatre |
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August
21-26, 2001 |
San
Francisco, CA |
Alcazar
Theater |
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August
30th, 2001 |
Los
Angeles, CA |
Wadsworth
Theatre |
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September
7, 2001 |
Owensboro,
KY |
RiverPark
Center |
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September
8-9, 2001 |
Indianapolis,
IN |
Egyptian
Ballroom |
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September
21-22, 2001 |
St.
Louis, MO |
Pageant
Theater |
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October
2-7, 2001 |
Washington,
DC |
Warner
Theatre |
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October
8-14, 2001 |
Miami,
FL |
Coconute
Grove |
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October
19-21, 2001 |
Winnipeg,
Canada |
The
Walker Theatre |
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October
23-28, 2001 |
Tampa,
FL |
Ferguson
Hall |
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November
2, 2001 |
Towanda,
PA |
Performing
Arts Center |
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November
4, 2001 |
Wilkes-Barre,
PA |
Kirby
Center |
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November
6, 2001 |
Easton,
PA |
State
Theatre |
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November
8, 2001 |
Lakeland,
FL |
Polk
Theatre |
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November
10-11, 2001 |
Galveston,
TX |
Opera
House |
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November
15-18, 2001 |
Detroit,
MI |
Music
Hall *cancelled* |
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December
11-23, 2001 |
West
Palm, FL |
Royal
Poinciana |
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December
26-29, 2001 |
Thousand
Oaks, CA |
Scherr
Forum Theatre |
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January
2-6, 2002 |
Phoenix,
AZ |
Orpheum
Theater |
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January
11-13, 2002 |
Lynchburg,
PA |
Academy
of Music |
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An Evening with Bea Arthur
July 28, 29 and
30, 2000
White Barn Theatre
Westport, Connecticut
Theatermania.com
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Song
list from 'And Then There's Bea' 2001 Show ::
"Fun to Be Fooled"
Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin, Yip Harburg
"What Can You Get a Nudist for Her Birthday?"
A. Leclerq
"Isn't He Adorable"
Cy Coleman, James Lipton
"It Amazes Me"
Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
"Bosom Buddies"
Jerry Herman
"Let's Face the Music and Dance"
Irving Berlin
"Pirate Jenny"
Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitztein
"It Never Was You"
Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson
"Some People"
Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne
"The Times, They Are a Changin'"
Bob Dylan
[Removed from show]
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"Where Do You Start"
Marilyn and Alan Bergman, Johnny Mandel
"If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' on It"
Recorded by Ruth Brown
"Who Cares"
George and Ira Gershwin
"Fifty Percent"
Marilyn and Alan Bergman, Billy Goldenberg
"You're Gonna Hear From Me"
André and Dory Previn
"The Chance to Sing"
Tom Jones, Billy Goldenberg
"I'll See You Again"
Noel Coward
Recently added:
"Man on the Moon" from Mame
**More changes to the playlist have occured during
her run on Broadway. The listed songs above are from
Bea's nation wide tour, 'And Then There's Bea' |
 Bea
Arthur on Broadway [The CD] ::
You lucky people! Bea has released the majority of her show on CD for us to enjoy
over and over again!
You can buy the CD from a number of online stores such as Amazon.com
Track listings are as follows ::
1.
Lamb Recipe
2. Fun To Be Fooled
3. Introduction
4. What Can You Get A Nudist For Her Birthday?
5. Auditions
6. Isn't He Adorable
7. Fiddler on the Roof
8. Let's Face The Music And Dance
9. Bosom Buddies
10. Angela Lansbury
11. Threepenny Opera/ Pirate Jenny
12. It Never Was YOu
13. And Then There's Maude |
14.
Some People
15. The Soup Ladle
16. Where Do You Start
17. Bernie Schwartz
18. If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' On
It!
19. Personal Hygiene
20. Who Cares
21. Fifty Percent
22. The Nun's Story
23. You're Gonna Hear From Me
24. The Chance To Sing
25. The Man in the Moon is a Lady |
Here is a personal review I wrote of the CD ::
[ 02.18.2002 ]
Tonight a version of a dream that I keep having came
true. I had
Bea Arthur over to my house for dinner! Well, not
exactly, but
close! Matthew came home from work with a copy of
Bea's CD in
his hand. I already had the CD player warmed up and
dinner in
the oven (that's where I put it after bring it back
from Dominos
Pizza!). So, theoretically, Bea and Billy joined us
for an intimate
dinner at my house.
So, what did I think of the CD you might be wondering?
Simply brilliant! (using the same verbiage that she
uses often in her
show). It was like seeing the show for the first
and fourth time!
A flood of memories came back from when seeing her
show back in May. I try to think what people would
think listening to it
without having seen her show first. I know they will
be just as entertained, but for songs like Pirate
Jenny... the lighting on Bea
and the stage when she performed the song made it
even more powerful then it already is. That's what
I remember the most… it
sent shivers up my spine! Then there was her rendition
of Some People. It was introduced without warning,
then she breaks
away with her story of the song and then comes back,
continuing the song. I love that part, so perfect,
so Bea! They cut some of
the material in the show out of the CD (probably
due to the 74
minute maximum limit on a CD) but they definitely
kept most of the more memorable parts of the show.
Her stories, though told
by others time and again before, cannot be better
executed than Bea with her comedic timing. An added
delight for me on Bea's
CD is the last track. The Man in the Moon is a Lady
was added to her show after her performances that
I saw in Chicago.
Furthermore, what is missed on the CD is when Billy
gets up
from the piano and leaves the stage at the end. However,
the
piano continues to play, surprising the audience as
they were
not expecting a one, last, laugh and impression of
the show!
Simple, yet brilliant!
One thing I noticed that was cut from the CD was her
comments
on Vermont's passing gay marriage laws. I felt it
was a very
important piece of the show, but perhaps it had more
meaning
when sitting with her in the same room, rather then
on CD.
I could go on and on about the CD, but I won't for
sake of your
time! I just feel so fortunate that they at least
decided to release
Bea's work in audio format. Of course, I would just
die if they
released her show on DVD. But, nevertheless, I am
110%
satisfied with having seen her show three times and
having the
CD to cement my memories.
If you haven't had the opportunity to drop everything
and go out
and buy the CD, you can still get it. It is available
at local stores
such as Borders (whom only ordered one copy per store,
bad
move), Barnes and Noble, and Virgin MegaStore (whom
has it
on special display). You can also order it online
by clicking on the above image.
- Kevin Buckstiegel
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