Bea Arthur, who passed away in April, was remembered on Broadway Monday. Friends, family and former costars gathered at Broadway's Majestic Theatre to honor the former Golden Girl. Angela Lansbury, who first worked with Arthur in 1966 (Mame), hosted the event in front of a large regal-appearing photo of her friend.On stage, yes, we were bosom buddies but it wasn't until years later after we both had successful TV series under our belts that we really got together. That's when we became ... bosom friends.Jerry Stiller, Rosie O'Donnell, Rue McClanahan and Maude producer Norman Lear also paid tribute to the late star. Lear told the gathering he has "spent most of my life in the company of extraordinary laugh-makers, performers and writers, killers of the art, but Bea Arthur had me laughing in nooks and crannies of my body, places I didn't even know existed."
To round out the event, the house was treated to Arthur's rendition of "My Way," a Sinatra classic performed on Maude, and a vignette of photos and clips of her career.
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