Based on a real event, "Looped" takes place in the summer of 1965, when an inebriated Tallulah Bankhead is called into a sound studio to re-record (or "loop") one line of dialogue for what would be her last film, the dreadful "Die, Die My Darling." Ms. Bankhead was known for her wild partying and convention-defying exploits that surpassed even today's celebrity bad girls. Given her intoxicated state and inability to loop the line properly, what ensues is an uproarious showdown between an uptight film editor and the outrageous legend.
Valerie Harper is a four-time Emmy-winner, best known for playing Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and her own spin-off series, "Rhoda." Ms. Harper's most recent Broadway appearance was in 2001, when she starred in Charles Busch's comedy "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife."
Here are clips of Ms. Harper's performance in the 2009 Arena Stage production:
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