The overlooked musical that prepared Barbra Streisand for ‘Funny Girl’
Streisand's Broadway debut as a frumpy secretary in 'I Can Get It For You Wholesale' set the stage (literally) for her breakout performance as Fanny Brice
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Culture I played Fanny Brice on Broadway. Here’s what she taught me about being an actor
When Beanie Feldstein departed the Broadway revival of 'Funny Girl' early, an understudy got an unexpected moment in the spotlight
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Books How Barbra Streisand’s interior design manifesto inspired an unlikely hit play
Over a decade before publishing her first memoir, the movie star made her authorial debut with a coffee table tome detailing her sometimes questionable, always ostentatious taste in home decor
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Film & TV Forget ‘Dial of Destiny’ — the hottest Indiana Jones film is Barbra Streisand whipping Harrison Ford
A rare outtake from ‘Temple of Doom’ raises some interesting questions
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Fast Forward Barbra Streisand is getting the next ‘Jewish Nobel,’ in prize’s return to celebrity tradition
Streisand will donate her $1 million Genesis Prize winnings to groups that aid the environment, advance women’s health, combat disinformation and aid Ukraine
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California Briefing California Briefing: Maron, Streisand and the photographer who caught LeBron’s big moment
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Culture How Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford changed the way we are
50 years ago, 'The Way We Were' brought us a love story we hadn't seen on screen before
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California Briefing California Briefing: This fake LeBron tweet isn’t real. I wish it was.
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