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New Photo: Bette Midler Attends Edie Basking Exhibition

#BetteMidler at the #EdieBaskingExhibition at the #SohoGrandHotel May 21, 2026

Divine Miss M Fan Site: Bette Midler – That’s How Heartaches Are Made (Live)

Divine Miss M Fan Site: Bette Midler - That's How Heartaches Are Made (Live)

Thora Birch (Hocus Pocus) Comes Out As Bisexual

The actress expressed interest in revisiting her iconic ‘90s roles, including Dani from Hocus Pocus, in future projects

Video Trailer: Bette Midler As “Stella”

Video Trailer: Bette Midler As "Stella"

Why didn’t Bette Midler’s “Stella” work as a movie?

Stella tried to modernize a story whose emotional logic depends on class rigidity, social shame, and maternal sacrifice — forces…

Video: Bette Midler Dances With Stephen Colbert At The Late Show Wrap Party

Bette Midler making some moves with Stephen Colbert at The Late Show Wrap Party after the final Colbert show!

BonBon Short Video: Bette Midler – Tenterfield Saddler

This performance is from the 1993 Peter Allen Tribute Concert at UCLA, where Bette sang “I Could Marry the Rain”…

Beaches The Musical Already Closing Sunday, May 24, 2026

“Beaches, A New Musical” will play its final Broadway performance this Sunday, May 24, at the Majestic Theatre, ending its…

Today In History: 34 Years Ago, Bette Midler Was The Final Guest On Johnny Carson

Bette Midler’s appearance as Johnny Carson’s final guest on The Tonight Show is remembered as one of the most emotional…

Bette Midler Archive Audio: Leader Of The Pack (1977)

Bette Midler performs "Leader of the Pack" twice during the filming of her first television special

Photo: Bette Midler in the new edition of New York Magazine

It’s a portrait?driven mini?profile with quotes about her personal style, New York identity, and her current projects.

Hawaii Raised Them. They’re Returning the Favor.

Bette Midler restored wetlands and leased 87 acres to a nonprofit this spring.

Why Dylan Chose Midler For “Buckets Of Rain” Duet?

Dylan chose Bette Midler because, in late 1975, they were orbiting the same creative scene, sparking off each other in…

Video: Bette Midler & Sheryl Lee Ralph Sing “I Can See Clearly Now”

Video: Bette Midler & Sheryl Lee Ralph Sing "I Can See Clearly Now"

28 years ago today, Bette Midler Guested On The Murphy Brown Finale

Bette Midler’s appearance on the Murphy Brown finale, on May 18, 1998 (28 years ago today) is remembered as a…

Bette Midler Boards Netflix’s Cinderella Reimagining “Steps” (Animated)

Bette Midler will wave her magic wand – when she’s actually got control of it – in Netflix’s reimagined Cinderella…

Review: Robert Christagau On Bette Midler’s “It’s The Girls”

When Bette Midler covered the Dixie Cups and the Shangri-Las in 1972, she was reclaiming "rock"'s female principle.

Bette Midler Archive: Do You Love Me/Do You Want To Dance/Hello In There -1973

Bette Midler Archive: Do You Love Me/Do You Want To Dance/Hello In There -1973

Video: The Piedmont Raging Grannies Perform Midler’s Protest Song

"We couldn’t resist covering ??@BetteMidler?’s rewrite of Woody Guthrie’s 1940 classic song! Bette wrote the new lyrics to address ”this…

The Divine Miss M Fansite Audio – Bette Midler – Long John Blues – 1978

“Long John Blues” is Bette Midler at her most deliciously bawdy—an innuendo?packed blues number about a very tall dentist whose…

Pop Culture Icons Are Embracing New Beginnings

From Stephen Colbert’s farewell to The Late Show to Justin Bieber’s triumphant Coachella comeback, 2026 is filled with moments of…

Bette Midler To Appear in Doug Jones Documentary

the legendary Bette Midler has been interviewed for the upcoming feature-length documentary film GET ME DOUG JONES

BonBon Short: Bette Midler + Barry Manilow – Chapel Of Love (The Baths)

BonBon Short: Bette Midler + Barry Manilow - Chapel Of Love (The Baths)

When You’re Marriage Is Over, Watch These Movies!

Let me set the scene. My husband “put in his notice.” That’s how I say it because I refuse to…

What Was Jerry Blatt’s Relationship To Bette Midler?

Jerry Blatt (born September 8, 1941 – died January 19, 1989) was an American composer, lyricist, writer, producer, and director…

Quotes: Bette Midler – But Enough About Me…

Quotes: Bette Midler - But Enough About Me

Haole to Haole with Bette Midler

I’d been waiting 25 years to talk to Bette Midler, so I dove at the chance to interview the Divine…

Audio: Bette Midler – Too Many Fish In The Sea (SKDJ vs Garanuk Remix Edit)

Audio: Bette Midler - Too Many Fish In The Sea (SKDJ vs Garanuk Remix Edit)

Video: Sold My Soul To Rock N Roll – Majestic Theater – Bette Midler – 1979

“Sold My Soul to Rock ’n’ Roll” is a 1979 Bette Midler track from The Rose soundtrack — a gritty,…

Whatever Happened To Shelley Long?

Long won an Emmy and two Golden Globes for the role, and for five seasons she was one of the…