Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award winner Bette Midler celebrates her birthday December 1.
In addition to her prolific film career, Midler is also a beloved stage veteran. She made her Broadway debut part way through the original run of Fiddler on the Roof in 1967, assuming the role of Tzeitel and others. She returned to the Main Stem with concert shows in 1973 and 1975, and again in 2013 to star in John Logan’s solo play I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers. Midler was last seen on Broadway in the acclaimed 2017 revival of Hello, Dolly!, with her performance as Dolly Gallagher Levi earning her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
Fiddler on the Roof Playbill - Sept 1964
Bette Midler (far right) and company in Fiddler on the Roof, 1967.
Bette Midler (center) in Fiddler on the Roof
Bette Midler in Fiddler on the Roof
Bette Midler
Johnny Carson and Bette Midler
Bob Deutsch
Bette Midler's Clams on the Half Shell Revue
Bette Midler in her Clams on the Half Shell Revue
Bette Midler in her Clams on the Half Shell Revue
Bette Midler in her Clams on the Half Shell Revue
Bette! Divine Madness
I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers Playbill - Opening Night
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
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Hello, Dolly! Playbill - Opening Night
Bette Midler
Julieta Cervantes
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
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Bette Midler
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