One of the very first films to be built entirely around a trans actor, SCARECROW IN A GARDEN OF CUCUMBERS…
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7 Predictions for the Theater in 2018
Theatermania 7 Predictions for the Theater in 2018 Editorial Staff • Broadway • Jan 1, 2018 You can’t see the…
BetteBack July 4, 1973: Bette Who?
Salt Lake Tribune July 4, 1973 When Martin” Starger, president of ABC Entertainment, announced his network had signed one of…
BetteBack April 5, 1973: Bette Midler Feeds You Some Emotion
Arcadia Tribune April 5, 1973 This week it s equal time for female singers, but only because they deserve it.…
Bette Midler Speaks Up: People Are Reading Into Her Tweets Seriously
Parent Herald Bette Midler Speaks Up: People Are Reading Into Her Tweets Seriously By Paulene Seymour, Parent Herald October 21,…
Bette Midler On Being Labeled Outrageous:
Bette Midler On Being Labeled Outrageous: “Yes, it can become a kind of straitjacket. I think that’s what’s happened to…
I think I’ve been really lucky because my gay crowd had followed me to the limit and the fact that they are so vocal and so full of joy each time they see me, I think that’s a very infectious energy in the audience at my shows.
“I think I’ve been really lucky because my gay crowd had followed me to the limit and the fact that…
“Does that mean I play a drag queen?”
Midler played high camp, and in a widely quoted negative review, Arthur Bell of the Village Voice said she resembled…