If one could gauge the presence of morning talk-show hosts with a handheld gadget, recent readings backstage at the Helen Hayes Theatre would be off the charts! This is all thanks to Whoopi Goldberg, of course. The comedy superstar/talk show diva played her last performance in
Xanadu on September 7 as the razor-tongued muse Calliope. Of course, the funny lady's famous colleagues from her day job at
The View would not miss a chance to see Whoopi in action in the campy musical. Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd have all dropped in to sing along to the show's perky score, and watch the Lady Goldberg take audience members to task with her hysterical ad-libbing. Hmmm, perhaps they could change the show's name to
Xana-View? Sorry, we're cuckoo for puns. Click on for pics!