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…

Video: Is That All There Is?

Bette Midler‘s brilliant live in-studio performance of the Lieber & Stoller/Peggy Lee classic. This is a an alternate take, different…

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: “I would like to be the sanitation commissioner of New York City” ~ Sept. 10, 1973

Time Show Business: Trash with Flash Monday, Sept. 10, 1973 The costumes – sequins and satins from the rubbish bins…

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…

BetteBack: A Fascinating, Insightful Interview With The Divine Miss M ~ September 9, 1973

Independent Press Telegram GOOD, BETTER, BEST, BETTE By KAY HOLMES September 9, 1973 Bette Midler is almost too camp to…

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 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…

BetteBack: Divining Miss M ~ March 27, 1973

The New York Times Diving Miss M March 27, 1973 THE Divine Miss M., as she calls herself, has been…

BetteBack ~ Troy Concert Review ~ March 3, 1973 ~ Part One

Bennington Banner MEDIA MASSAGE BY BEVERLY RYAN March 3, 1973 THE API FIELDHOUSE is large and cold. The ice underfoot,…

Films: The Best Of Outfest 2012 Preview

LA Weekly Outfest 2012 Preview: 9 Films to See By Ernest Hardy and Chuck Wilson Thursday, Jul 12 2012 (Bette…

BetteBack: Bette At Boarding House Theater in San Francisco ~ November 30, 1972

Oakland Tribune Stage And Screen Robert Taylor November 30, 1972 The Divine Miss M. “”You know what camp is?” the…

BetteBack ~ The New “It” Girls Star Rises Fast

Oakland Tribune New star’s fast rise September 13, 1972   Bette Midler may be the fastest-rising star to emerge this…

BetteBack August 6, 1972: The Cult Of Bette

Salina Journal Singer has an eager following August 6, 1972 Bette Midler, who rose to fame on the Johnny Carson…

Tribute Show Review: The Divine Miss Bette ~ Down Under

Crikey REVIEW: The Divine Miss Bette | Slide, Sydney June 28, 2012 ”“ 4:15 pm, by Lloyd Bradford Syke Catherine Alcorn…

BetteBack February 19, 1986: Mud Will Be Thrown Tonight Interview

Orlando Sentinel The Elusive Bette Midler Pop’s Reigning Clown Princess Keeps Them Guessing By David Hinckley, New York Daily News…

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…

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 –…

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…

Will Bette Midler Sit Down With Continental Baths Filmmaker For An Interview?

The Advocate Will Bette Midler Talk About the Continental Baths? By Jeremy Kinser For his upcoming documentary on New York’s…

Continental – Phase 2: Finishing the Documentary

What it is: The Continental Baths was a seminal gay New York City hotspot that existed from the late sixties to 1974.  The baths themselves…

Malcolm Ingram To Make Doc Of The Continental Baths – Help Fund It

The Advocate Op-ed: Continental Drifter October 05, 2011 The director of the searing 2007 documentary Small Town Gay Bar shares…

BetteBack: Mud Will Be Flung Tonight

NEW YORK (AP) – Bette Midler hasn’t lost any of her punch, including the ones that land below the belt.…

BetteBack: Bette Midler: The Most Outrageous Of All

Aiken Standard She’s Still The Most Outrageous Of All Friday, August 24, 1984 Cyndi Lauper has bag-lady clothes and Woody…

BetteBack: No Frills – Betwixt, Between – Bette Midler

Winnipeg Free Press Midler, Betwixt And Between Saturday, September 3, 1983 After a four-year absence, Bette Midler has some catdhing…

New Bette Midler Flick Begins Shooting In July

Backstage New York Production Listings JUNE 9, 2011 The following listings are NOT casting notices but are intended to provide…