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BetteBack April 1, 1971: Bette Midler Takes On The Who’s “Tommy” Musical
Mister D: Later on a movie musical would be made with Tina Turner as The Acid Queen and Ann Margaret…
Video: Bette On The Boards Presents ~ Bette Midler Footage – Odds And Ends
Rare Footage: P&R Marconi Commercial – Christopher Street Gay Liberation Parade – 28th Annual Tony Awards – 8mm film footage…
Video: Bette Midler “Fiddler” 1968 Tony Awards
Angela Lansbury introduces the 1968 casts of Fiddler on the Roof (“Matchmaker,Matchmaker”-Tanya Everett, BETTE MIDLER, Mimi Turque), Cabaret (“Cabaret” –…
PRISCILLA THE QUEEN ‘I WILL SURVIVE’ Australian Reality Talent Show to End with Broadway; Auditions Begin in April
Broadway World PRISCILLA ‘I WILL SURVIVE’ Australian Reality Talent Show to End with Broadway; Auditions Begin in April Thursday, April…
Bette Sighting: Bette Midler Attends Stockard Channing’s Return To “Other Desert Cities†On Broadway
New York Daily News Gatecrasher April 11, 2012 STOCKARD CHANNING got a warm welcome at her Broadway return. The actress,…
BetteBack May 11, 1992: Tyne Daly Miffed Over Midler Choice For “Gypsy”
Titusville Herald Daly Loses Role in ‘Gypsy‘ To Bette Midler May 11, 1992 RADNOR, Pa. (AP) – Tyne Daly, who…
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MetroWeekly New York’s Jumeirah Essex House embraces its inner drag queen Posted by Troy Petenbrink February 14, 2012 8:27 AM…
BetteBack March 31, 1990 : Legends
Chronicle Telegram TV News Shannon Jewell March 31, 1990 Rumor has it Disney Studios/Touchstone Pictures has optioned James Kirkwood‘s play…
Surprising Things Overheard At Broadway Focus Groups
The Producer’s Perspective 10 surprising things overheard at Broadway focus groups. January 13, 2012 If you’ve been reading my blog…
Priscilla, Queen of the Altar?
New York Observer THEATER Priscilla, Queen of the Altar: a Musical Found a New Way to Market Itself That Includes…
‘Priscilla’ Hits It Big At Broadway Box Office This Week
New York Times October 17, 2011, 5:59 PM A Good Week for ”˜Priscilla’ at the Box Office By PATRICK HEALY…
“War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!â€
Both inspiring, depressing SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL) October 7, 2011 “War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!” Edwin Starr had…
‘Keeping Up With The Mormons’ On Broadway
New York Times Struggling to Keep Up With Those Mormons By PATRICK HEALY Published: September 2, 2011 The new Broadway…
For The Boys: The Chicago Musical Is A 5 Star Winner!
For the Boys musical will have audiences laughing and crying By Jodie Jacobs, Chicago Theater Examiner For the Boys, a…
“For The Boys: The Musical” Opens In Chicago Today
“For the Boys“: Mark Rydell‘s 1991 film followed USO singer Dixie Leonard (played by Bette Midler) and her stage partner,…
Sholem Aleichem Documentary gives background for ‘Fidder on the Roof’ fans
Examiner Documentary on Sholem Aleichem gives background for ‘Fidder on the Roof’ fans By Jana Monji, LA Theater Reviews Examiner…
Broadway Musicals: Which Ones To See, Which Ones Not To See
Colombus Dispatch Broadway musicals: Four worth seeing this summer, and one to skip July 2, 2011 Live theater is fleeting….…
Chicago’s Marriott Theater To Stage “For The Boys” Musical
Chicago Tribune 2011 SUMMER STAGE GUIDE: Our Top-10 picks for the most promising shows by Chris Jones After the grayest…
Broadway musicians to protest pre-recorded music in ‘Priscilla’ Thursday
Los Angeles Times Broadway musicians to protest pre-recorded music in ‘Priscilla’ [Updated] May 26, 2011 | 1:44 pm Since the…
Priscilla Costume Designers Win Drama Desk Award
Aussie duo win Drama Desk Award The West Australian May 25, 2011, 10:20 am Oscar winning costume designers Lizzy Gardiner…