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By: Sep. 07, 2016
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SiriusXM recently welcomed the return of The Barbra Streisand Channel, an exclusive channel featuring the works of Grammy, Oscar, Emmy and Tony award-winning artist Barbra Streisand.

On September 7, the channel aired an exclusive "Town Hall" special with the legend, hosted by actor and Streisand's ENCORE album collaborator Patrick Wilson.

Streisand sat down for an intimate session with a select group of SiriusXM listeners at The Winter Garden Theatre, current home of Andrew Lloyd Webber's newest hit musical, SCHOOL OF ROCK in New York City. Barbra Streisand originally starred in Funny Girl at The Winter Garden Theatre in 1964.

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The Barbra Streisand Channel, the exclusive, limited-run channel, which originally ran on SiriusXM in September 2014, features music spanning Streisand's legendary career, from her 1963 debut through her new album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, out now. Streisand will give listeners exclusive commentary and reflection on the rare tribute to a lifetime of song. The channel will be fully dedicated to Barbra Streisand's extensive body of work, including selections from her live and studio recordings. Listeners will also hear songs personally selected by Streisand from her catalog, spanning 50 years.

The limited-run channel launched at September 6 and will run through Monday, October 3, via satellite on channel 18 and through the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com.

"SiriusXM's Town Hall with Barbra Streisand" is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series, featuring iconic entertainers and figures sitting down with studio audiences of SiriusXM listeners.

Previous SiriusXM "Town Hall" specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, Billy Crystal, Quentin Tarantino, Carol Burnett, Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, KISS, Coldplay, Ringo Starr, Adele, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Hugh Jackman, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Roger Waters, the surviving members of Nirvana, Gregg Allman, Usher and Tony Hawk.

For more information on Barbra Streisand, go to www.barbrastreisand.com.




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