Kevin Winkler

Author, librarian, archivist, teacher, dancer, pop culture and politics junkie. Author, ON BETTE MIDLER: AN OPINIONATED GUIDE (2024)

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Well, this is a suprise! Just found out that the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) has selected ON BETTE MIDLER: AN OPINIONATED GUIDE (Oxford) as a finalist for their award, Best Research in Recorded Popular Music. Thanks ARSC!!

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Join us free, live online September 24 at 1 PM EST as we salute the artistry of Tommy Tune as part of the NYPL series, "The Dance Historian Is In." https://t.co/FmcYk7vnzF

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It's been a year since she left us. Here's an old dancer's tribute to the late, great Chita.
I Tore My Hamstring Dancing For Chita Rivera, by @kwink411 https://t.co/twJTgNWK0K

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No one ever had as much fun being a dancing, singing star as Mitzi Gaynor, and we're all the better for it. Here's my toast to a on-of-a-kind powerhouse.
Show! Girl! A Toast to Mitzi Gaynor, by @kwink411 https://t.co/XSJ30XvI9K

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On Bette Midler- An Opinionated Guide by Kevin Winkler - Woman Around Town https://t.co/87CihRVbza

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Chicago––Liza Put-In, by @kwink411 https://t.co/q6rmNk40Ko

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Well, they caught me with my mouth wide open in mid-sentence (no cracks, please), but this was a great conversation about Bette Midler with historian Eric Marcus for his podcast Making Gay History.
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As part of its promotion, Oxford University Press is making one chapter of On Bette Midler: An Opinionated Guide available for a limited time. Here's everything you ever wanted to know about Midler as a theater artist! https://t.co/hLy2pITQUl

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David Armstrong and I wrap it all up this week, talking about Bette Midler's latter day tours and her triumphant return to Broadway in Hello, Dolly!
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NYC peeps: Join us on Tuesday, June 25th at the gorgeous Adams Street Library in Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood for this free excursion into the multi-faceted career of the Divine Bette Midler! https://t.co/hGuMg1gLa7

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Spotify peeps: here's a playlist I curated in conjunction with On Bette Midler: An Opinionated Guide. It's all the big hits, plus some super deep cuts.
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We really get into it in part 2 of my conversation with David Armstrong about the theater of Bette Midler! https://t.co/mQKKsexCWn

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I'm kvelling that Hadassah Magazine is kvelling over On Bette Midler: An Opinionated Guide! https://t.co/VguMyaf8Pk

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OMG, that was fun! Thanks so much for a great conversation today, Richard Skipper. Always a pleasure!! https://t.co/T2FSkfhxwO

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Here's a capsule history of Bette Midler's many appearances on Johnny Carson's late night show––including her iconic farewell to the talk show legend. https://t.co/p02fL5HXiY

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Thanks Gregg Shapiro for a great interview for Bay Area Reporter!! https://t.co/KNOaoPNk5C

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Thanks Jayke Workman for a fun conversation about all things Bette Midler!
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While certainly not a Forgotten star…..

In this episode, I spoke with Kevin Winkler about his book "On Bette Midler: An Opinionated Guide". Bette Midler today is a beloved legacy star.

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Thanks for the shout-out about my Bette Midler book, Michael Musto! https://t.co/8HlPUmnMz9