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Laurie Metcalf Navigates Producer Rift
27 Apr
Summary
- Metcalf defends producer Scott Rudin's rehabilitation efforts.
- Steppenwolf refused to collaborate with Rudin on a play transfer.
- Metcalf reflects on Roseanne Barr's show cancellation and silence.
Actress Laurie Metcalf has shared candid thoughts on producer Scott Rudin's return to Broadway, following allegations of workplace abuse. Metcalf expressed that Rudin's public apologies and reflection suggest a possibility for genuine rehabilitation.
This stance has put her at odds with Chicago's Steppenwolf theater company, where she began her career. A dispute arose when Rudin sought to transfer a production starring Metcalf to New York, a move Steppenwolf refused due to their unwillingness to collaborate with Rudin.
Metcalf also addressed her past collaboration with Roseanne Barr. The revival of their show, 'Roseanne,' was canceled in 2018 after Barr posted a racist tweet. Metcalf learned of the cancellation via a news chyron and has not spoken to Barr since.
Metcalf has expressed a desire for a theatrical return to her roots at Steppenwolf, wishing to be "brave with the people who taught me to be brave" without fear of public backlash, contrasting it with current PC culture.
