Photo Coverage: Bette Midler's HULAWEEN 2008

A star-studded capacity crowd "haunted" the annual Hulaween benefit for Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project (NYRP) on Friday, October 31, 2008 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. BroadwayWorld.com braved the ghouls and goblins to bring you all the spooky photos!

A crowd of over 1,000 guests were entertained by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine. In addition, Emmy award-winning comedian Kathy Griffin performed her "D List" stand-up comedy throughout the evening as iconic American designer Michael Kors perused the crowd for winners of the annual costume contest.

Alice Waters, the internationally acclaimed chef from Chez Panisse in Berkeley, received the "Wind Beneath My Wings" Award for her pioneering advocacy for locally grown and sustainable harvested food that has become a model for restaurant and home cooking all over the world.

Dress for the event was "Costumes or Else" and celebrity event planner Robert Isabell created the ambiance of "A Ghoulish Green Market" as a further tribute to Waters.

Photos by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.

HULAWEEN 2008

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Bette Midler with guest Chefs Kurt Gutenbrunner, Fergus Henderson and April Bloom

Bette Midler

Bette Midler and Gloria Estefan

Alice Waters

Drew Nieporent

Kurt Gutenbrunner

Fergus Henderson

Gloria Estefan

Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Estefan and Cindy Adams

Michael Kors and Gloria Estefan

Michael Kors

Sandra Lee

Kathy Griffin

Bette Midler

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kathy Griffin, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bette Midler and Gloria Estefan

Suze Orman

Kate Pierson

Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart and Miss Teen USA 2008 Stevi Perry

Stevi Perry

John McEnroe

Patti Smyth

Patti Smyth and John McEnroe

Fred Schneider

Pink

Bette Midler

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After his life as an ingenue in Brooklyn & Queens, Walter spent the next 25 Years in a leading role as a Photographer / Photo Researcher in Manhattan. He is currently headlining in New Jersey with his partner Richard and children Dali & Gala. As a 14 year old youth, Walter was transfixed by his first Broadway Show, the original production of "GREASE". His journey on the path to celebrity photojournalism began that fateful night. Meeting, photographing and getting to know the cast inspired him to spend his professional life doing what he loved. His photography is syndicated worldwide through Retna Ltd. and Corbis.

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