April 12, 2013 | BootLeg Betty

The Politician returns after the Season 1 time jump, and Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) is back, but this time, he’s vying for a seat in the New York State Senate as part of his plan to take the presidency. Standing in his way is a different opponent than what he’s faced in the past: Incumbent Dede Standish (Judith Light), whose election campaign has been thrown out of whack with Payton’s entrance into the race. With the help of her loyal Chief of Staff, Hadassah Gold (Bette Midler), Dede does everything she can to cling onto her Senate seat.

As a long-time incumbent and greatly admired Senate Majority Leader with no-nonsense Chief of Staff, Hadassah Gold (Bette Midler) Payton tries his best to take down Dede, revealing her part in a “throuple.” But Hadassah digs up her own secrets about Payton, threatening to release an embarrassing photograph of him posing nearly nude and wearing a headdress. “We’re destroying him,” she tells Dede. “You’ll thank me later.” There’s also “spicy lube,” multiple positive pregnancy tests, one traitorous campaign member, plenty of tears and many Nancy Meyers jokes at her side

Virtual 22nd Annual “BROADWAY BARKS ACROSS AMERICA”

Date: July 16, 2020

Time: 7:30 PM Eastern

Location: Broadway Barks on YouTube

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**Bette Midler to join cast of “Broadway Barks”**

The 22nd installment of Broadway Barks, the star-studded dog and cat adoption event, aptly titled “Broadway Barks Across America” for the 2020 season will be streamed for the first time ever on Thursday, July 16th at 7:30 p.m. EDT. The streamed event, hosted by co-founder, Bernadette Peters will feature adoptable animals presented by celebrities from across the country.

The event includes such friends as: Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Betty Buckley, Danny Burstein, Michael Cerveris, Kristin Chenoweth, Victoria Clark, Alan Cumming, Ted Danson, Ariana DeBose, Raúl Esparza, Gloria Estefan, Sutton Foster, Victor Garber, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Joel Grey, Josh Groban, Jake Gyllenhaal, Julie Halston, Jon Hamm, Emmylou Harris, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Nathan Lane, Laura Linney, Rebecca Luker, Audra McDonald, Malcolm McDowell, Laurie Metcalf, Bette Midler, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Rita Moreno, Bebe Neuwirth, Alex Newell, Kelli O’Hara, Mandy Patinkin, Randy Rainbow, Andrew Rannells, John Stamos, Mary Steenburgen, Will Swenson, Michael Urie, Nia Vardalos, Adrienne Warren and Vanessa Williams.

AIDS Walk: Live From Home

Date: July 19, 2020

Time: 10:00 AM ET/PT

Location: New York & San Francisco

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AIDS Walk New York and AIDS Walk San Francisco are coming together for the first time to present “AIDS Walk: Live From Home.”

This first-ever coast-to-coast event will stream live beginning at 10 a.m. ET/PT on aidswalk.net and GMHC.org. In addition AIDS Walk: Live at Home will also be broadcast on ABC7/KGO-TV in San Francisco. Presented in partnership with iHeartMedia, the event will feature iHeartMedia on-air personality, Elvis Duran and will also be streamed live on
iHeartRadio’s YouTube channel.

Legendary icons Bette Midler and Gloria Estefan will be our headline performers, singing to us from the intimacy of their living rooms! Also appearing will be Queer Eye’s Tan France, Karamo Brown and Bobby Berk, Golden Globe winner Matt Bomer, Vanessa Williams, Alan Cumming, Laura Linney (Ozark), Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), Tea Leoni (Madam Secretary), Mae Whitman (Good Girls), Elvis Duran (iHeart Radio), and Ross Mathews (RuPaul’s Drag Race).

Outrageous Fundraising – A Bette Midler DJ Set Julius Fundraiser (3 Hours Of Bette Midler Music)

Date: July 22, 2020

Time: 5 PM – 8 PM Eastern

Location: Julius Bar, NY NY (Streamed Online at Twitch TV

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Julius, Bar is Bright Light Bright Light‘s favourite bar in NYC and with financial troubles given COVID-19 closures, he’s donating his tips/donations this week to help their fundraiser.

Please tune in to hear 3 hours of iconic Bette Midler music to help the fundraiser for an iconic NYC LGBTQ+ location.

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Coastal Elites

Date: September 1, 2020

Time: Sometime In September - TBA soon

Location: HBO

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Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson, and Issa Rae

Produced entirely under quarantine, the special, written by Rudnick and directed by Roach, “tells stories of breaking down and breaking through in the summer of 2020 that are funny, searing, poignant and now,” according to HBO.

“Paul Rudnick and Jay Roach bring their razor-sharp perspective and wit to HBO,” said Casey Bloys, President, HBO Programming. “We are thrilled to partner with them in telling this story, which is uniquely resonant for these times.”

Exploring our current world of deeply divided politics and the universal pursuit of human connection during a pandemic, Coastal Elites features a series of confessionals from five main characters, played by:

Bette Midler
Kaitlyn Dever
Dan Levy
Sarah Paulson
Issa Rae

The Glorias

Start date: September 26, 2020

End date: December 31, 2020

Location: United States, Brazil, India, United Kingdom, Canada

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Synopsis / Plot:

An equal rights crusader, journalist, and activist: Gloria Steinem embodies these and more. From her role in the revolutionary women’s rights movement to her travels throughout the U.S. and around the world, Steinem has made an everlasting mark on modern history. A nontraditional chronicle of a trailblazing life.

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Cast

Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Bette Midler, Janelle Monáe, Lulu Wilson, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Timothy Hutton, Angela Relucio, Olivia Jordan, Olivia Olson, Deetta West, Lorraine Toussaint, Kimberly Norris Guerrero, Victor Slezak, David Shae, Charles Green, Enid Graham, Leah Renee-K, Annika Pampel, Allie McCulloch, Jay Huguley, Kelley Davis, Mo Brings Plenty, Joan McMurtrey, Lynne Ashe, Kimiko Gelman, Bethany DeZelle, Michael Lowry

Day: April 12, 2013

Bette Midler Regrets Not Taking More Chances In Film Roles (New Interview)

Audio: Love Me With A Feeling by Bette Midler

BetteBack December 6, 1979: Is There Rivalry Between Bette And Barbra?

BetteBack December 2, 1979: What Was Bette’s Salary For ‘The Rose?’

Outrageous Fundraising – A Bette Midler DJ Set

Video: Bette Midler – Transformation From A Child To 73 Years Old

Video: The Best Of Bette Midler in “The Politician”

Videos: ‘Dancing’ & ‘Motherhood’ from ‘Hello Dolly’ from ‘On Broadway’

Video: Sophie Von Haselberg Talks Bette Midler, NYRP, Marriage, and Quarantine

Videos: 2 Interviews, 3 Videos – Bette Midler Talks To Johnny Carson And Phil Donahue About ‘Divine Madness’ and ‘View From A Broad’