 In 1994, the actress and singer Karla Burns launched her one-woman show "Hi-Hat-Hattie" (written by Larry Parr), about McDaniel's life.Burns went on to perform the role in several other cities through 2002, including Off-Broadway and the Long Beach Playhouse Studio Theatre in California.In 2002, McDaniel's legacy was celebrated in American Movie Classics's (AMC) film "Beyond Tara, The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel" (2001), produced and directed by Madison D. Lacy and hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.