Bette Midler Diva 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 onetime 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 Bettes 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