kareni wa >> doing my own show t the bottom line in manhattan. the producer of the show the casting director to see me in the show. the next day, he called my office and asked if i would be interested in being in a movie with mel gibson and danny glover. karen: who would say no to that? >> nobody. i said yes before they told me what the deal was but the deal was great and i knew we were going to do to but i did not know it would be three. karen: you have done broadway as but if you want to do hard work, do broadway. that midler is going back on broadway to do a show. karen: it's hard work because it is a live show. >> every day and there is no reruns. if you make a mistake, you keep right on going. karen: your voice has to still be strong. >> it does and you want to perform each show you do to the best of your ability. you want it to be great every when you do your own personal shows, you don't feel like reaching for that note, you might do it on the next song. on broadway, you do the same thing every night, eight times a week, one day off and th