The great Bette Midler was a guest on Front Row, railing against the Hollywood trend for making films aimed at teenage boys. They may bring in hundreds of millions of dollars, she said, but there was no substance to them.
This might explain why she has returned, aged 62, to live performance with a Las Vegas extravaganza, The Showgirl Must Go On, which promises to live up to the New York Times description of Midler as someone who gives bad taste a good name.
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