Bette Midler Reunites with Her “Beaches” Costar, ‘The Great’ Barbara Hershey

Madison E. Goldberg, Eric AnderssonFri, February 27, 2026 at 3:56 AM UTC

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Bette Midler; Barbara HersheyCredit: Bette Midler/instagram -

Bette Midler reunited with her Beaches costar Barbara Hershey and shared a selfie with her on Instagram on Thursday, Feb. 26

Beaches is currently being adapted for the stage, with Broadway previews opening on March 27

The pair played on screen best friends C.C. Bloom and Hillary Whitney in the 1988 film, a rare depiction of decades of female friendship on screen at the time

Bette Midler reunited with her Beaches costar Barbara Hershey.

Midler, 80, shared a selfie alongside Hershey, 78, in an Instagram post on Thursday, Feb. 26. "It’s a BEACHES reunion! Here I am with the great Barbara Hershey! We go back a-ways!!!" she captioned the post. The pair costarred in the film in 1988, which was adapted from the 1985 New York Times-bestselling novel of the same name by Iris Rainer Dart.

Beaches follows the evolving friendship between C.C. Bloom (Midler) and Hillary Whitney (Hershey), who first meet in the 1950s on the New Jersey shore and keep in touch as the former becomes a famous singer and actress while the latter becomes a human rights lawyer. The film charted new territory for in-depth stories of female friendship on screen in the 1980s, depicting the main characters struggling to reconcile their personal relationships with their high ambitions and clashing personalities.

"It's in the midst of time, but I remember it being an incredibly happy set," Midler told PEOPLE of filming Beaches, directed by Garry Marshall, in 2024.

"He had such a talent for pulling together, and he had all these cameos," Midler said of Marshall's directing on the film. "He had all his actor improv friends come and do cameos in these movies, in his movies. They were absolutely worth the price of admission."

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The heartfelt film has been adapted for the stage, and Broadway previews begin March 27, with an official opening night set for April 22. The production will run through Sept. 6, ahead of a multi-city national tour.

Barbara Hershey sits and talks with Bette Midler in a scene from the film 'Beaches', 1988.Credit: Buena Vista/Getty

Jessica Vosk and Kelli Barrett will lead the musical, reprising the roles they originated during its 2024 world premiere at Theatre Calgary in Canada.

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BEACHES, Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, 1988.Credit: Everett

Co-directed by Tony Award nominee and Emmy winner Lonny Price (Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close) alongside Matt Cowart, the new musical features a score by Grammy Award-winning legend Mike Stoller, lyrics by Dart, and a book by Dart and Thom Thomas, developed in collaboration with David Austin.

Tickets for Beaches go on sale in January, with early access available via beachesthemusical.com.

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