Is Barbra too expensive...

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 2:15pm

...or are Italians cheap?
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[FOAnatic]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 2:18pm

No, Italians are just realistic and logical.

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 2:42pm

Absolutely. Is any even going to charity this time? It is absolutely absurd to charge a mortgage payment to see a concert or a play-ANY concert I might add. Having such high prices does 2 things- 1.Allows only the HAVES to get decent seats or even afford the show at all. 2. Puts true fans with limited income in hock as they use credit cards, etc to finance a golden opportunity to see a legendary vocalist. I do not disagree that Babs is a legend, but the prices are insane.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 2:48pm

Bettyboy's response reminded me of this little gem that NYers will remember.
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[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 2:54pm

I love her work, but those ticket prices are out of control. I think it's ridiculous to charge that much.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 2:57pm

I do hope they toss her out. $200 for the cheap seats and then they don't even put them on sale on the internet with everything else. Those prices are a load of self-indulgent crap. Especially considering her last few albums have been a snooze fest. She's not worth it and she doesn't need the money.

[kelzama]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 2:57pm

Clearly too expensive if they don't sell.

I'll wait for the clearance sale.

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 2:59pm

Right on, Mister Matt.

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 4:03pm

Who is she?

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 4:05pm

Anything over 100-125 dollars to see a concert is robbery. I don't care how elaborate the staging. Even Madge is pushing the envelope with 300 dollar tickets.

I love me some Stevie Nicks-she is divine, but to pay 300 dollars to see her in Vegas was a joke. She tours with a bare bones band with some light effects. Am I paying for shawls and orthopedic platform boots?

All of this is getting old quick. "Classic" artists are putting their prices through the roof and they are resting on their laurels. I wanted to go see HEART, but they want a 100 bucks. Again, I love them and think they are fierce but they havent done anything noteworthy in a long time and are milking hardcore fans. It's gross.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 4:05pm

"Who is she?"

Some hack Judy Garland was trying to mentor.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 4:08pm

Can we add her to the skank tank for this?

[Bettyboy72]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 6:11pm

IMO the new Barbra live CD isn't very good, especially when compared to the vibrant "The Concert" CD from the 90s. Il Divo manages to destroy every song they sing with her on the new disc. She was wise to choose our Bway studs to tour with this time around.

[*thinkpink18*]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 8:08pm

Those prices are ridiculous. I love Barbra... but no way would I dish out that much for a ticket to her concert.

[tmm_fan]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 9:41pm

I read somewhere before her latest farewell tour that "I had the urge to donate more." What a poor excuse. I mean, only like 20% went to charity and she pocketed the rest. Even in interviews, Barbra comes off as quite arrogant.

My friend worked at our local amphitheater years ago, and Barbra did a concert there ... supposedly, she can come off as a super b**ch.

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[nealb1]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 10:28pm

Barbra has never done a concert at an ampitheatre before..... So, whatever your friend told you, was wrong.

I've worked with Barbra several times, and never once was she....what "everyone" says she is....difficult, a biatch, rude, etc.. She's a perfectionist and knows what she wants. If Barbra were a man, we wouldn't even be having this conversation. For some reason, when it's a woman...she's a bitch. But, a man is assertive. That whole "double standards" thing is so frustrating.

[fflagg]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 10:36pm

Oh, come on. Wah wah.

The cliche of "if she were a man. . ." is bullsh*t. The bottom line is that she is not living in the real world. She has been famous and rich for 40 years and is totally aloof from reality. She is Edie Beale with success. :)

Her management does not have the guts to tell her she is wrong and SONY must be sh*tting a brick that her double CD is tanking.

Unless she were giving 100% of the ticket prices to charity, I think the shows should be cancelled.

What a shame.

Posted: 5/23/07 at 10:54pm

She can charge whatever the hell she wants for her tickets. Who the hell are any of you to say it's too much? It's not like it's a wonder drug, it's a damn concert-- no one needs to go.

And for the record I can't stand her. I'd never go to her concerts and have never bought one of her CDs.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 10:55pm

I cannot stand that woman. *shudder*

[nealb1]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 11:32pm

Have you met her personally, to say that you can't stand her?

That would be like me saying, "I can't stand you!" How can anyone, honestly say that, when you've never met the person??

And, if her double cd doesn't sell as well as expected...so what? Who cares? Not every artist's cd goes to number 1 and stays there forever. She has 2 Oscars, 8 Grammys, a Tony, 5 or 6 Emmys and over 10 Golden Globes. She's doing something right.

Sure, when you're a mega-multi-millionaire, superstar like Streisand, you don't want of anything. Updated On: 5/23/07 at 11:32 PM

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 11:36pm

Do you like George Bush?

I think I paid something like $9.50 to see the show, Funny Girl,and she bored me out of my mind, in that. The idea of paying those prices just boggles my mind!

[nealb1]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 11:41pm

I've never met George Bush, so I could never really say if I liked him or not. Do I agree with the war...no. I don't like the things that he has done. But, I've never met him personally. So, how can I say that I don't like him. I'm sure he's a very nice man. After all, he's married and has 2 girls, who love him.

Gosh, can you imagine going to the theatre for $9.50? These days that barely covers the service charges.

I'll be seeing Barbra in London for 2 of her concerts in July.


Updated On: 5/23/07 at 11:41 PM

[*thinkpink18*]

Posted: 5/23/07 at 11:58pm

"After all, he's married and has 2 girls, who love him."

lol... so that makes him a nice man? Anyways, she has the right to charge whatever she wants. It's her concert. I wouldn't dish out that money but if people are willing to then there is no reason her concert should be cancelled.
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[nealb1]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 12:00am

back to the original question....is Barbra too expensive. Yes.

Is it worth...........ab-so-fricken-lutely!!!
Updated On: 5/24/07 at 12:00 AM

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 5/24/07 at 12:45am

i stand by my assertion.

i do not like barbara streisand in the house

i do not like barbara streisand with a mouse

i do not like her, sam i am

now **** off