Laurie Metcalf Talks Scott Rudin, Roseanne Barr In New Yorker Profile

Laurie Metcalf defends working with controversial producer Scott Rudin

Rudin is attempting a career comeback years after he faced allegations of abusive and violent behavior toward employees

Laurie Metcalf Talks Scott Rudin, Roseanne Barr In New Yorker Profile

Laurie Metcalf discusses her collaborations with controversial figures Scott Rudin and Roseanne Barr in a new magazine profile.

Laurie Metcalf Threatened to Sever Ties With Steppenwolf Amid Scott Rudin Standoff

The Tony-winner threatened to cut ties with Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company so Rudin could produce his comeback show, ’Little Bear Ridge Road.’

Laurie Metcalf Defends Her Work With Scott Rudin

Laurie Metcalf starred in two Broadway productions this season, both produced by Scott Rudin, who was accused of physically and mentally abusing his assistants. Now she explains her continued association.

Laurie Metcalf’s Third Act

Michael Schulman profiles the actress, whose stage and screen career encompasses roles in “Roseanne,” “Hacks,” and “Lady Bird,” and “Death of a Salesman” on Broadway. The once cancelled producer Scott Rudin has staked his own comeback on making her the First Lady of American Theatre.

Laurie Metcalf Talks Scott Rudin, Roseanne Barr And Falling Out With Steppenwolf In New Yorker Profile

Laurie Metcalf, currently starring in the hit Broadway revival Death of a Salesman co-starring Nathan Lane, speaks emotionally about the show’s producer (and her frequent collaborator) Scott Rudin in a lengthy New Yorker profile out today. “It’s so touchy,” she tells writer Michael Schulman, who notes in the profile that Metcalf teared up when speaking…