There’s a connection between Broadway and Bette Midler’s signature hit. “The Rose” was the title track of the 1979 Academy Award-nominated film starring Midler as fictional rock star, Mary Rose Foster, who went by the nickname “The Rose.” Though the song doesn’t play until the closing credits, its three minutes of fame left a huge […]
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