Streisand Adds Second Chicago Engagement to Tour

Barbra Streisand has added a second Chicago engagement to her upcoming concert tour. 

Due to high demand, the legendary performer will now appear at the United Center both on November 7th and November 9th.

The tour, which will benefit a number of charities, will kick off at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia on October 4th.  Il Divo will open for Streisand.

Streisand is the top-selling female recording artist modern times. Her numbers are exceeded only by Elvis Presley. The tour marks her first national schedule since 1994.

Il Divo has become the most successful International musical break-out story of the past few years, selling more than 12 million albums. The group has garnered some 80 gold and platinum awards in 33 countries.

A star for over four decades, Streisand received Tony nominations for her Broadway debut I Can Get It For You Wholesale and for her star-making turn as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (she would receive a Star of the Decade, Hall of Fame Tony in 1970). Streisand would go on to recreate the role on film for a 1969 Oscar (she tied with Katharine Hepburn that year). She was also nominated for her performance in The Way We Were . She received another Oscar for co-writing "Evergreen" for A Star is Born and was similarly nominated for "I Finally Found Someone" from The Mirror Has Two Faces. Other film credits include Hello, Dolly!, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, What's Up, Doc?, Funny Lady, Nuts and Yentl. She has also produced several of her movies.

The winner of multiple Grammy Awards, Streisand has sold many millions of records, with 50 of them gold and 30 platinum. She is also the only artist to have Billboard #1 albums spanning four decades--the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s. Her many albums include "Guilty," "Duets," "Higher Ground," "Memories," "Lazy Afternoon," "The Broadway Album" and "The Movie Album." In addition to her Tony, Oscars and Grammys, Streisand has won five Emmys, eight Golden Globes, two ASCAP Film and Television Awards, as well as the American Film Institute Award.

The tour will be presented by promoter Michael Cohl for Concert Productions International and The Next Adventure (A Live Nation Company).

Visit www.ticketmaster.com or www.livenation.com for tickets.  Visit www.barbranews.com for more information on Streisand.