Barbra Streisand Featured In Upcoming Issue Of Parade

In what promises to be a once-in-a lifetime thrill for a hundred of her luckiest fans, Barbra Streisand will celebrate the release of Love Is The Answer---her new album of jazz standards and classics--- by singing a selection of these songs at New York's legendary Village Vanguard on Saturday, September 26, where she last performed in 1961 as the opening act for Miles Davis.

The entertainment icon is featured in the upcoming issue of PARADE magazine, in the article Streisand speaks on a variety of subjects including her early days onstage, growing older and her "perfect" husband. PARADE.com has a number excerpts available in advance of the full interview which will be online starting tomorrow, Friday, August 21st. Find a sneak peek below:

On her wild child past.
"There's a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary. I was kind of a wild child. I don't know if it's in the DNA or what. I got good grades in school but a D in conduct. I would question everything, very much like Yentl."

To read more, visit the PARADE website by clicking here.

Fans of Barbra Streisand will have the chance to win free tickets to the artist's club show at New York's Village Vanguard through the "Show Us Your Streisand" Video Contest and the "Sammie's Cutest Pet" Photo Contest. There will also be a chance to win tickets by playing the official Barbra Streisand Pixel Puzzle game. Full details and all contest rules can be found on barbrastreisand.com. 

Soon after her performance at the Vanguard some 48 years ago, Streisand began to build a reputation in Greenwich Village as an extraordinary newcomer on the scene, a not-to-be-missed star on the rise singing in clubs like The Lion and The Bon Soir. With its astounding acoustics and intimate vibe, The Village Vanguard--an epicenter of the New York jazz scene since an all-jazz policy was implemented in 1957-- was, and is one of the most renowned musical venues throughout the world.

According to the RIAA, Barbra Streisand is the #1 best selling female recording artist in history and the only woman to make the Top 10 all time best selling artists list, which includes Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Over the course of her career, Streisand has recorded 50 gold, 30 platinum and 13 multi-platinum albums. An artist of unparalleled accomplishments in multiple entertainment fields, Streisand has made her mark as an award winning actress of stage and screen, recording artist, concert performer, movie producer, film director, screenwriter and songwriter. Having earned two Oscars (Best Actress and Best Song), five Emmys, 11 Golden Globes, 10 Grammys including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement and Grammy Legend Awards, a special Tony Award (in 1970 as "Star of the Decade"), two Cable Ace and three Peabody awards, she is the only performer to hold honors from all of those institutions. In addition, Streisand is a recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, America's National Medal of Arts and France's Legion of Honor. In December 2008 she became the first female director to receive the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor.