Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas

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• Genre(s): Comedy, Musical, Documentary
• Language(s): English
• Director(s): Marty Callner
• Cast(s): Bette Midler, Lynn Mabry, Carol Hatchett, Melanie Taylor, Rhae Ann Theriault See all Cast & Crew

• Duration: 2h 5min
• Award(s): American Comedy 1998 (Won)
  Primetime Emmy 1997 (Nominated) Awards List
• Similar To: Piece by Piece, Bo Burnham: The Inside Outtakes
• Story:
  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.
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