‘Beaches’ Broadway Review: ’80s Tearjerker Washes Out As Stage Musical

Beaches, that tearjerking ’80s tale of female friendship beloved by some, snubbed by others and mostly remembered for Bette Midler’s rendition of the soaring theme song “Wind Beneath My Wings,” has had a long road to the stage, and the wait has done it no favors. Whatever charms the 1988 movie had – and they […]