Ben Brantley On Barbra Streisand

Mr. Brantley recently interviewed the legendary Barbra Streisand, discussing her upcoming new album, tour, and potential film version of Gypsy. Very interesting article, and I found out she was releasing a memoir next year (how did I not know this?)! Also discusses her passion for directing and control.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/07/theater/barbra-streisand-sets-the-record-straight.html

Updated On: 8/3/16 at 05:08 PM

Interested to read that she has the complete footage for the Funny Girl Swan Lake number. Wish that it had been included in the recent Blu-Ray release.

She's suggested some lyric changes, etc. for GYPSY. We don't know if her changes have been approved. All in all, I thought this was a fascinating article...and went deeper than a puff piece (which is probably what Barbra thought it would be).

But how much longer can she think she could play Rose? She's obviously gotten into great shape for the tour...as the current photos in the article show. Sure, she's aged, but those photos suggest she could pass for late 40s, early 50s...still too old for Rose.

The Streisand/GYPSY project will surely give us endless more threads or posts.

I wonder what's up with her Catherine the Great movie she's supposedly directing? This film could probably delay GYPSY going into production until she is 76. Wow.

The way all this is playing out Streisand will direct Gaga as Mama Rose and Arian Grande will be Louise/Gypsy.