I'll Eat You Last - Sue talks about Faye Dunaway

For more than 20 years, Sue Mengers's clients were the talk of the town, and her dinner parties were the envy of Hollywood. Now, you're invited into her glamorous Beverly Hills home for an evening of dish, dirty secrets and all the inside showbiz details only Sue can tell you.

Her clients were the biggest names in show business: Barbra Streisand, Faye Dunaway, Burt Reynolds, Ali McGraw, Gene Hackman, Cher, Candice Bergen, Ryan O'Neal, Nick Nolte, Mike Nichols, Gore Vidal, Bob Fosse.

Appearing on Broadway for the first time in nearly 40 years, Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning superstar Bette Midler plays the legendary Hollywood agent Sue Mengers (1932-2011) in this new, one-character play written by Tony Award® winner and three-time Academy Award® nominee John Logan and directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Joe Mantello.

[ldbarrera]

Bette was brilliant in this. The fact that she NEVER got off that couch made it even more mesmerizing

[SRX]

I wish this play was filmed. Would love to see the whole thing.

[slc]

Faye's work in "Chinatown" is priceless, regardless of the crummy $75, 000.00.

[djr]

Diann Cannons character in “The Last Of Shelia”, was based on Sue Menger.

[itstheburnz]

Faye was Fab in Chinatown...and 3 Days of Condor.. recently viewed them both again...she can act!!! Held her own with Jack and Redford..

[olgaperez]

Saw this play on opening preview night. It still echoes in my mind, she was amazing.

[cydkriletich]

No matter what she does, Bette is fabulous!

[jlymenb]

Wish I'd seen this live. There's a great rip on Mengers so great!, by Shelley Winters in Blake Edward's brilliant film, S.O.B.

[johnnycop]

Saw Bette in '78 at the Sydney State Theatre for her record 24 straight shows at her peak.
Tickets $6.50,  good value.   

[ericwilliams]

Faye Dunaway knew how to use and optimize the tools she had in her belt. She could get you to like her early on in the story and seduce you into more subtlety. She knew this was her way of creating the finality of her performance in the minds of the audience and it worked. She loved the emotional moments, the close ups which represented the drama of her character and her goal was to surprise her opposing actor. She was a seductress providing something fresh, but something desirable. Actors either have it or they don't. She could have done a lot more if she was easier to work with but whatever.

[Rocketjay]

In the movie The Last of Sheila, Dyan Cannon plays a loud and brassy Hollywood agent supposedly based on Sue Mengers. The screenplay was written by Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim. Dyan was perfect.

[ratt]

I'd love to see this, it would have been great if they'd put the whole show on video. I'm sure it's no longer being produced, this video is almost 10 years old...

[Heyjay]

Saw this in previews. Hysterically funny!!!

[dedebee]

Betty davis knew faye. She worked with her and said " she was the most unprofessional actress she has ever worked with! Always late always late and unprofessional

[jeffeastwood]

Do you know if there are plans on releasing the whole show? These clips are terrific but we would like to see the complete show =^)

[JLB]

I'll entertain anything involving Bette

[TheHoopyscoopy]

If I were an actor I wouldn't want someone like this on my team. I'd audition and let my work speak for itself.

[dalekdx]

I remember what Bette Midler said about the movie Mommie Dearest. She was walking in NYC and saw someone wearing a t shirt with a stern looking Joan Crawford picture on it. It read "I never laid a hand on those fuc..ng kids."

[blackstars]

It's a glass wall, with a door in it, separating the rooms from each other, and the sofa/couch is set against it, which is why you can see her reflection :)

[antmagor]

Sadly, Fay Dunaway is difficult to work with. People often talk about Betty Davis‘s feud with Joan Crawford, but the truth of the matter is, Betty Davis never knew hatred until she met Fay Dunaway. Similar story on the set of Supergirl, Brenda Vaccaro said she was horrible to the costume designers.