Awards Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations
1998 American Comedy Awards, USA Won, American Comedy Award Funniest Female Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication Bette Midler
1997 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominated, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special Bill Brigode (co-producer), Bette Midler (executive producer), Douglas C. Forbes (co-producer), Marty Callner (producer), Randall Gladstein (co-producer), Bonnie Bruckheimer (executive producer)
Nominated, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special – Multi-Camera Production Jeff U’ren (editor), Troy Okoniewski (editor)
Won, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program Bette Midler (performer)
Won, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries or a Special Allen Branton (lighting designer), Peter Morse (lighting designer)
Nominated, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Music Direction Bobby Lyle (music director)
Nominated, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program Robert De Mora (costume designer)
Nominated, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Special Robert Ramos (hairstylist)
Nominated, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special Don Worsham (production/re-recording mixer), Kooster McAlister (production mixer)
Nominated, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program Robert De Mora (production designer)
Nominated, Primetime Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program Marty Callner (director)
New York Post Bette Midler slammed for calling Melania Trump ‘FLOTITS’ By Yaron Steinbuch November 16, 2018
Mister D: Personally, I’ve been keeping myself out of the fray as far as name-calling. In fact, I’ve been doubling down on the Democrats, because they have to get better. We cannot afford to keep revoting the same people in who are not working for us, but the 1%. They are both corrupt and evil parties in their own way. We need desperately to get corporate money out and let campaigns become grassroots like they used to be. Almost every politician is a sell out and that includes Obama and Hillary.
But what kills me is all the name-calling from each side who think they have the moral high ground. And frankly, neither party does. Everything has been exposed since Trump ran and got into office. Presidents, First Ladies, GOP, DNC, MSM. It truly is a goldmine of farce and propaganda. Some of us are really waking up, but it’s taking the masses quite awhile to catch up. You don’t have to be intelligent to see it, you just have to be open and aware. It’s like Bernie Sanders said, research everything, even what I say. You do that, then watch TV news and you’ll see how much of the truth is edited out by all.Read More
Carmen Ruby Floyd, Bette’s Understudy in Hello Dolly!, Will Play At The Historic Birdland Jazz Club
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) – On November 16, a Buffalo native will be performing at the historic Birdland Jazz Club in New York City – a venue where Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, and Marilyn Monroe once frequented.
Carmen Ruby Floyd has been rehearsing for weeks for her headlining act. It’s an important show for her, as this will be her first solo gig since ending her run in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway. Floyd was the understudy for the legendary Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters in the role of Dolly Levi.Read More
The Architects Newspaper The hidden power of community gardens By SUSANNAH DRAKE November 13, 2018
Bette Midler and Executive Director Deborah Marton
As a follow-up to my conversation with Commissioner Silver, I contacted Deborah Marton to speak with her about the New York Restoration Project’s work with under-served communities in New York. The group’s mission states:
New York Restoration Project (NYRP) is a non-profit organization driven by the conviction that all New Yorkers deserve beautiful, high-quality public space within ready walking distance of their homes. Since our founding in 1995 by Bette Midler, NYRP has planted trees, renovated gardens, restored parks, and transformed open space for communities throughout New York City’s five boroughs. As New York’s only citywide conservancy, we bring private resources to spaces that lack adequate municipal support, fortifying the City’s aging infrastructure and creating a healthier environment for those who live in the most densely populated and least green neighborhoods.Read More
Hiding in an unmarked tape box for over 40 years, here we have an entire, never-before-heard 1972 performance by Bette Midler! This in-house stereo recording was made by Continental Baths deejay Don Fendley in early 1972 (most likely on January 15th).
This 77-minute show was recorded straight through (no edits or interruptions) using at least two onstage microphones, which were likely fed into the DJ booth.
This is Miss M. captured during one of The Baths’ famed Saturday night cabaret shows — and as this historic recording documents, she keeps the audience right in the palm of her hand! Bette proudly introduces her excellent backing band (Michael Federal, Kevin Ellman, Lee Gurst and Barry Manilow), teases club owner Steve Ostrow and praises The Baths toward the end of the show. The evening concludes with a final announcement by the MC: “We ask that the ladies — as soon as they can get themselves together — please leave and we can turn The Baths back to us boys and then we’ll have our disco!”Read More
Mister D: I just love the way Sam Harris covers songs associated with Bette Midler. You can tell he is very influenced by her. And it shows.
MARTHA Music & Lyrics, Tom Waits
Operator, number please, it’s been so many years Will she remember my old voice while I fight the tears Hello, hello there, is this Martha, this is old Tom Frost And I am calling long distance, don’t worry ’bout the cost Cause it’s been forty years or more, now Martha please recall Meet me out for coffee, where we’ll talk about it all
And those were the days of roses, of poetry and prose And Martha all I had was you and all you had was me There was no tomorrows, we packed away our sorrows And we saved them for a rainy day
And I feel so much older now, and you’re much older too How’s your husband, and how’s your kids, you know that I got married too Lucky that you found someone to make you feel secure Cause we were all so young and foolish, now we are mature
And those were the days of roses, of poetry and prose And Martha all I had was you and all you had was me There was no tomorrows, we packed away our sorrows And we saved them for a rainy day
And I was always so impulsive, I guess that I still am And all that really mattered then was that I was a man I guess that our being together was never meant to be And Martha, Martha, I love you, can’t you see
And those were the days of roses, of poetry and prose And Martha all I had was you and all you had was me There was no tomorrows, we packed away our sorrows And we saved them for a rainy day
And I remember quiet evenings, trembling close to you
Auction: Bette Midler Items will be auctioned off in Julien’s Bob Mackie Collection November 17, 2018
JOIN JULIEN’S AUCTIONS AS WE CELEBRATE THE TIMELESS GLAMOUR AND INIMITABLE STYLE AND GENIUS OF LEGENDARY FASHION AND COSTUME DESIGNER BOB MACKIE IN PROPERTY FROM COLLECTION OF BOB MACKIE. THIS FASHION AUCTION EVENT OF THE SEASON FEATURING OVER 200 CREATIONS FROM THE RENOWNED DESIGNER WILL TAKE PLACE MID–NOVEMBER 2018 IN A LIVE AND ONLINE AUCTION AT JULIENSLIVE.COM
Cher. Carol Burnett. Diana Ross. Bette Midler. Raquel Welch. These are just some of the entertainment icons and muses Bob Mackie has designed for and whose legendary designs have captured the public imagination and made headlines around the world. Highlights of this one–of–a–kind fashion event will feature Carol Burnett’s colorful costumes worn on The Carol Burnett Show including a pair of costumes worn by Burnett and Joel Grey in a “Commedia Dell’Arte” skit with Grey and Burnett as Punch and Judy dolls (estimate: $2000–$4000); a coral jersey gown and embellished bolero worn on the show by Burnett (estimate: $1,000–$2,000) and a colorful custom-made crepon gown worn by Burnett to The People’s Choice Awards in 1977 (estimate: $2000–$4000). The sale will also include several of Cher’s most iconic, headline-making ensembles worn in the 1970s including her 1974 Academy Awards custom made hand painted silk ensemble comprised of a cape, a bandeau top with scarf and a low waisted layered skirt (estimate: $4,000–$6,000); a spaghetti strapped jersey gown worn on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (estimate: $3,000–$5,000); a marigold jersey jumpsuit worn while performing “Everyday People” with Sonny on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (estimate: $3,000–$5,000); a large Mother Goose costume worn by Cher in a skit with Bette Midler on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour and more. In a testament to Bob Mackie’s continued fashion legacy, the auction will also feature a petal pink satin gown worn by Julia Louis–Dreyfus to the 1998 Emmy Awards (estimate: $3,000–$5,000); Raquel Welch’s figure-hugging nude jersey gown embellished with topaz and white faceted glass and rows of gold bugle beads worn on the Cher Show (estimate: $3,000–$5,000); and a black custom-made gown worn by Lauren Bacall in 1970 in the Broadway show Applause and to the 24th Annual Tony Awards where she won for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in the Musical Applause (estimate: $3,000–$5,000).Read More
Baby won't you come and take me by my hand Won't you come and take me for a ride We almost got to Disneyland one night It was abandoned in the light And then the wind blew in Whisperin" Some folks are not meant to win Tell me how would you like it Say would you like it Close your eyes and maybe we could roll away again Tell me how would you like it Say would you like it If you and I were crazy we would Steal away again
Baby won't you come and take me to the sea Well find ourselves a ship that is heaven bound We almost sailed away one pearly dawn But in the light of early morning Ooo the wind blew in Whisperin Some folks ore not meant to win
Tell, me how would you like it Say would you like it Close your eyes and maybe we could roll away again How would you like it Say would you like it If you and I were dumb enough We would steal away againRead More
