Marc Shaiman told me he wrote “A Doctor, A Doctor” for his sister Joyce’s wedding. He then sang it to…
Category: Beaches
The “Beaches” musical at Drury Lane Theatre may take that Bette Midler story, and song, to Broadway by Spring
Chicago Tribune New wind beneath ‘Beaches‘ wings at Drury Lane By Chris Jones June 26, 2015 In 2002, the Co-operative…
Bette Midler: Beaches Facts And Trivia
Beaches Facts And Trivia What does Hillary go to school to study? Law.  Hillary became a lawyer for the ACLU. What…
BetteBack January 11, 1990: Bette Midler Nominated For 3 Grammy Awards
Sitka Daily Sentinel January 11, 1990 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – Don Henley’s “ The End of…
Our 5 Favorite Big-Screen Female Duos
Bio Our 5 Favorite Big-Screen Female Duos MARCI ROBIN May 7, 2015 As Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara ramp up…
BetteBack June 9, 1989: Bette Midler Flattered By Marathon Play Of WBMW’s
Doylestown Intelligencer June 9, 1989 A radio station in Fort Pierce, Fla, decided to play Bette Midler‘s hit single “Wind…
BetteBack June 4, 1989: Bette Midler Reaches Number One On The Billboard Charts
Walla Walla Union Bulletin June 4, 1989 The following are toe top record hits and leading popular compact disks as…
BetteBack April 27, 1989: Beaches – Midler Brings The Movie Alive!
Iola Register April 27, 1989 Two little girls meet on an Atlantic City beach; what happens in their lives makes…
BetteBack March 17, 1989: Lip Injections And Foreheads
Lawrence Journal World March 17, 1989 SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Sometimes you put your reporter’s notebook away and walk outside…
Beaches: Time Out Review
CC and Hillary first meet under the boardwalk in Atlantic City. CC is a vulgar, would-be singer, Hillary a…
Beaches: Variety Review
Story of this engaging tearjerker [from the novel by Iris Rainer Dart] is one of a profound friendship, from…
BetteBack January 12, 1989: Bette Midler Is The Show In Beaches
Altoona Mirror January 12, 1989 Bette Midler is the show here in a story of two women who meet as…
BetteBack January 8, 1989: Beaches Reminds Us That Bette Midler Is A Powerful Pop Singer
Pacific Stars And Stripes January 8, 1989 ”¢ In the strongest musical moments of the new Bette Midler movie, “Beaches,”…
BetteBack January 12, 1989: Beaches Is A Washout – Roger Ebert
Alton Telegraph January 12, 1989 Maybe the problem is with the flashbacks. Maybe if the whole story had simply been…
BetteBack November 27, 1988: Beaches Released Early For Oscar Consideration
Syracuse Herald Journal November 27, 1988 Two films. Back to back best-actress citations from Cannes, the granddaddy of film festivals.…
BetteBack November 20, 1988: Hollywood Unwraps Their Winter Movies
Madison Wisconsin State Journal November 20, 1988 Entertainment News Service – Oh boy, what a summer! Yeeech, what a fall!…
BetteBack November 13, 1988: Bette Midler Gets Early Oscar Buzz For Beaches
Pacific Stars And Stripes November 13, 1988 LOS ANGELES (AP) – Oscar campaigns begin earlier every year, and already the…
BetteBack October 30, 1988: Lainie Kazan Plays Bette Midler’s Mother In Beaches
Anderson Herald Bulletin October 30, 1988 QUESTION: What’s this about Lainie Kazan, the ever-chubby singer-actress, losing a lot ofweight? Is…
