BroadwayWorld is proud to present (as promised) an update from Barbra Streisand's Broadway guys. They have indeed "phoned home," and we've got the pictures to prove it, in an exclusive SCRAPBOOK commemorating stage, screen and music legend Barbra Streisand's historic European tour, which marks her first time ever touring the Continent! This tour has shattered house records everywhere it has played and has also made history by playing three extraordinary outdoor venues (The Schonbrun Palace in Vienna, The Waldbuhne in Berlin and Castletown House in Dublin).
They have now played Zurich, Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Manchester, Dublin and just had their second performance in London of three sold out shows at the O2 Arena. The guys, as BroadwayWorld.com readers know, are stage veterans Michael Arden (The Times They Are A-Changin', Bare), Hugh Panaro (Lestat, Side Show, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, The Red Shoes), Peter Lockyer (Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera) and Sean McDermott (Grease, Falsettos, Miss Saigon). This tour has found them in cities where they were able to reconnect with relatives, family, friends and fellow actors and singers. Richard Jay-Alexander directs the tour, with Streisand. Our very own Walter McBride will be reporting from the third row for the London closer on July 25th.
Barbra Streisand, first shot to fame in the Broadway and film versions of Funny Girl and according to the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America) is the music world's most successful female recording artist.
She also holds the distinction of being the only female singer in the top 10,
which includes The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks, Led Zepplin, and Elton
John. Streisand remains the only artist to receive the Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Golden Globe, Cable Ace, and Peabody Award, and the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.
