Release Date

18 Jan, 1997

Runtime

02:05: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Experience the Divine at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Diva Las Vegas was a show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas starring Bette Midler performing as singer and comedian. The one-time performance was filmed for television; HBO released it as a TV special originally broadcast on January 18, 1997 and repeated on February 2, 1997. Midler won the 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program for the special. Among the songs performed were The Rose, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, From A Distance, Friends, Wind Beneath My Wings, Stay With Me and Do You Want To Dance?. Bette's daughter Sophie von Haselberg appeared for a short time during the song "Ukulele Lady". She sat with the rest of the cast and musicians on stage playing a ukulele and singing the words.

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Actors

Bette Midler

Lynn Mabry

Carol Hatchett

Melanie Taylor

Rhae Ann Theriault

Michelle Foreman

Wendy Pasquale

Natalie Webb

Karen Russell

Crew

Toni Basil

Lon Weyland

Marty Callner

Bruce Vilanch

Madalyn Minch