Bette Midler & Harvey Fierstein Team Up to Tell Story of Sex Icon and Broadway Rabble-Rouser Mae West
The divine Bette Midler will play the title role in the HBO biopic Mae West, directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist) and written by Tony winner Harvey Fierstein (Kinky Boots, Torch Song Trilogy), according to Deadline. Based on West's autobiography Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It, the film will track West's early days as a Broadway performer and playwright. After appearing in a handful of musicals s…