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    Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas

    Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas

    "Experience the Divine at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas."

    1997

    2:05:40

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    7.3/10 (5)

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    Genre

    Comedy
    Music
    Documentary

    Plot

    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.

    Director

    Marty Callner

    Writers

    Madalyn Minch, Lon Weyland, Bruce Vilanch,

    Stars

    Bette Midler, Lynn Mabry, Carol Hatchett, Melanie Taylor, Rhae Ann Theriault,