Simply Barbra - Love is the Answer
From: Sunday, 6th December 2009
To: Sunday, 6 December 2009
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Synopsis
Ever wanted to spend the evening with Barbra Streisand? Well you can (well almost). Steven Brinberg is no female impersonator like you've ever seen before - He IS Barbra Streisand! With special gusts including Julie Andrews, Bette Davies, Ethel Merman, Celine Dion, Cher, Carol Channing, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Ertha Kit and many more. His tour has been a total sell out in New York, London and Edinburgh for the last 4 years.
Our Review:
7 December 2009
Slick, polished and professional: that would fit Ms Barbra Streisand, and also Steven Brinberg’s wicked impersonation of her. Using her vocal style and mannerisms, if not quite the vocal range, Brinberg brings the feel of an intimate concert with the lady herself to the stage.
From the opening number until the final curtain, Brinberg is scarily accurate in capturing the idiosyncrasies of the famous lady. His vocals can be spot-on as a direct impersonation, but at times it slips into something that is more caricature than character.
Interspersing the songs with dialogue in Streisand's own style, with comments about places she has been, her husband and family, and concerts and films she has acted in, the evening passes quickly and entertainingly.
Brinberg is superbly supported by Nathan Martin as Musical Director and piano player, who also shows himself to have a fine voice when he duets a number from the musical Nine...
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