The Bette Midler Show

The Bette Midler Show
HBO Video Cover from RCA SelectaVision CED disc
Directed by	Tom Trbovich
Written by	Jerry Blatt Bette Midler Bruce Vilanch
Produced by	Home Box Office Aaron Russo
Starring	Bette Midler
Release date	June 19, 1976 (1976-06-19)
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

1. Friends/Oh My My
2. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
3. Birds
4. Comic Relief
5. In the Mood
6. Hurry on Down
7. Shiver me Timbers
8. 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
9. Intermission: You're Moving Out Today
10. Delta Dawn
11. Long John Blues
12. Those Wonderful Sophie Tucker Jokes
13. Fried Eggs
14. Hello in there
15. Finale: Up the Ladder to the Roof, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Friends

For further info see Live at Last (Bette Midler album)

External links

• Bette Midler Show information on IMDB
• Bette Midler Show on Amazon