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In a first-time first-person account of her life and career, legendary singer, actress, director and producer Barbra Streisand will publish her memoir, My Name is Barbra, on November 7, 2023 via Penguin Random House imprint Viking. The Penguin Group made it official on Tuesday, calling the tome…

Myriad world leaders and entertainment figures are celebrating the victory of and congratulating Brazil's President-elect Inácio Lula da Silva who beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in Sunday's pivotal run-off. In his first speech, Lula, as he is known, thanked his supporters and said it was a…

Barbra Streisand has become the ambassador for the Ukraine government’s official fundraising platform, United24, after a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Streisand, whose grandparents emigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine, donated $24,000 to 24,000 Friends of Ukraine, which asks for $24 monthly…

Show business thrives on risk — even existential risk. Take this Broadway moment when new shows are opening at a pace that shocks even grizzled veterans – 15 in April alone. Of course, some will quickly be shuttering due to Broadway's two dire enemies: critics and Covid. Ticket buyers must navigate a complex…

The music, film, television and theater communities bid farewell to Marilyn Bergman today, acknowledging the gifts she gave to each that will live on. Bergman passed at her home early on Saturday at age 93. Online mourners focused on the timeless nature of her songs with husband Alan, as well as her gracious nature…

Cybill Shepherd, Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges and Cher – stars of the Peter Bogdanovich films The Last Picture Show, What’s Up, Doc? and Mask – remembered the late director today. “Having Peter Bogdanovich as my first acting teacher in my first film, The Last Picture Show, was a blessing of enormous proportion,&#8221…

Barbra Streisand recently reiterated critical comments surrounding Bradley Cooper’s 2018 remake of A Star Is Born, saying that his take on the story was the “wrong” one. “I thought it was the wrong idea,” the 79-year-old icon said in a Sunday appearance on Australian talk show, The Sunday Project. “Look, it was a big…

Booksmart star Beanie Feldstein has been set to star as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, which will serve as the first Broadway revival of the iconic musical that premiered in 1964 with Barbra Streisand in the role. It is scheduled to begin performances in spring 2022 at a Broadway theatre to be announced. The new…

Vice President Kamala Harris will headline a Pride Celebration fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee next week, an event that will include a number of performances and an introduction by Barbra Streisand. The DNC traditionally does a Pride month event, but the fundraiser also speaks to the desire among…

EXCLUSIVE: A hot TV package is hitting the premium marketplace. Oscar winner Barbra Streisand is set to executive produce Lioness, a drama series about the life of Golda Meir headlined by Emmy-nominated Unorthodox star Shira Haas, from MGM/UA Television in association with Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi PatMa…

UPDATED, with new fundraising figures: At virtual concert for Joe Biden on Sunday, John Legend and Andra Day performed a socially distanced duet of Greatest Love Of All, a chorus and Kristin Chenoweth sang numbers with specially written campaign lyrics, and Barbra Streisand delivered eight minutes of closing remarks…

Julianne Moore, Barbra Streisand, Rob Reiner, and John Legend are among the lineup of entertainment figures who will appear at a Joe Biden fundraiser next Sunday to mark 100 days until the 2020 presidential election. The virtual event, called Celebration for Change, will be hosted by Jay Leno. Bruce Cohen and Claire…