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Barbra Streisand's abandonment of Broadway was the worst thing that happened to the theater in the '60s. Her retreat from theater music on record was less of a loss, if only because she had tended to focus on second-rank composers and obscure songs by first-rate ones, while practically ignoring, for example, Stephen Sondheim. When she returned to show songs in 1985, she reversed these failings. Now, the singer who had never done much with Rodgers & Hammerstein, Frank Loesser, George Gershwin, or Jerome Kern finally felt confident enough to take on "If I Loved You" from Carousel, "Adelaide's Lament" from Guys and Dolls, "Can't Help Lovin' That Man" from Showboat, and a medley from Porgy and Bess, and she did them well. Even better, on seven tracks with Sondheim's name on them, she proved the perfect intepreter of the most contemporary and intellectual of Broadway's writers, whether singing his lyrics over the music of Leonard Bernstein (another composer she'd largely neglected) from West Side Story or making the most of material drawn from shows like Company, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, and Sunday in the Park With George. Sondheim collaborated with Streisand, penning special lyrics for songs like "Putting It Together" and even his standard, "Send in the Clowns."
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A Barbra Streisand concert should be about singing. That’s what people really want. The rest they tolerate out of respect for her gigantic talent. And when she stuck to music, there were many magnificent moments. “Starting Here, Starting Now,” the “Funny Girl” suite, “When the Sun Comes Out,” “Children Will Listen,” “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life,” and “My Shining Hour” were the musical high points of a concert that was further dampened by the lack of a pre-performance sound check because Ms. Streisand was stuck in traffic. As a result, the acoustics of the first half of the concert were muddy.
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Barbra Streisand has a gorgeous talent for belting out show tunes. She has a gift for middlebrow humor; she was perfectly cast as the gawky Fanny Brice in the ‘62 Broadway musical Funny Girl. Six years later she won an Academy Award for playing Brice in William Wylers’s adaptation of Funny Girl. It was Streisand’s first film role.
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Barbra Streisand's 60th album, "BARBRA STREISAND - THE MOVIE ALBUM" was released in Australia October 27, 2003 and in the US October 14, 2003. The Movie Album is a personal selection of some of the Barbra's favorite songs from films spanning the years 1935-1988 (see track listing following). The Movie Album features 12 brand-new recordings produced by Barbra Streisand. Ms. Streisand co-produced three tracks -- "Moon River," "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?," "Calling You" -- with Robbie Buchanan and one track -- "Emily" with the legendary composer/arranger Johnny Mandel. All the songs on The Movie Album were recorded with full-band accompanied by 75-piece orchestra. Arrangers on the album include Johnny Mandel, Jeremy Lubbock, Jorge Calandrelli, and Robbie Buchanan.
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Barbra Streisand won a Best Actress Oscar for playing Fanny Brice in the 1968 musical Funny Girl. And you won't forget Babs in this role she was born to play, doing what she does best -- singing like the rarest of songbirds. Funny Girl, which includes her famous song People, is screening as part of Palace Arts Center's First Friday series. As always, if you bring in a same-day receipt from a Grapevine restaurant, admission is $5. And popcorn is always a buck.
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Barbra Streisand was born on April 24, 1942. She is the daughter of Emanuel Streisand and Diana Rosen. She has one older brother, Sheldon Streisand, and a younger half-sister, Roslyn Kind. She is an actor, singer, producer, writer and director. Despite all of this, she hates to perform live. Her favorite color is white, and she loves chinese food.
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