The Bette Midler Show
| The Bette Midler Show | |
|---|---|
 HBO Video Cover from RCA SelectaVision CED disc | |
| Directed by | Tom Trbovich |
| Produced by |
Home Box Office Aaron Russo |
| Written by |
Jerry Blatt Bette Midler Bruce Vilanch |
| Starring | Bette Midler |
Release dates |
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Running time | 84 Minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Bette Midler Show is an HBO video special of one of Bette Midler's tours entitled "The Depression Tour". The video is of her show at the Cleveland Music Hall during February 1976. The show features many of Bette's popular songs, such as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Friends", "In The Mood", "Hello In There", and "Lullaby of Broadway" As well as dazzling the audience with her spontaneous wit with her 'Wonderful Sophie Tucker Jokes' and her special 'The Vicki Eydie Show'... 'Bette set out on another cross-country tour entitled 'The Depression Tour', which she hoped would help album sales of her latest album. The show, as with Clams, was very successful, and was turned into a critically acclaimed HBO TV special called "The Bette Midler Show." The tour also spawned the album "Live at Last", which to this day encompasses every essence of what a live Bette Midler show is like. Bette Midler, accompanied by the staggering harlettes, jokes, sings, and dances.'
Cast and Personnel
Cast
- Bette Midler – Herself
Harlettes
- Sharon Redd – Harlettes – Vocals
- Ula Hedwig – Harlettes – Vocals
- Charlotte Crossley – Harlettes – Vocals
Musicians
- Betsy And The Blowboys – The Orchestra
- Don York – Keyboards
- Lou Volpe – Guitar
- Richard Trifan – Keyboards
- Ira "Buddy" Williams – Drums
- Jaroslav Jakubovic – Reeds
- Miles Krasner – Trumpet
- Francisco Centeno – Bass
- Joseph Mero – Percussion and Vibes
- Elizabeth Kane – Harp
Personnel
- Toni Basil – Choreographer
- Aaron Russo – Producer
- Don York – Musical Director
- Bruce Vilanch
Jerry Blatt – Special Material
Acts
- Friends/Oh My My
- I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
- Birds
- Comic Relief
- In the Mood
- Hurry on Down
- Shiver me Timbers
- The Vicki Eydie Show: Around the World, Istanbul, Fiesta in Rio, South Sea's scene, A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Lullaby of Broadway
- Intermission: You're Moving Out Today
- Delta Dawn
- Long John Blues
- Those Wonderful Sophie Tucker Jokes
- Fried Eggs
- Hello in there
- Finale: Up the Ladder to the Roof, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Friends
For further info see Live at Last (Bette Midler album)
