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Flowers in hand, Bette Midler has a regal curtain call on her opening night in I’ll Eat You Last at the Booth Theatre.
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Bette Midler is flanked by her playwright, John Logan (left), and the show’s producer, Arielle Tepper Madover (right).
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The Divine Miss M only has eyes for Logan.
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The I’ll Eat You Last producing team: James L. Nederlander, Arielle Tepper Madover, and Graydon Carter.
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Love Story star Ali MacGraw was one of Sue Mengers’ longtime clients; she even factors into an anecdote in John Logan’s play!
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Susan Sarandon is on hand to support her pal Bette Midler.
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Tony Award winner Glenn Close is excited to see her pal Bette Midler return to Broadway.
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A windblown Jon Hamm smiles on his way into the Booth Theatre.
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Comedienne Kathy Griffin is thrilled to cheer on Bette Midler, and her pal Sue Mengers, on Broadway.
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The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons is back in New York and ready to root for his Normal Heart costar, I’ll Eat You Last director Joe Mantello.
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Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg show off their eyewear.
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Even movie mogul Harvey Weinstein makes an appearance on the press line.
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Noted author Fran Lebowitz was another of Sue Mengers’ friends on hand for the new bioplay.
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Tony Award winners Ellen Barkin and George C. Wolfe are ready to celebrate their Normal Heart pal, I’ll Eat You Last director Joe Mantello.
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Christine Baranski, soon to be seen in the New York City Center Encores! production of On Your Toes, is ready for a night at the theater.
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Legendary playwright/AIDS activist Larry Kramer (right) and his partner, David Webster (left), are eager to cheer on director Joe Mantello, who recently starred in Kramer’s drama, The Normal Heart.
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Martin Short is ready to see is friend Bette Midler on Broadway.
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Marlo Thomas was a longtime pal of I’ll Eat You Last subject Sue Mengers.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has collaborated with Bette Midler on many environmental projects to help restore the Big Apple.
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Victor Garber costarred with Bette Midler in the classic comedy The First Wives Club.
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Kinky Boots book writer Harvey Fierstein is ready for the newest play Broadway has to offer.
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John Benjamin Hickey costarred alongside I’ll Eat You Last director Joe Mantello in the 2011 Broadway revival of The Normal Heart.
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An evening out won’t be a Dogfight for Justin Paul, Lindsay Mendez, and Benj Pasek.
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Tony Award winner Linda Lavin is never one to miss a Broadway opening.
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Mario Cantone starred in many productions helmed by I’ll Eat You Last director Joe Mantello, including Assassins and Laugh Whore.
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Tony Award-winning musical-theater writers Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman wouldn’t miss their friend Bette’s big Broadway opening.
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Welcome back to Broadway, Bette!
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Directed by Joe Mantello, the one-woman show stars Midler as Hollywood superagent Mengers, who by the 1970s became one of the most powerful people in Tinseltown, representing clients the likes of Barbra Streisand, Gene Hackman, and Ali MacGraw.
MacGraw was among the "twinklies," (as Mengers called celebs) on hand for the evening, a list that also included Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenburg, Christine Baranski, Larry Kramer and David Webster, Ellen Barkin, Jim Parsons, John Benjamin Hickey, Glenn Close, Harvey Fierstein, Kathy Griffin, Jon Hamm, Martin Short, Susan Sarandon, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and many others.
