Renowned Barbra Streisand Tribute Artist Comes to Alhambra

When she landed a nightclub gig in Los Angeles singing a lone Barbra Streisand song, Sharon Owens didn't realize at the time that she was to become a pioneer in the music tribute business. Unlike many of the other impersonators who are "lookalikes," however, she didn't study voice and acting simply to be called a tribute artist.

Soon after starting out as a dynamic mimic of the incomparable Streisand, Ms. Owens began to take the comedy routine more seriously. She honed her Brooklyn accent, studied Streisand's intense vocal sounds and spent hours recreating her look with gorgeous gowns. In the 15 years of her "Streisand career," she has been featured on Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Extra, and in People Magazine. She also starred in a ABC's reality show, "The Next Best Thing." Winning the Fox TV show, "Performing As..." propelled her career.

"Imitating Streisand became an acting job," Owens explains. "So many movies have been made where actors immerse themselves into their movie character and then tell a life story of the real person. I simply do the same thing, but on stage."

April 5, Ms. Owens opens her show, An Enchanted Evening with Barbra Streisand, at the iconic Alhambra Theatre & Dining in Jacksonville, FL. Owens will take her audience on a journey through Ms. Streisand's biggest years - 60s Broadway, 70s Disco, and 80s Films, captivating them with such favorites as, Don't Rain on My Parade, The Way We Were, Evergreen, Woman in Love, Somewhere and People. The audience will laugh, cry, chuckle - and sing! - at Owen's precise interpretation of the infamous Streisand, and be amazed as their personas intertwine.

About the Alhambra Theatre & Dining

Originally opened in 1967, the Alhambra Theatre & Dining is the longest-running professional dinner theater in the United States. In November 2009, the Alhambra was purchased by Theatre Partners, LLC, headed by Jacksonville entrepreneur, Craig Smith as way to give back to Jacksonville and preserve what he believes is one of its cultural jewels. The theater now hosts more than 120,000 people each year, employs more than 70 full-time staff, and donates tens of thousands of dollars and tickets annually to area charities. The Alhambra has hosted legends such as Tony Curtis, Claude Aiken, Sid Cesar and Cesar Romero, and, recently, Loretta Swit, Barry Williams, Jamie Farr, Michael Learned, Barbara Eden and Mike Farrell. The Alhambra was the place of Betty Grable's final acting role. The Alhambra is also home to former Miss America, Orange Park, Florida native Leanza Cornett.

Sharon Owens' An Enchanted Evening with Barbra Streisand runs at the Alhambra Theatre & Dining April 5-9, 2017. All tickets are $64 and include dinner, show and parking. The Alhambra is located at 12000 Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville, FL. Call the box office at 904.641.1212 or at www.alhambrajax.com.

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