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Beaches, The Musical, Is Coming To The London Theater…But Just Without The Same Songs…

March 28, 2019
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QX MagazineBeaches The Musical Is Coming To The UK Theater To Work Out Some KinksMarch 27, 2019 Beaches The Musical:…

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CARPE LIBRUM: Taking on the best beach reads this season, Including “Beaches II”

July 21, 2018
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Encore CARPE LIBRUM: Taking on the best beach reads this season By GWENYFAR ROHLER JUL 17 Welcome to Carpe Librum,…

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‘Beaches’ author heats things up with two Broadway-aimed musicals

April 23, 2018
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APP ‘Beaches’ author heats things up with two Broadway-aimed musicals Ilana Keller, @ilanakeller Published 5:29 a.m. ET April 13, 2018…

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‘Beaches’ Musical Expected to Play London in 2019 Before Coming to Broadway

March 29, 2018
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‘Beaches’ Musical Expected to Play London in 2019 Before Coming to Broadway (Exclusive) Entertainment Tonight Leigh Scheps? March 26, 2018…

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New York Times: ‘Beaches’ Remake Review

January 21, 2017
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The New York Times Review: They’ve, Sob, Remade ‘Beaches’ By MIKE HALEJAN. 20, 2017 “Beaches,” directed by Garry Marshall and…

Quotes

I’d make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I’ll wear a pair of platform shoes or something…

April 29, 2016
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“I’d make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I’ll wear a pair of platform shoes or something.” ―Bette Midler

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BetteBack May 23, 1993: “It’s going to be thrilling to play live again”

December 13, 2015
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Pacific Stars And Stripes May 23, 1993 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — In a show that will span her entire recording…

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BetteBack May 22, 1993: Midler Announces She’s Going Back On Tour After A Decade

December 12, 2015
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Kokomo Tribune May 22, 1993 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Bette Midler launched her film career playing a character a…

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BetteBack January 18, 1993: Was Bette Midler Dissed By The Clintons?

December 8, 2015
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Daily Herald Suburban Chicago January 18, 1993   Be grateful for small favors — like you aren’t in Washington, D.C.,…

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BetteBack December 22, 1992: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HBO

December 3, 2015
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Indiana Gazette December 22, 1992 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HBO: It’s been 20 years since the cable channel debuted with a 1972…

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BetteBack June 18, 1992: Bette Midler On The Subject Of Longevity

November 22, 2015
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Daily Herald Suburban Chicago June 18, 1992 Entertainer Bette Midler, 45, on the subject of longevity: “ I want to…

BetteBack That Old Feeling

BetteBack February 15, 1992: Bette Midler Closes On Deal To Make ‘That Old Feeling’

November 4, 2015
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Cedar Rapids Gazette February 15, 1992 HOLLYWOOD — Bette Midler’s been very vocal about her disappointment with the box-office response…

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BetteBack February 13, 1992: Has Bette lost many of her fans to AIDS?

November 1, 2015
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Lethbridge Herald February 13, 1992 We all know that Bette Midler owes a lot of her early career success to…

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BetteBack October 4, 1991: Disney Passes On Beaches II And Rights Go To Barbara Eden (I Dream Of Jeannie)

September 9, 2015
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Cedar Rapids Gazette October 4, 1991 HOLLYWOOD — Disney has relinquished its rights to “I’ll Be There,” the sequel to…

Beaches Trivia

Bette Midler: Beaches Facts And Trivia

June 13, 2015
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Beaches Facts And Trivia What does Hillary go to school to study? Law.  Hillary became a lawyer for the ACLU. What…

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BetteBack Dec. 31, 1972: Bette Midler – Eyeball to Eyeball

June 3, 2015
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Chicago Tribune Bette Midler – Eyeball to Eyeball By Tom Hall Dec. 31, 1972 I SHOULDN’T even have been there…

Divine Intervention

Divine Intervention: An Odd Mix Of Brilliance And WTF Moments

May 19, 2015
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Houston Press BETTE MIDLER’S ‘DIVINE INTERVENTION’: BRILLIANCE, WITH OCCASIONAL NONSENSE BY OLIVIA FLORES ALVAREZTUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015 Bette Midler‘s “Divine…

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The Advocate: Bette Midler: Still ‘divine’ at 69

May 17, 2015
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The Advocate Bette Midler: Still ‘divine’ at 69 BY JOHN WIRT May 17, 2015 Bette Midler named her current 22-city…

Divine Intervention

BetteHead Review: Review – Bette Midler – Divine Intervention by Jennifer Cook

May 16, 2015
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To see the entire article with photos: Click Here Bette Midler brings out an emotion response in me that is…

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Musical ‘Beaches’ by Iris Rainer Dart to wash ashore in Chicago starring Shoshana Bean

May 12, 2015
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U.S. News By MARK KENNEDY, AP Drama Writer May 11, 2015 NEW YORK (AP) — Chicagoans, get out your hankies…

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Tampa Review: May we all enjoy a twilight so divine

May 12, 2015
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Tampa Bay Times Review: Bette Midler as vivacious (and bawdy!) as ever at Tampa‘s Amalie Arena Monday, May 11, 2015…

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BetteBack December 21, 1988: Beaches – A Friendship, On and Off the Rocks

February 25, 2015
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New York Times By JANET MASLIN Published: December 21, 1988 There are a few indications that ”Beaches,” the story of…

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Beaches: Variety Review

February 22, 2015
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  Story of this engaging tearjerker [from the novel by Iris Rainer Dart] is one of a profound friendship, from…

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BetteBack January 20, 1989: Beaches’ Bette’s Personal Star Making Vehicle

February 21, 2015
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Daily Herald Suburban Chicago January 20, 1989 “ Beaches” — Bette Midler makes a personal star vehicle out of this…

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BetteBack January 12, 1989: Bette Midler Is The Show In Beaches

February 20, 2015
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Altoona Mirror January 12, 1989 Bette Midler is the show here in a story of two women who meet as…

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BetteBack January 6, 1989: Midler’s at her sassy best in ‘Beaches’

February 13, 2015
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Corbin Times Tribune January 6, 1989 BEIACHES (PG-13) From her very first scene, Bette Midler takes this movie, puts it…

BetteBack Movies Reviews

BetteBack Review – Saturday, January 14,1989: Beaches

January 27, 2012
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The Winchester Star Midler, Hershey Pass Test of Time In ‘Beaches‘ Film By ED BLANK Saturday, January 14,1989 Like the…

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BetteBack – Sunday, January 15, 1989: Bette Profile On Beaches

January 25, 2012
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THE Intelligencer RECORD Actress turns from funny bone to heart in ‘Beaches‘ By Lou Gaul Sunday, January 15, 1989 LOS…

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BetteBack: An Interview With Barbara Hershey

January 22, 2012
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Winnipeg Free Press Hershey runs risks in choice of film roles Wednesday, January 4,1989 Forget the Oscars. If you really…

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More On “Beaches” Heading To Broadway

June 2, 2011
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London Theater Direct GOSSIP: BEACHES – THE MUSICAL HEADING TO BROADWAY? 25 May 2011 A MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF THE MUCH-LOVED…