SYDNEY, Australia (Sony BMG Australia) - If there's one tour that's got EVERYONE talking right now, it's Bette Midler's all-singing, dancing, theatrical 'Kiss My Brass' extravaganza. Rave reviews are flooding in for her Brisbane and Sydney shows - get in quick for Melbourne & Adelaide!
Back in Australia for the first time in 26 years, the
Divine Ms M is casting a magical spell of epic proportions over her enormous Australia following, with absolutely jaw-dropping performances on her current, critically-acclaimed 'Kiss My Brass' world tour.
With a signature blend of class and crass, a unique ability to seamlessly blend drama and comedy, and bucketloads of infectious energy to burn, multi-talented Bette has left punters at her Brisbane and Sydney shows completely gobsmacked; her two-hour Broadway-esque concert with multiple costume changes, spectacular 19th century Coney Island stage set, 12-piece brass band and trio of singing/dancing Harlettes unlike anything to hit our shores in recent years.
A versatile performer whose career spans music, film and theatre, Bette consistently draws raves for her performances and her shows in Australia have proved no different, with both the press and fans in Sydney and Brisbane lavishing their praises on the diva. Check out some of the great reviews that are rolling in and if you're in Melbourne & Adelaide and you haven't done so already, get yourself a ticket quick - you'll be kicking yourself if you miss it!
"The cyclonic musical, theatrical, comedic and cinematic force that is Bette Midler hit a packed Brisbane Entertainment Centre last night. They stood and screamed as she rode in to town on a merry-go-round horse suspended from the ceiling. That's where the energy levels stayed...If Midler never sings another note, she should be remembered not just as a great orginal entertainmer. She is a true original great." Brisbane Courier Mail
"To cut a long story short, I went to see Bette Midler and, to my great surprise, enjoyed myself far more than at almost any other gig I have experienced in recent years...Midlers comic timing and legendary showmanship were astounding." Sunday Telegraph
"It had been 26 years since she'd graced our shores and a lot had changed (back then her crowd were on drugs; now they're on medication, she joked.) But ballsy Bette remains the dirty diva and consummate entertainer, overshadowing her brass band and three back-up singers/dancers with her salty songs, politically incorrect jokes and high kicks." Sun Herald
"As the divine Ms M would say: "She was fabulous." The opening night of her Kiss My Brass tour at the Sydney Superdome was a revelation as the all-singing, all-dancing, and wisecracking entertainer showed everybody how to do it...While Bette Midler astounded the capacity crowd with her endurance during the two-hour plus show, it was the parochial jokes that had everyone's mouths hitting the floor." Daily Telegraph
"The scene-stealer Bette Midler enters her fantasyland from the gods with all the splendour, whimsy and humour her audiences have come to expect and love....In terms of energy and chutzpah, the all-round entertainer is in a class of her own, recalling the big belters of Broadway and the sassy dames of the vaudeville stage. At a time when pop stars are flying off the conveyor belt, Midler possesses that rare quality that can't be manufactured no matter how hard proudcers try: charisma... It may be true, as Midler quips, that her fans who were once on drugs are now on medication, but she's proof that irreverence, trashy behaviour and sweet songs - not Botox or Viagra - keep you young." Sydney Morning Herald
