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BetteBack 1975: Bette Midler Set To Present At The 17th annual Grammy Awards Show

Idaho State Journal Grammy awards set February 28, 1975 Once again, professional members of the recording industry will vote the…

Join Bette Midler on October 31 for NYRP’s Hulaween 2012

Put on your costume and join us for Hulaween, NYRP’s star-studded annual gala! This year we honor Amy Goldman Fowler…

BetteBack 1974: Bette Announces Plans For “Delores Holopena and the Clams on the Halfshell Revue”

Dunkirk Evening Observer Dunkirk Fredonia New York The Gossip Column by Robin Sloan December 21, 1974 Q: What is happening…

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…

Bette Midler Plants Rare Tree In Tompkins Square Park In Honor Of Steve Jobs

The Villager iCarumba! Prehistoric Jobs tree could reach 200 feet BY TERESE LOEB KREUZER September 6, 2012 Not far from…

Another Film Reviewer Compares Ali Graynor (For A Good Time Call) To Bette Midler

Mister D: The reason I’m mentioning her again is that 3-4 film reviews have compared her to Bette Midler….Entertainment Weekly,…

Book: “Songs for the New Depression” By Kergan Edwards-Stout

Winner – 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Award – LGBTQ Shortlist – 2011 Independent Literary Award – LGBTQ Gabriel Travers…

BetteBack Concert: Miss Main Event ~ Bette Midler At The Palace ~

Oakland Tribune Bette Midler Brings ‘Pizzazz’ to Palace December 7, 1973 NEW YORK ,(AP) – Bette Midler, the brash orange-haired…

Have A Slice Of Bette Pizza

The Villager Free pizza party delivers slice of East Village culture August 16, 2012 BY SCOTT STIFFLER | A precise…

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: 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…

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…

BetteBack: Former Harlette, Melissa Manchester, Heads Out On Her Own

Mister D: Bette did record one of Melissa’s songs, entitled, “Easy” but was never released on an album. Joplin Globe…

Photo: Bette Midler Attends Friend’s, Jenifer Lewis, Show In New York

Nathan Lane, Jennifer Lewis and Bette Midler attend the Jennifer Lewis with Marc Shaiman Performance at 54 Below on July…

Who’s The Big Name Opening A Gardening Website Soon? Could It Be Bette?

Mister D: Just got it confirmed…it’s not Bette! Garden Rant “Big Name” Gardening Website Coming Soon Posted by Susan Harris…

Chris Colfer: Actor, Author, And Obsessed “Hocus Pocus” Fan

Access Hollywood Chris Colfer Talks New Book & Sarah Jessica Parker On Glee: Forget SATC ”“ She’s The Hot Hocus…

Runaway Hip Hop Queen Found Inspiration Through Bette Midler, Iggy Pop, And Madonna

New York Times From Runaway Teenager to Hip-Hop Queen By MICHAEL SCHULMAN July 17, 2012 MYKKI BLANCO did not spring from…

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,…

Video: Steve Martin Gives Out Drugs At “Steve Martin Park” ~ So Where’s Bette Midler?

The Gothamist Video: Steve Martin Gives Out Drugs At “Steve Martin Park” July 13, 2012 In the land of celebrity-sponsored…

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 Concert Review: Midler is, in a word, astounding ~ January 23, 1973

Chronicle Telegram Divine Miss M brings oldies to life but in her own inimitable fashion “Tacky woman’ has new definition…

Nora Ephron’s Memorial Service: A Star-Studded Affair

Entertainment News Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep Attend Nora Ephron Memorial Service by Josh Grossberg July 9, 2012 It…

BetteBack: Which Of The Following Will Become The Big Stars Of Tomorrow? ~ January 1, 1973

Press Telegram ‘Nobodies’ became’somebodies’ in ’72 By Earl Wilson January 1, 1973 NEW YORK – Who will make it in’73? There are…

BetteBack Interview: That Crazy Bette Midler ~ February 20, 1972

THE D A I LY H E R A LD Bette Midier Making Her Place As T Vs Multi-Media Experience…

Eric Kornfeld Collaborates With Another Bette…I Mean, The Fabulous Betty Buckley On CD

Product Details Audio CD (August 28, 2012) Number of Discs: 1 Label: Palmetto Records ASIN: B008BBSG8S Editorial Reviews As Betty tells the story, for…

The House That Bette Built: A Rumbling On The River ~ A Bitter Dispute

The New York Times Oars Fly in Rumble on the River By ROBIN FINN June 23, 2012 AMANDA KRAUS stood…

Bruce Vilanch And A Host of Female Impersonators To Entertain At Stonewall Summer Pride in Wilton Manors

Miami Herald Fri, Jun. 22, 2012 Drag queens to hold court Sunday at Stonewall Summer Pride in Wilton Manors BY…

SHOF: More, More, More

660 News Bob Seger, Jim Steinman, others joins this year’s inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame John Carucci 2012/06/15…