Chaarisand: A Brief Biography Of Barbra Streisand

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Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand is one of the most influential people in theatre of all time. She has been in many shows and movies including Funny Girl and I Can Get It for You Wholesale, and has won Academy, Golden Globes, Grammys, Emmys, and Tony Awards. Her voice and charisma has inspired millions to go after their dreams of becoming actresses, actors, and singers. Barbra Joan Streisand was born on April 24, 1942 in Brooklyn, NYC, NY to Diana and Emanuel Streisand. Growing up, both of her parents worked in schools, her father a teacher, and her mom a secretary. Her father died when she was around 15 months old due to a complications after having an epileptic seizure. While Barbra was away at camp in the late 1940s, her mother remarried a used car salesman named Louis Kind, and Streisand was completely unaware that her mother was married - and pregnant. Her half sister, named Rosalind, was born in 1952. As a child, Streisand was very shy and describes her childhood as a painful experience. She often felt rejected by other kids because of her looks. Her stepfather was also emotionally abusive, and found no support from her mother, who thought Barbra was not pretty enough to make it in show business. Barbra went to school at Bais Yaakov School, and sang in the school choir. She also went to Erasmus Hall High School, where she met Neil Diamond, who she would collaborate with in the future. Before graduating from high school, Streisand traveled into New York City to study acting. She met Anita and Alan Miller at the age of 15, and made an agreement with the couple to babysit their children, and in return Alan would give her a scholarship to his acting school. She graduated from Erasmus High School at the age of 16, and was nu... ... middle of paper ... ...te on her face.”, but in the end, Ray Stark hired Streisand that very day. Sondheim soon dropped out of the show, and lyricist Bob Merrill took his place. The show starts to fall apart, and was temporarily shelved. When the show was finally ready, it opened in Boston, Massachusetts, but the was too long. The New York City opening was pushed back five weeks, and five songs were cut from the show. The show went through 17 previews, and finally opened on Broadway in March of 1964 and closed in July of 1967. The show went through a total 1,348 performances, and also played on London England’s West End in 1966. Streisand starred in the show in both countries, but had to drop out of the West End show after she became pregnant. There was also a national tour that took place in 1966, and it went through 30 states.The tour started in Pennsylvania, and ended in Wisconsin.

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