http://www.mail.com/people/269042-bette-midler.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/269042-bette-midler.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2067046-tony-bounce-what-tony-bounce-box-office.html NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award nominations often mean a big bump at the box office, but not this year so far. "Kinky Boots," ''Matilda: The Musical," ''Pippin" and "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" — the four shows that got the most nominations Tuesday — either lost money or saw only small increases, according to data released Monday from The Broadway League. Mon, 06 May 2013 20:59:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2067046-tony-bounce-what-tony-bounce-box-office.html 2013-05-06T20:59:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2053398-tony-award-nods-skip-stars-veterans.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Tony Awards committee largely favored tried-and-true stage veterans over flashy visitors Tuesday when announcing this year's Tony nominations, with Hollywood stars such as Bette Midler, Jessica Chastain, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes and Scarlett Johansson never hearing their names called. With the exception of Broadway debutant Tom Hanks, t... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:22:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2053398-tony-award-nods-skip-stars-veterans.html 2013-04-30T19:22:23Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1857600-patty-andrews-andrews-sisters-rallied-troops.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patty Andrews never served in the military, but she and her singing sisters certainly supported the troops. During World War II, they hawked war bonds, entertained soldiers overseas and boosted morale on the home-front with tunes like "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" and "I Can Dream, Can't I?" Andrews, the last surviving member o... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1857600-patty-andrews-andrews-sisters-rallied-troops.html 2013-01-31T13:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1818284-bits-its-after-party-time.html BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Show Bits brings you the 70th annual Golden Globes awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item. Jodie Foster's acceptance speech drew warm praise at one of the night's post-show parties. "It was my... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1818284-bits-its-after-party-time.html 2013-01-14T06:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1804706-bette-midler-set-to-return-to-broadway-stage.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Divine Miss M is returning to Broadway, and not as just a producer. Bette Midler will star in John Logan's new play "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers" in the spring, marking the first time the Grammy, Tony and Golden Globe winner has been on Broadway in 30 years. The show opens April 24 at a Shubert theatr... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1804706-bette-midler-set-to-return-to-broadway-stage.html 2013-01-07T19:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1800604-pacino-want-to-meet-spector.html PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Al Pacino said Friday that he decided not to meet famed record producer and convicted killer Phil Spector before portraying him in an HBO movie — only to find he already had. A friend showed Pacino a 20-year-old photo in which the actor was standing next to Spector. Pacino said he has no memory of the moment. The movie, "Phil Spect... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1800604-pacino-want-to-meet-spector.html 2013-01-04T23:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1792080-the-hobbit-stays-atop-box-office-third-week.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" continues to rule them all at the box office, staying on top for a third-straight week and capping a record-setting $10.8 billion year in moviegoing. The Warner Bros. fantasy epic from director Peter Jackson, based on the beloved J.R.R. Tolkien novel, made nearly $33 million this weekend, according to... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1792080-the-hobbit-stays-atop-box-office-third-week.html 2012-12-31T12:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1785336-parental-guidance-unites-crystal-midler.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — After nearly 30 years of friendship and shared tastes in movies, music and comedy, Billy Crystal and Bette Midler have finally taken it to the next level: They did a film together. The two veteran entertainers first met on the comedy circuit, but never actually worked together until "Parental Guidance," in theaters Christmas Day. "He sa... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1785336-parental-guidance-unites-crystal-midler.html 2012-12-24T12:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1785310-review-parental-guidance-tolerable-uninspired.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The schmaltz is piled on thick, and if the comedy were any broader it would require an Imax screen, but still there's something touching about how hard Billy Crystal and Bette Midler hustle to peddle the threadbare material that makes "Parental Guidance" a perfectly tolerable, if uninspired, moviegoing experience. As "the other grandpar... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1785310-review-parental-guidance-tolerable-uninspired.html 2012-12-24T12:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1734962-apnewsbreak-tribes-raise-9m-sacred-sd-land.html SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — After months of high-profile fundraising that drew celebrities' attention and dollars, a group of Native American tribes has raised $9 million to buy a piece of land in South Dakota's Black Hills that they consider sacred, an official with an Indian land foundation said Friday. The Indian Land Tenure Foundation president Cris Stai... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1734962-apnewsbreak-tribes-raise-9m-sacred-sd-land.html 2012-12-01T03:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1727824-nj-spruce-lights-up-rockefeller-center-tree.html NEW YORK (AP) — An 80-foot Norway spruce that made it through Superstorm Sandy was transformed into a beacon of shimmering glory Wednesday when New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others turned its lights on at Rockefeller Center. Thousands of onlookers crowded behind barricades on the streets that surrounded the center during the traditional tree-l... 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