Theatre - Bootleg Betty https://bootlegbetty.com The Bette Midler Blog Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://bootlegbetty.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-bette-midler-extralarge_1412020319276-702x468-32x32.jpg Theatre - Bootleg Betty https://bootlegbetty.com 32 32 Trivia: Bette Midler Turned Down This Stage Musical https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/07/10/trivia-bette-midler-turned-down-this-stage-musical/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/07/10/trivia-bette-midler-turned-down-this-stage-musical/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:58:46 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=311195 Trivia: Bette Midler Turned Down This Stage Musical Bootleg Betty

Record exec Ahmet Ertegun produced this show, written specifically for Bette Midler…who turned it down.

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/07/10/trivia-bette-midler-turned-down-this-stage-musical/feed/ 0 Bette Midler And A Brief History With Tonys And Broadway https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/06/bette-midler-and-a-brief-history-with-tonys-and-broadway/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/06/bette-midler-and-a-brief-history-with-tonys-and-broadway/#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:43:08 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=310671 Bette Midler And A Brief History With Tonys And Broadway Bootleg Betty

The 79th Tony Awards will be held tonight on June 7, 2026, to recognize excellence in Broadway productions during the 2025–26 season.

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/06/bette-midler-and-a-brief-history-with-tonys-and-broadway/feed/ 0 Bette Midler – Lookin’ Back At A Gay Icon https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/06/bette-midler-lookin-back-at-a-gay-icon/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/06/bette-midler-lookin-back-at-a-gay-icon/#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:25:36 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=310387 Bette Midler – Lookin’ Back At A Gay Icon Bootleg Betty

Bette Midler is a gay icon and a Hollywood fixture, and not even in that order.

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/06/bette-midler-lookin-back-at-a-gay-icon/feed/ 0 Bette Midler – Broadway Made These Stars Rich! https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/04/bette-midler-broadway-made-these-stars-rich/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/04/bette-midler-broadway-made-these-stars-rich/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:26:45 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=310613 Bette Midler – Broadway Made These Stars Rich! Bootleg Betty

Broadway isn't just about applause and artistry; for some stars, it has also been the gateway to wealth.

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/04/bette-midler-broadway-made-these-stars-rich/feed/ 0 Boodles BonBon Video: Bette Midler – Matchmaker, Matchmaker 1968 https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/03/boodles-bonbon-video-bette-midler-matchmaker-matchmaker-1968/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/03/boodles-bonbon-video-bette-midler-matchmaker-matchmaker-1968/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:45:46 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=310562 Boodles BonBon Video: Bette Midler – Matchmaker, Matchmaker 1968 Bootleg Betty

Matchmaker, Matchmaker (‘68 Tonys) - Bette Midler, Mimi Turque & Tanya Everett • Fiddler on the Roof

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/06/03/boodles-bonbon-video-bette-midler-matchmaker-matchmaker-1968/feed/ 0 Haole to Haole with Bette Midler https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/13/haole-to-haole-with-bette-midler/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/13/haole-to-haole-with-bette-midler/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 14:08:02 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=310316 Haole to Haole with Bette Midler Bootleg Betty

I’d been waiting 25 years to talk to Bette Midler, so I dove at the chance to interview the Divine Miss M on the release of her 1998 album Bathhouse Betty.

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/13/haole-to-haole-with-bette-midler/feed/ 0 Divine Midler Meets Jackman At 2012 Tony After Party https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/09/divine-midler-meets-jackman-at-2012-tony-after-party/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/09/divine-midler-meets-jackman-at-2012-tony-after-party/#comments Sat, 09 May 2026 15:24:00 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=310305 Divine Midler Meets Jackman At 2012 Tony After Party Bootleg Betty

This is Bette Midler and Hugh Jackman at the 2012 Tony Awards After?Party (the official Plaza Hotel party hosted by O&M).

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]]> https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/09/divine-midler-meets-jackman-at-2012-tony-after-party/feed/ 3 Video: Bette Midler – Hello Dolly (Complete) https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/06/video-bette-midler-hello-dolly-complete/ https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/05/06/video-bette-midler-hello-dolly-complete/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 11:58:30 +0000 https://bootlegbetty.com/?p=310243 Video: Bette Midler – Hello Dolly (Complete) Bootleg Betty

Bette Midler’s Hello, Dolly! was a lavish, joy?bomb Broadway revival (2017–2018) that earned her a Tony Award

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Few people can claim to have truly earned the label of "icon," and Bette Midler is one of those few.

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The musical version of the beloved 1988 Bette Midler film is earning some of the season's most negative notices.

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