Photo Coverage: Bette Midler Hosts 19th Annual Hulaween Gala: Fellini Hulaweeni

Bette Midler hosted the annual Hulaween Gala on Friday night. This year's theme was Fellini Hulaweeni, in honor of Fredrico Fellini, Italian filmmaker. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the evening below!

Federico Fellini was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of the 20th century. In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won five Academy Awards including the most Oscars in history for Best Foreign Language Film. Check him out on YouTube or IMDb.

Hulaween is NYRP's annual masquerade ball with a Hawaiian twist in honor of Bette's home state, attended by a star-studded crowd of nearly 1,000 costumed guests.

Complete with hula dancers, an always-creative costume contest scrutinized by CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning designer Michael Kors, a serenade by Bette and Judy Gold, our emcee, and an exciting musical performance by a featured artist, Hulaween is a chance for guests to unleash their ghastly, ghostly and ghoulish imaginations.

Past Hulaween performers include the legendary Stevie Wonder, Blondie, and Harry Connick, Jr. Joining Ms. Midler are notable guests such as Debra Messing, Nina Garcia, Martha Stewart, Billy Crystal, Katie Couric, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and many more.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride