Video: Johnny Carson Presents Bette Midler With A Special Tony Award ~ 1974 (Great Speech)

Johnny Carson presents Bette Midler with a Special Tony at The 28th Annual Tony Awards ~ 1974  

BetteBack Gossip 1974: Extra Security?

Lebanon Daily News The VOICE of BROADWAY By JACK O’BRIAN March 2, 1974 Bette Midler had five escorts at La…

London Gives Props To Bette Midler And NYRP

The Australian In the Big Apple, money grows on trees BY: WILL PAVIA From: The Times September 10, 2012 12:00AM…

BetteBack 1974: Bette Midler And Barry Manilow Part Ways

Winnipeg Free Press The Divine Mr. M February 16, 1974 He has become known as the Divine Mr M because…

BetteBack Gossip 1974: Bette Midler Wants To Change Her Image

Bluefield Daily Telegraph The Voice Of Broadway February 13, 1974 Bette Midler, self-described “last of the truly tacky en­tertainers,” wants…

BetteBack Gossip 1974: Trash With Flash ~ Truth In Packaging?

Bradford Era Voice of Broadway By JACKO’BRIAN February 6, 1974 Bette Midler showed off her guy Eddie Simon (Paul Simon‘s…

Bette Tweets: Dems Convention, Pot Pies, Lord & Taylor’s, Oh My!

Bette Midler ”@BetteMidler Chicken pot pie weather! The remnant of Isaac is blowing up from the South…I’ll be in bed…

BetteBack Review 1974: “Bette Midler” By Bette Midler

Greenfield Recorder RECORDER World Of Music By Judy Hugg January 17, 1974 There’s not much one can say about Bette…

BetteBack 1974: Bette Becomes Disillusioned With Fame

Mister D: Most of Bette’s disillusionment of fame had to do with Rolling Stone magazine‘s bilious review of her second…

BetteBack Review: “Bette Midler” By Bette Midler ~ December 23, 1973

Hattiesburg American Off The Record By Hal Broome December 23, 1973 Bette Midler‘s flexible and interestingly toned voice would alone…

Reminder For UK Fans: The Barry Manilow and Bette Midler Experience ~ August 25, 2012 ~ Doncaster

  EXPERIENCE the musical journey of American stars, Barry Manilow and Bette Midler in a new show starring a Doncaster…

BetteBack: “Bette & Barry: Back to the Bathhouse” Performances Continuing Through September 12.

Theater Ink Bette & Barry: Back to the Bathhouse By John Rowell: August 8 ”“ 15 BATHTIME: Bette Midler has…

BetteBack: An “….Intensified, More Dramatic Version Of Peggy Lee”

Capital Times Bette Midler: Campy, Kooky, And Terrific By ROBERT LaBRASCA October 17, 1973 You have never seen anything like…

Donna Maxon’s Packing Them In: BETTE & BARRY: BACK TO THE BATHHOUSE Plays Through 9/12 At Laurie Beechman Theatre

Broadway World BACK TO THE BATHHOUSE Extends Through 9/12 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre Thursday, August 9, 2012 by BWW News…

Calling All UK Bette Midler & Barry Manilow Fans ~ Tribute Show Arriving!!! ~ August 25, 2012

Calling all UK Bette Midler & Barry Manilow Fans ~ The UK’s ONLY tribute to these two great stars!  Yes!!! Get…

BetteBack Concert Review: “She gave so much. I want to go see her again” ~ September 29, 1973

Oakland Tribune Bette Comes Back September 29, 1973 With due respect to Carol, Little Darlin’ and ‘Runaround Sue, all heart-throbbers…

BetteBack: Totally Bananas! ~ September 12, 1973

Press Telegram Bette Midler–wonderful bananas! Story and Photo By DENISE KUSEL September 12, 1973 Lights dimmed. Ripples of excited hush crackled through…

Bette On The Boards Presents: Bette Midler – Miss Millennium Tour (Dress Rehearsal)

Clip one: Originally there was going to be a rap number during the Delores DeLago segment featuring a turned over…

By Popular Demand: The Divine Donna Maxon ~ Aug. 1 and 15 at Laurie Beecham Theatre @ 7:30 PM

Mister D: Look closely everybody and you may see our friend Matty singing background! Staten Island Live The other Divine…

Reminder: Donna Maxon ~ “Bette & Barry: Back to the Bathhouse” plays Wednesday and Aug. 15 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre

Mister D: And if I’m not mistaken, our friend Matthew Parker is one of the background singers! The New York…

BetteBack: Bette Midler Becomes A Speaker ~ June 30, 1973

San Mateo Times Lyon’s Den By LEONARD LYONS June 30, 1973 Bette‘ Midler has been added to the list of…

BetteBack: Bette Starts Second Leg Of Tour In August ~ July 25, 1973

San Mateo Times Lyons Den Bv LEONARD LYONS Bette Midler, who is preparing another national tour beginning Aug 30 is…

BetteBack: Bette Obsessed With Ecology Even Then…April 23, 1973

San Mateo Times Lyon’s Den By LEONARD LYONS May 9, 1973 Bette Midler, who was honored by After Dark magazine…

BetteBack Concert Review: “She’s a killer.” ~ April 11, 1973

Redlands Daily Facts Divine Miss M wails, warbles, bounces her way to a million By MURRAY OLDERMAN April 11, 1973…

Same Songs, Other Voices Playlist ~ July 2012

Mister D: Well, this is the jukebox where we hear other artist’s versions of songs that Bette has performed and/or…

ABC Turns Bette’s Old Stomping Grounds “The Ansonia” Into “666 Park Avenue” The Series

gothamist ABC Turns The Ansonia Into 666 Park Avenue By Jen Chung May 16, 2012   Yesterday, ABC announced that it would…

BetteBack October 2, 1992: Bette Midler To Attend The Carousel of Hope Dinner Benefiting Children’s Diabetes Foundation

THE NEWS, FREDERICK, MD Glitteratti October 2, 1992 Stars line up to help out at Oct. 5 Carousel of Hope…

Bathhouse Bette: How the Advocate’s first celebrity cover woman was born (Thanks Andy)

Bathhouse Bette For her return to Broadway in 1975, Bathhouse Betty insisted on doing an interview with The Advocate –…

2011 March Same Songs, Other Voices Up!

New Same Songs and Other Voices Music Is Up! This one features songs by Sonny and Cher, George Michael, Ben…

BetteBack – 11-06-1987: Bette Midler: Settling Down In Disneyland

Bette Midler: Settling Down In Disneyland HOME VIDEO GUIDE By Dan DiStasio 11-06-1987 “My daughter will have a very traditional…