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Appearing on Broadway for the first time in 30 years, Tony and Grammy Award-winning superstar Bette Midler plays the legendary Hollywood agent Sue Mengers (1932-2011) in the new, one-character play.
Sue Mengers was an American original. She was the first female “superagent” at a time when women talent agents of any kind were almost unheard of. She came from near poverty, a refugee from Hitler's Germany, and worked her way up through pluck, charm, and a legendary wit. In that uniquely American way, she invented herself; and when the career she wanted didn't exist, she invented that as well: “Superagent.” It was a term Hollywood all but coined for her. By the 1970's, she represented almost every major star in Hollywood and went on to become the town’s most renowned hostess.
Bette Midler
Author: John Logan
Director: Joe Montello
Producer: Graydon Carter, Arielle Tepper Madover, James L. Nederlander, The Shubert Organization, Terry Allen Kramer, Stephanie P. McClelland, Jeffrey Finn, Ruth Hendel, Larry Magid, Jon B. Platt, and Scott & Brian Zeilinger
Press Agent: Boneau / Bryan-Brown
Nominated for 1 Drama Desk Award - Outstanding Solo Performance - Bette Midler
Nominated for 1 Outer Critics Circle Award - Outstanding Solo Performance - Bette Midler
After Years of Playing Bette, Another Role
After a 40-year absence Bette Midler returns to Broadway, playing the Hollywood agent Sue Mengers in the solo show I’ll Eat You Last.