Diva Las Vegas (1997)

Original title

Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas

Directed by

Marty Callner

Genre

comedy, music, documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

G

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a filmed concert special featuring Bette Midler performing songs and comedy on stage in Las Vegas. The show includes famous songs and a brief appearance by her daughter.

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What happens

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 18 January 1997 and repeated on 2 February 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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