'Golden Girl' on mend after bypass Nov 7, 2009
Bette Midler will perform her Las Vegas show "The Showgirl Must Go On" for the last time on Jan. 31. Midler's show has had a home for nearly two years at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Ghost of Christmas Past Quiz Nov 6, 2009
Jim Carrey joins the legions of actors who have played Ebenezer Scrooge. In honor of the latest version of "A Christmas Carol," we offer a quiz to test your smarts about this classic. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Cure for the common trip Nov 6, 2009
Cher and Bette Midler have been in rotation at the Coliseum at Caesars Palace for the last year, both performing what some consider to be, independently, the ultimate concert experience Vegas has ever seen. More than a concert, each performer puts on a show that will leave your jaw dropped and in awe of their talents, voice and presence. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Midler announces end date for Las Vegas show Nov 6, 2009
Bette Midler ending Las Vegas show ... LAS VEGAS - Bette Midler will perform her Las Vegas show "The Showgirl Must Go On" for the last time on Jan. 31. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Nightlife: the week ahead Nov 5, 2009
We can t think of a better place to watch the season finale (sniff, sniff) of the addictive show over classic cocktails than this chic Harvard Square lounge ... Don t know Eddie Van Halen from Bette Midler. (Boston Globe)
2009 Halloween TV Specials: A Boo-t... Oct 24, 2009
ABC Family concludes its 13 Nights of Halloween with the Bette Midler movie Hocus Pocus at 8 p.m. Oct. 28, Scooby Doo at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 and 9:30 a.m. Halloween morning, and Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed at 8 p.m. Oct. 30 and 11:30 a.m. on Halloween. HBO offers Aliens vs. Predator Requiem and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor beginning at 8 p.m. Oct. 30, while HBO Family serves up its half-hour series Ghost Trackers in a Halloween marathon from 2-11:30 p.m. Oct. 31. (Suite101.com)
Hot for farmer! Oct 22, 2009
And up in The Bronx, Bette Midler s New York Restoration Project is planning to develop a 16,000-square-foot plot. Urban farmers have become so prevalent, they re even planning to sow their oats at a Brooklyn Farmers Ball taking place at the Brooklyn Lyceum on Tuesday. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Biden visits Reno to tout stimulus, support Reid Oct 17, 2009
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Garth Brooks' new gig not your old Las Vegas Oct 16, 2009
She alternates with equally flamboyant acts Bette Midler and Elton John. Celine Dion's act has included Cirque du Soleil-like moments with dozens of dancers and a three-story video screen. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Award Winning Celebrity Baby Bedding Designer, Nava Writz, Makes Guest Appearance on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Friday October, 16th Oct 16, 2009
Warren Sapp, Leeza Gibbons, Christy Brinkley, Joan Lunden, Eddie Murphy, Slash (Guns ), Bette Midler and many more. Nava has been blessed to have been able to keep in touch with many of the babies for whom she has had a personal hand in designing their nursery, which she proudlydisplays on her website and her blog. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Garth Brooks Says He Will End Retirement Oct 16, 2009
"Bette Midler was just screaming next to me," Wynn told a crowd of reporters and fans at the Encore on Thursday. "She said, 'Have you booked him?!?'". (Click2Houston, TX)
Daily guide to television and radio Sep 17, 2009
ON CHRONICLE Preempted for Better Living With Liz Walker 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Liz Walker interviews Massachusetts first lady Diane Patrick, visits Boston s Institute of Contemporary Art, and discovers what hospitals and doctors are doing to reduce the number of medical accidents ... Better at 9 a.m. on Ch. (Boston Globe)
Las Vegas Still Shining in Hard Times Sep 12, 2009
Diva Bette Midler Has Word on New "A"-List Celebrities' Shows, Discusses How Vegas Has Gambled and Won in Recession ... Bette Midler (CBS/The Early Show) ... (CBS) These days in Las Vegas, the casinos may not always be packed, but Bette Midler is playing to sell-out crowds. (CBS News)
Its showtime! Sep 5, 2009
Elton John and Celine Dion leave the $95 million building known as the Colosseum only to be replaced by spectacles from Bette Midler and Cher ... Dion and John may be gone, but Bettes The Showgirl Must Go On is a witty and visual romp through the Divine Miss Ms greatest hits and bits, while her fellow headliner at the Colosseum, Cher, models no fewer than 20 of her outlandish Bob Mackie gowns. (MSNBC -- Travel)
50 fun facts about Hawaii as 50th star hits 50 Aug 31, 2009
44 Celebrity landowners on Kauai include Bette Midler and AOL founder Steve Case, both of whom grew up on Oahu, as well as Graham Nash, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Stiller. 45 Its construction halted by Hurricane Iniki five years earlier, Puakea Golf Course on Kauai opened in 1997 with just 10 holes. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Breakfast With ...The Amazing Kreskin Aug 17, 2009
You are talking about the time you hypnotized Johnny Carson into being a bench and had Bette Midler sit on him. In the case of Carson, I went back to his office before the show. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Duck the din of Midtown with a garden-view meal Aug 12, 2009
But for a true refuge from the city s congestion, you re better off heading to lush greenery, colorful gardens, trees, maybe even a pond ... Thanks to Bette Midler s nonprofit New York Restoration Project, many of the city s once dilapidated parks, including Fort Tryon Park (at about 192st Street), have been carefully restored. (Boston Globe)
Vocalzone Applaud 'Road to V' Winners Aug 10, 2009
Other known Vocalzone users include Snoop Dogg, Madonna, James Hetfield, Bette Midler, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cazenove, David Bowie, Joss Stone, Julie Andrews, Vince Neil, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, Pl;cido Domingo, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Travis, Alexander Armstrong, Robbie Williams, Cerys Matthews and Jarvis Cocker. Links to videos and articles on Vocalzone & The Last Republic. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
What Kate did next Jul 26, 2009
" Armed with inspiration from Bette Midler and Liza Minnelli's Liza with a Z, they were only up to first-draft stage when Adelaide Cabaret Festival director David Campbell offered them a slot in this year's line-up. "I wanted so much to do this," Ceberano says. "Literally, we had a month of learning this stuff. Ninety minutes, 12 songs. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Globe debuts Broadway-bound 'First Wives Club' musical Jul 16, 2009
Three years in development, the musical is based on the 1992 book by Olivia Goldsmith (and subsequent 1996 film starring Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton) about three middle-aged Manhattanites who plot revenge on their husbands, who've left them for younger women ... "It's about family and how these divorced women better themselves through friendship," Zambello said during an open rehearsal at the Globe a few weeks ago. (North County Times)
19 Entertainment and dick clark productions Lock in So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2009 Jul 15, 2009
The company's national promotion arm is currently producing tours and productions including Bette Midler "The Showgirl Must Go On" and Cher at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas; and "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs," an international tour of the artifacts of King Tut. Recent and upcoming promoted concert tours have included artists such as Taylor Swift, Leonard Cohen, Justin Timberlake, Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Hannah Montana, Spice Girls, Prince, Britney Spears, Kenny... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Staged reality Jul 6, 2009
The light, comedic "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" (10 tonight, Bravo) seems especially rigged and pre-planned this season as Griffin just happens to get invitations from and meet up with other celebs, from Bette Midler to Paris Hilton. Gone are the days of simply following Griffin around to tour dates and in her supposedly real life. (Multichannel News)
ADRIAN APOLLO: Evolution of 'The Tonight Show' Jun 6, 2009
Who could forget the night when Johnny's final two guests appeared on the show, Bette Midler and Robin Williams ... Bette sang touching renditions of songs with rewritten lyrics that were created for the occasion, and Robin Williams was on fire, humor-wise, proving that he was El Numero Uno in the comedy world ... We crave to see them only in the sense that we crave familiarity in our lives, not because we are looking for people who are better than us whom we can emulate. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Some rappers inflate their hustler image Jun 5, 2009
Jay-Z has promoted bicycles with New Yorks Mayor Michael Bloomberg and 50 Cent recently stood alongside entertainer Bette Midler to promote parks and gardens. Image would be peoples perspective, 50 Cent told Reuters when asked what his old fans would think. (MSNBC -- Music)
GOP-ers Invoke Reagan to Fight Reid May 27, 2009
A conservative political action committee known as Our Country Deserves Better PAC launched an attack Monday that quotes Ronald Reagan criticizing the Nevada Democrat back in 1986 ... Reid is hosting President Barack Obama on Tuesday night at a glitzy Las Vegas fundraiser at Caesars Palace, featuring Sheryl Crow and Bette Midler ... Reid is hosting President Barack Obama on Tuesday night at a glitzy Las Vegas fundraiser at Caesars Palace, featuring Sheryl Crow and Bette Midler. (Newsmax)
Guitar legend May 27, 2009
And he'll go there without the aid of mind-boggling stagecraft that accompanied the Sin City residencies of Celine Dion and Bette Midler. The Joint feels like "one of those great older clubs that you might have seen Santana in back in the day," says John Meglen, co-CEO of AEG Live/Concerts West. (USA Today)
Auction Cause Goes Live With "Money Can't Buy" Celebrity Auctions For Charity on eBay May 22, 2009
Music memorabilia, signed items, even Bette Midler tickets. All starting super low with no reserve price. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Read Hannity's America May 21, 2009
Well, now only a few months later, President Obama plans to hit up the Vegas strip on your dime, in order to headline a mega-fundraiser for Senator Harry Reid who is not doing so well in the polls alongside Bette Midler and Sheryl Crow. But the president's visit isn't sitting well with elected officials there. (Fox News)
Lenos Last Guest Is Tonights Next Host May 15, 2009
Carson's final guests were Bette Midler and Robin Williams, who appeared on Carson's next-to-last show. He hosted his final "Tonight" broadcast without guests. (KWTX.com, TX)
Elton John ends 5-year run in Las Vegas Apr 28, 2009
Wearing a bright red shirt that matched his piano and a coat emblazoned with Las Vegas Pirates on its back and Captain Elton on its right sleeve, Elton John rolled through his hits and reflected on his time at the Colosseum, a stage he famously shared with Celine Dion, Bette Midler and Cher ... Youve got Bette Midler, youve got Cher. (MSNBC -- News)
Philadelphia exhibit shows Hollywood illustrations Apr 17, 2009
The retrospective exhibit includes some of his memorable imagery from the "Indiana Jones" movies, Bette Midler albums, Barbara Streisand films, TV Guide portraits and many others ... Many of Amsel's illustrations are instantly recognizable: Bette Midler's rosy cheeks and copper-toned curls on "The Divine Miss M" album cover; Robert Redford and Paul Newman in the poster for "The Sting," an homage to "Saturday Evening Post" illustrator J.C. Leyendecker; playfully kitschy "Flash Gordon"; and the... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
'Idol' First: Judges Save Matt Giraud In Spite of Low Votes Apr 17, 2009
Joining Matt in the bottom three were Anoop Desai, who had also sung a Bryan Adams song, (Everything I Do) I Do It for You, and Lil Rounds, who had sung Bette Midler s ballad The Rose. If any trend could be spotted there, other than viewers anti-Bryan Adams bias, it s that all three contestants had made safe choices and had generally ignored the advice they had been given by Quentin Tarentino, who served as the contestants mentor this week, in which they all sang songs from movie soundtracks. (Fox News)
Full Story Apr 15, 2009
" "There's no excuses anymore -- you're not the artist we met" earlier in the competition, Cowell said. Rounds argued back, saying she tried to inject some soul into the Bette Midler song. "Don't ever be afraid to say what you feel, Lil," Abdul soothed. "Those who matter don't mind. " And that's where the show cut off. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) Send to A Friend AP Entertainment Video E-MAIL NEWSLETTER Complete the form below to begin receiving daily 7News... (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Cinema du food court: Great mall movies Apr 8, 2009
Bad SantaAnother movie where a mall becomes the backdrop for criminal doings is Terry Zwigoffs hilariously anti-Christmas Christmas movie, where angry drunk Willie (Billy Bob Thornton, never better) takes annual gigs as a mall Santa so that he and his little-person sidekick (Tony Cox, who spends most of the film in an elf outfit) can case the place and rob it on Dec. 24 ... Scenes from a MallThis Paul Mazursky comedy featuring Woody Allen and Bette Midler as a couple whose longtime... (MSNBC -- News)
Inside Hef's Super-Sexy Sin City 83rd Birthday: A 'Beaten Up' Holly and Hef Reunite For First Time Since Split Apr 7, 2009
Bette Midler and a posse of pals enjoying sushi on Thursday at Sin City's Simon at Palms Place ... Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody and Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos (better known as Paris Hilton's ex) enjoyed Grey Goose cocktails with a large party of friends at VIP table on the dance floor of Aura nightclub in the Bahamas. (Fox News)
'Rebel' Dean remembered Apr 5, 2009
"Bette Midler ("The Rose") is another monster talent. ... It's painful to watch.". What Rydell meant, Sontag explained the next day, is that great actors make you feel you're witnessing their private anguish. (News & Observer)
NY LUST, LAID BARE Mar 27, 2009
In 1977, Larry Levenson, a schlubby kosher-meat salesman from Long Island, took over the basement of the Ansonia Hotel on the Upper West Side, formerly the site of the gay-oriented Continental Baths where Bette Midler rose to fame. This dedicated swinger turned Plato's into a freewheeling orgy where, for a 35 admission charge, celebrities rubbed elbows (and often a lot more) with the bridge-and-tunnel crowd that was turned away from the concurrent (and more drug-oriented) Studio 54. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Marital Infidelity Dating Agency Offers LeAnn Rimes Free Lifetime Membership Mar 26, 2009
" A rep for Lady Sovereign did not respond for comment. Luckily for Hilton however, Kanye West made an unexpected appearance at the party to see the other bands perform and was so hyped that he jumped on stage and did an impromptu concert. ' Drew Barrymore checking out the Nintendo Lounge at South by Southwest in Austin, TX on Saturday. Cisco Adler and Shwayze also stopped by following their popular performance on Friday night. Adler's model girlfriend was seen waiting for him side stage during... (Fox News)
AEG Live Confirms Leonard Cohen's North American Tour - First U.S. Dates in 15 Years Feb 20, 2009
"We are delighted to finally bring this phenomenal tour to the USA. Having spent the last 12 months touring the world, from Romania to Australia from London to Rome, America will now get the opportunity to see the show that has enthralled over 750,000 concert goers across the world to date. Not one to miss lightly, commented Rob Hallett, President of International Touring / AEG Live.AEG Live is honored to continue this extraordinary journey with Mr. Cohen. Now it's time to take North... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bette Midler Celebrates One Year of the Showgirl Must Go On With More Tickets for Sale Feb 18, 2009
Daily Variety called the show "a razzle dazzle spectacular," The Los Angeles Times proclaimed, "Bette Midler is brash, funny, schmaltzy, surprising, poignant, charming, provocative, witty, bawdy and, of course, Divine," and the New York Daily News says Miss M. "hits the jackpot" with the most exciting show of her career. "The Showgirl Must Go On is not only the biggest show of my career - it's the biggest show in the history of show business," said Bette Midler ... Ticket prices for start at $95... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Nows the time to hit the links in Sin City Feb 11, 2009
Divas Bette Midler and Cher, for example, replaced Celine Dion at Caesar's Palace, the Broadway production of Disney's The Lion King comes to Mandalay Bay in May, and ventriloquist Terry Fator, of America's Got Talent fame, opens a long-term engagement at the Mirage in March. We're continuing to bring in more shows and attractions and will continue to develop the destination even during these economic times, Malone said. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Radio & TV Talk Feb 7, 2009
Are you going to sing a song to yourself, sort of like a Bette Midler tune on a piano ... We re going to superimpose my head on Bette Midler s body which is something I dreamed about when I was 14 ... Do you think this situation is better than Leno competing against you, say on ABC or Fox. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
