Bette Midler News

Award-winning showbiz entertainers, Corky Hale and Charlotte Rae, will perform in a show emceed by Carl Reiner, with Jeff Lass serving as Music Director. The show, 'A Festive Evening For Westside Center for Independent Living,' is a benefit for WCIL.

Cher has joined the Elton John and Bette Midler rotation at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Showcasing her flamboyant spirit, legendary talent and ingenious creativity, Cher launched the first of her nearly 200 shows tonight in Las Vegas.

On Monday, May 19 at 8:00 PM, the 92nd Street Y celebrates the music of The Beatles in 'Come Together,' the cultural center's annual Gala Benefit.

Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's in Studio City, CA announces its May, 2008 roster of headliners including From Broadway to All That Jazz and Jantre Haskin.

Soho Think Tank will present Kirk Wood Bromley's latest play, Me, directed by Alec Duffy. Performances will be at the Ohio Theater, located at 66 Wooster Street, between Spring and Broome Streets in Soho. Performances will begin on Saturday, May 3rd, continuing through Saturday, May 24th.

It was announced today that Nicolette Hart (Rent) and Kate Rockwell (NBC's 'Grease: You're The One That I Want) will join the cast of LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL in May. Ms. Hart will take over the role of Brooke Wyndham on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 and Ms. Rockwell will perform the role of Margot starting Wednesday, May 14, 2008.

BroadwayWorld.com will be exclusively giving away a trip to Las Vegas to see Bette Midler perform in 'The Showgirl Must Go On'. The winning package includes two tickets to the 7/19 performance, a two night stay in Caesar's Palace from 7/18-7/20, round trip airfare for two from anywhere in the US and a special gift bag filled with show merchandise.

Soho Think Tank to present 'Me' by Kirk Wood Bromley beginning May 3rd.

Featured on the Grammy Award winning 'Jersey Boys' Cast Recording and Martin Scorsese's Acadamy Award winning film 'The Departed', guitarist Larry Saltzman joins Moonshine Martinis: A 60's and 70's Country Cabaret, featuring country music from the 60s and 70s.

In response to overwhelming ticket demand, Cher at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is releasing 18 additional shows scheduled for September and October for public sale on April 13, 2008.

Premieres include works by Agatha Christie, Ray Bradbury, Rupert Holmes & Mary Higgins Clark

The Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood, CA was transformed into an Old Hollywood 1920s Classic Themed Party, replete with breathtaking 20-foot-high Art Deco silver statues and other stunning decorative ornaments from the period, as guests attending the Hollywood Arts Council's Historic Sold-Out 30th Anniversary Black-Tie Gala and 22nd Annual Charlie Awards strolled down a 30-foot-long Red Carpet to a cozy and intimate Outdoor Courtyard Reception and Silent Auction, later followed by an elegant three-course catered Dinner and Awards Show, held on the Jim Henson Studios' Sound Stage on Saturday, March 29, 2008.

Media City Ballet (MCB), Natasha Middleton, Artistic Director, will open the company's Seventh Annual Season with a program entitled 'Ballet Russe Remembered,' to be presented at the Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. The All-Russian program will feature Principal Dancers from Media City Ballet. The Maple Youth Ballet, Charles Maple, Director, as will appear as a Guest Ballet Company.

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron--the producers of film version of Hairpray--will bring a movie musical of Peter Pan to the small screen

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed 'Best of New York' by New York Magazine, and 'an invaluable New York institution' by The New York Post, continues its Spring 2008 season with the return engagement of stage and screen star LAINIE KAZAN from April 8 - 12.

The Actors Fund concert series entitled Musical Mondays, a series of Cabaret events in the lobby of the historic Pantages Theatre, will return this year. Produced by John Bowab and Martin Wiviott, all shows include pre-show cocktail reception at 7:30 pm and post-show dessert reception with the artists. On Monday March 24, the series kicks off with a tribute to Ron Abel. Scheduled to appear are Lucie Arnaz, Loretta Devine, Joely Fisher, Joey Gian, Marsha Kramer, Wayne Moore, Valarie Pettiford, Linda Purl and Giselle Wolf. The reception begins at 7:30 and the program at 8:30. The Pantages Theater Lobby is at 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. Tickets are $125 per concert. Call 323-933-9244 ext. 59.

BroadwayWorld.com's TV host Haviland Stillwell is moonlighting for BroadwayWorld.com, covering the latest R Family Vacation cruise! 'Spring Break on the Mexican Riviera' is the cruise line's first trip to Mexico! For more information on R Family Vacations, including details on their upcoming Summer Cruise, click here!

Welcome to the return of special new series on BroadwayWorld.com - 4 time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein's personal MySpace blog of bringing A Catered Affair to Broadway. 'We did a full week's rehearsal and managed, in that short time, to get most of the rewrites and restaging incorporated.'

Before heading to Broadway, Mark Nadler will bring his one-man comedy-in-music adventure, Russian on the Side, to the Royal George Theatre Mainstage, 1641 North Halsted Street in Chicago, for a limited eight-week engagement, April 30 - June 15, 2008. (Previews begin April 22). The official press opening is scheduled for Wednesday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m.