Bette Midler: Diva Las Vegas
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“Experience the Divine at the MGM Grand in 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.
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Bette Midler
Self
Known for
Hocus Pocus 2
The Stepford Wives
Lynn Mabry
Self - Vocalist
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Carol Hatchett
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Melanie Taylor
Self - Harlette
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Rhae Ann Theriault
Self - Harlette
Michelle Foreman
Self - Showgirl
Known for
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Wendy Pasquale
Self - Showgirl
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Natalie Webb
Self - Showgirl
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Karen Russell
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Known for
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Marty Callner Director · Bruce Vilanch Writer Madalyn Minch Writer
United States release January 18, 1997 · Produced in United States
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HBO
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 18, 1997
TV
Germany
May 29, 2000 · Physical
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