Barbra Streisand‘s new Netflix variety special “Barbra: The Music… The Mem’ries… The Magic!” captured the final night of her 2016 tour and is a strong Emmy contender this summer. It’s only fitting that this commemoration of her status as the only artist to score #1 albums in six consecutive decades could set an Emmy Awards record. She’s already headlined two Emmy-winning variety specials (as did Bob Hope) and would set a new benchmark with another victory.
Streisand took home Emmys for her work in front of the camera for both of those TV academy picks as the best of the year — “My Name is Barbra” (1965) and “Barbra: The Concert” (1995) — and a third for “Timeless: Live in Concert” in 2001. While the TV academy scrapped that variety performance award in 2008, she’ll be contending in several other Emmy categories for “Barbra: The Music… The Mem’ries… The Magic!.” She is...
Streisand took home Emmys for her work in front of the camera for both of those TV academy picks as the best of the year — “My Name is Barbra” (1965) and “Barbra: The Concert” (1995) — and a third for “Timeless: Live in Concert” in 2001. While the TV academy scrapped that variety performance award in 2008, she’ll be contending in several other Emmy categories for “Barbra: The Music… The Mem’ries… The Magic!.” She is...
- 6/21/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
As the date for Emmy voting nears, For Your Consideration season is coming to an end, and Netflix will close out its FYSee events with a conversation between Jamie Foxx and Barbra Streisand.
After the five-week FYSee showcase, which kicked off on May 6, Foxx will moderate an in-depth talk with the iconic performer on June 10. The two will discuss Streisand’s Netflix special “Barbra: The Music… The Mem’ries… The Magic!,” which Foxx appeared in, and dive into her extensive TV and film career, music, and plans for the future.
The special event, held at Netflix’s FYSee exhibition space at Raleigh Studios, joins previous discussions hosted by the streamer for Emmy season, including events for “The Crown,” “Stranger Things,” “Black Mirror,” “Glow,” “Mindhunter” and “BoJack Horseman.”
Streisand’s concert film, which was released on the streamer Nov. 22, follows her return to the concert stage for a select few tour...
After the five-week FYSee showcase, which kicked off on May 6, Foxx will moderate an in-depth talk with the iconic performer on June 10. The two will discuss Streisand’s Netflix special “Barbra: The Music… The Mem’ries… The Magic!,” which Foxx appeared in, and dive into her extensive TV and film career, music, and plans for the future.
The special event, held at Netflix’s FYSee exhibition space at Raleigh Studios, joins previous discussions hosted by the streamer for Emmy season, including events for “The Crown,” “Stranger Things,” “Black Mirror,” “Glow,” “Mindhunter” and “BoJack Horseman.”
Streisand’s concert film, which was released on the streamer Nov. 22, follows her return to the concert stage for a select few tour...
- 5/31/2018
- by Kirsten Chuba
- Variety Film + TV
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