Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas

Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas

125 mins | Comedy, Music | Jan. 18, 1997

Diva Las Vegas was a show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas starring Bette Midler performing as singer and comedian. The one-time performance was filmed for television; HBO released it as a TV special originally broadcast on January 18, 1997 and repeated on February 2, 1997. Midler won the 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for the special. Among the songs performed were The Rose, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, From A Distance, Friends, Wind Beneath My Wings, Stay With Me and Do You Want To Dance?. Bette's daughter Sophie von Haselberg appeared for a short time during the song "Ukulele Lady". She sat with the rest of the cast and musicians on stage playing a ukulele and singing the words.

Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas

125 mins | Comedy, Music | Jan. 18, 1997

Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
Diva Las Vegas was a show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas starring Bette Midler performing as singer and comedian. The one-time performance was filmed for television; HBO released it as a TV special originally broadcast on January 18, 1997 and repeated on February 2, 1997. Midler won the 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for the special. Among the songs performed were The Rose, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, From A Distance, Friends, Wind Beneath My Wings, Stay With Me and Do You Want To Dance?. Bette's daughter Sophie von Haselberg appeared for a short time during the song "Ukulele Lady". She sat with the rest of the cast and musicians on stage playing a ukulele and singing the words.
IMDb rating 8.8
Producers HBO
Original title Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
Directors Marty Callner
Writers Lon Weyland, Madalyn Minch, Bruce Vilanch

Cast

Bette Midler

as Herself

Lynn Mabry

as Vocalist

Carol Hatchett

as Harlette

Melanie Taylor

as Harlette

Rhae Ann Theriault

as Harlette

Michelle Foreman

as Showgirl

Wendy Pasquale

as Showgirl

Natalie Webb

as Showgirl

Karen Russell

as Showgirl