Barbra Streisand's Bio in the "Funny Girl" Playbill

I'm getting ready to hang some Barbra vinyl albums in my office along with an original Playbill of "Funny Girl" from 1964. Looking through the "Who's Who in the Cast" section, I was amused by Barbra's bio, so I thought I'd share it here.

"In addition to having appeared off-Broadway, on-Broadway and away-from-Broadway in nightclubs, in television and on the concert stage, Barbra Streisand is the recipient of Cue Magazine's Entertainer of the Year Award. A top recording star, a talented interior decorator, dress designer and portrait painter she also plays field hockey. Her performance in the musical "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" stopped the show and was much admired by the critics, the public, and the show's leading men, Elliot Gould, who married her. Barbra is a follower of Eastern philosophy and cooking, but also favors TV dinners on occasion. She is a renowned collector of antique clothes, shoes and fans. Her favorite flower is gardenia, since it is the only scent that can never be captured. Her favorite day of the week is Tuesday, since she devotes part of each Tuesday throughout the year to stringing crystal beads which are sold in a Vermont general store. She knows how to make coffee ice cream and to fix her own hair. For more personal information, write to her mother."

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Another Barbra Streisand Anniversary!

Today, March 22nd, is the 52nd anniversary of Barbra appearing in the opening of "I Can Get it For You Wholesale".  Her performance as the long-suffering secretary Miss Marmelstein won her critical acclaim and may very well have been the stepping stone that led her to a staring role in the show that would make her name a household word, "Funny Girl". It is also where she met Elliot Gould, whom she would later marry, have her only child with, and divorce.

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Rare Barbra Streisand recording of "The Music That Makes Me Dance"

I came across this rare recording of Barbra Streisand in "Funny Girl" on Broadway singing "The Music That Makes Me Dance". This recording is reportedly from her final performance of the show at the Winter Garden Theater.  Despite the less than pristine audio quality (it seems to have been recorded by someone in the audience) Streisand's brilliance shines through. Enjoy!

CLICK HERE to listen. 

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Rare Video of Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl on Broadway

I was only one year old in 1964 when "Funny Girl" opened on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater. After falling in love with the film I so wished I had been somehow able to see the Broadway show. Alas, that was impossible. I was thrilled, as I hope you will be, to find that there are some very short and rare video clips of the show.

The Broadway cast album of "Funny Girl" is available for purchase - click here.

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