Barbra Streisand plays an intimate club in New Hope......in the guise of world renowned impressionist Steven Brinberg as SIMPLY BARBRA'S BROADWAY this Saturday, July 8th at 7:30 pm at the Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road (Clarion Hotel), New Hope, PA 18938. Michael Ferreri is the Musical Director. Steven recreates Miss Streisand's greatest hits and Broadway songs... and brief voices of artists ranging from Cher to Bea Arthur.... SIMPLY BARBRA shows are the next best thing to seeing the legendary singer/actress/director in person.. and you can actually meet this one afterwards! Tickets are only: $30 General Admission; Ltd VIP $40; all with a $20 minimum. Seating begins one hour prior to the show. For tickets, click here.
Next week Steven is one of the stars in Michael Lavine & Friends on Thursday, July 13 at 7:00 pm(note time) at Michael Feinstein's/54 Below, (Broadway's Supper Club) 254 West 54th Street (bet. Broadway & 8th Ave.), NYC. A portion of the proceeds from the evening will go to the Actor's Fund. The show also stars* Mark Blowers; Fay DeWitt (Niteclub Confidential); Tony Award Winner Daisy Eagan (The Secret Garden); DiAnne Fraser; Tony Award Winner Debbie Gravitte (Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Les Miserables); Tony Award Nominee Richard Kind (The Producers, Sly Fox); Heather MacRae (Hair);Christine Pedi (NEWSical the musical); Tony Award Winner Tonya Pinkins (Caroline, Or Change); Clarke Thorell (Hairspray, Titanic); Sarah Wadsley; Carol Weiss (Composer); and other surprises. Tickets & Info: (646) 3551.
Steven Brinberg was born and raised in New York City, attended NYU and while there appeared Off Broadway in Ivanov at the Jewish Rep and at the Lambs theatre in The Wind Up Toys. He created his firstSIMPLY BARBRA show in 1993 at the famous Don't Tell Mama cabaret where it ran a record-breaking 4 years, winning him two MAC Awards and a BISTRO Award. The constantly updated show was subsequently seen in 40 US cities and 9 countries including tours of Australia, The Far East, Spain, Mexico and several runs in London's West End at theatres The Charing Cross, SoHo Revue Bar and Leicester Square Theatres and The Edinburgh Festival. His London debut at the Jermyn Street Theatre broke all box office records and was extended repeatedly. He toured for over 12 years with the late Marvin Hamlisch (Barbra Streisand's musical director and composer of THE WAY WE WERE and A CHORUS LINE). Their symphony concerts included the Kennedy Center and several co-starring Broadway legend Barbara Cook. Playwright Terrence McNally wrote the narration for Steven-as-Barbra for a concert at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall which was also seen in Seattle. At Carnegie Hall he performed with the NYC Gay Men's Chorus.
At Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre, he was part of the all-star FUNNY GIRL concert featuring Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Sutton Foster and Whoopi Goldberg; and at the Hudson Theatre in a concert of Marvin Hamslich's SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS opposite Jeremy Jordan, Adam Jacobs and Marc Kudisch. At the Westbeth Theatre Center and Manhattan Theatre Club, he was featured in Ken Page's musical NIGHT LIFEstarring LiLlias White. Special events include performances for Liza Minnelli, Patricia Neal, Lauren Bacall, Joan Rivers, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Donna Karan. Steven was chosen for the latter event by Miss Streisand's management. He was also chosen by Stephen Sondheim to sing at his birthday concert at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Film credits include CAMP, HEAVENLY PEACE, BOYS LIFE and the upcoming THIRSTY. Television appearances include Rosie O'Donnell, Sally Jessy Raphael, Good Morning Australia and a Jerry Springer show where no one was fighting! His two CDS available are SIMPLY BARBRA LIVE IN LONDON and SIMPLY BARBRA DUETS. For more information visit www.simplybarbra.com
Videos