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Save The Date: Marc Shaiman in Conversation with Nathan Lane: Never Mind the Happy, Jan. 25, 2026
Award-winning composer and co-lyricist Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, Sister Act, Smash and many others) joins fellow Tony Award winner Nathan Lane…
Marc Shaiman Kicks Off Book Tour At 92NY With Nathan Lane January 25, 2026
Award-winning composer and co-lyricist Marc Shaiman (Hairspray, Sister Act, Smash and many others) joins fellow Tony Award winner Nathan Lane…
Bette Midler Weighs In On Marc Shaiman’s Upcoming Memoir, Never Mind The Happy!
Bette Midler Weighs In On Marc Shaiman's Upcoming Memoir, Never Mind The Happy!
The Best Book-to-Film Adaptations
Transforming the intricacies of literature into a visual spectacle has yielded some of cinema's greatest films.
Bette Midler Attends The Tom Wolfe Prizes for Fiction and Reportage Gala
A dinner for Air Mail’s inaugural Tom Wolfe Prizes for Fiction and Reportage had a little bit of everything. At…
Marc Shaiman’s Memoir Out In January 2026
Marc Shaiman will tell the story of his life and career in a new memoir, Variety reports.
Marc Shaiman Announces His Memoir Never Mind The Happy Jan 27, 2026
In NEVER MIND THE HAPPY, Marc tells of his adventures on Broadway and in television and Hollywood, sharing never-before-heard stories…
Bette Midler Gave Graydon Carter His Favorite Book As A Gift
Graydon Carter Thinks ‘Hollywood Wives’ Waylaid His Magazine Career, He bounced back big time with editorships at Spy and Vanity…
Bette Midler Celebrates National Library Day
Legendary singer and actress Bette Midler urges the Mayor to reverse the $36M libraries cut to the city’s three public library systems in…
Bruce Vilanch on the Worst TV Moments in History
IndieWire talks to the iconic comedian about his new book, "It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time," and…
Bette Midler Gives A Shout Out To Bruce Vilanch’s New Upcoming Book
Mister D: Bruce Vilanch's new book is titled It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time, and it will…
BetteBack: Bette Midler Shares Her Cultural Obsessions
"I must say, I'm astonished that I've never gotten tired of any of my own music," says Bette Midler, whose…
Reminder: Bette Midler To Interview Graydon Carter On March 26, 2025
From the pages of Vanity Fair to the red carpets of Hollywood, editor Graydon Carter’s memoir revives the glamorous heyday…
Bette Midler’s former penthouse bookshelf takes a unique approach to color organization
By now, we are all familiar with Bookshelf Wealth – a styling trend that stormed our social media feeds nearly…
“On Bette Midler: An Opinionated Guide” by Kevin Winkler is transcendent
Superb. That word’s appropriate in this situation. Fantastic, that’s another. Transcendent or celestial, if you’re of that mind or perhaps…
Bette Midler: On The Way To Stardom
Midler is still working hard in Hollywood. She most recently starred in the film The Fabulous Four, about friends who…
Graydon Carter & Bette Midler In Conversation Live Wed, March 26, 2025
From the pages of Vanity Fair to the red carpets of Hollywood, editor Graydon Carter’s memoir revives the glamorous heyday of magazines as the…
How Hocus Pocus Changed Salem Forever
If you’ve visited Salem, Massachusetts, in the last decade, you’re probably well aware that the Disney movie Hocus Pocus was…
Hocus Pocus Book Signing With Shannon Carlin Oct 13
This Sunday (October 13), Shannon Carlin will be at The Halloween Museum in Salem, MA, signing copies of her new…
More Kevin Winkler’s An Opinionated Guide On Bette Midler
Author Kevin Winker recalls the first time he saw Bette Midler on Johnny Carson. “She reminded me of the girls…
Palace Costume – Hollywood’s Legendary Costume House
Strolling through Palace Costume is a bit like stepping into a Tim Burton movie.
Pop Culture Grimoires That R Extraordinarily Powerful
As any magic user worth their ring of salt knows, grimoires are essential to magical education and spell casting.
Things You Should Know: Notes On Jewish Camp
Miss M is a fierce reading champion, so I crafted my site in a blog format. Yes, you have to…
Book Review: “Witches Run Amok: The Oral History of Disney’s Hocus Pocus”
The Laughing PlaceBook Review: “Witches Run Amok: The Oral History of Disney’s Hocus Pocus” Tells the Complete Story of a…
New Book, Witches Run Amok, 2 Be Released Aug 14, 2024
Over the years, Hocus Pocus has transformed into a Halloween staple, enjoyed by families worldwide as a fun, not-too-scary tradition.
How New York Inspired Other Cities to Go Green
It took the form of a collaboration with Bette Midler, who’d recently founded a nonprofit dedicated to cleaning and restoring…
On Bette Midler w/ Kevin Winkler & Charles Kirsch Live
The Drama Book Shop presents, in association with Jay Michaels Global Communications, “On Bette Midler, An Opinionated Guide”
Podcast — Theater of Bette Midler, part 3
I am excited to share w you the 3rd & final segment of my conv w author Kevin Winkler regarding…
Podcast: Midler On The Half Shell – Theater Of Bette Midler Part 2
In today’s episode, author Kevin Winkler returns for the second part of our discussion of his fascinating new book, On…