2005 STREISAND NEWS ARCHIVED

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27 February 2005

Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman gave out the Best Director Oscar to Clint Eastwood at the 77th Academy Awards, which aired on ABC. After, Barbra changed into a black tuxedo suit and attended the Governors Ball dinner with her husband, James Brolin. 

21 March 2005

Barbra recorded a video for “Children and Art,” a salute to Stephen Sondheim’s 75^th birthday at New York’s New Amsterdam Theatre. Barbra, with her dog Sammy growling in the background, remembered the weekend she spent with Sondheim while he rewrote the lyrics for "Putting It Together" — on her 1985 Broadway Album. “Stephen, I'll never forget the time I kept you prisoner in my Malibu house so you could write eight new rhymes for ‘Putting It Together.’”

14 April 2005

Army Archerd reported that Barwood Films had acquired the rights to Mendel's Dwarf, a novel by Simon Mawer about a scientist (to be played by Peter Dinklage) who struggles to unravel the genetic secrets of achondroplasia (dwarfism) as well as his entangled relationship with a woman.  Streisand said she was attracted to the project because it “uniquely combined elements of science, fantasy and the brave new world of genetic research. It explores the future of humanity, eugenics, the existence of God as well as the meaning of true love and acceptance.”

19 April 2005

Streisand allowed “The Way We Were” to be utilized in a national PSA campaign for the Alzheimer's Association.

14 May 2005

Streisand and Jim Brolin attend Oprah Winfrey’s Legends weekend at the Bacara resort, honoring African American Women.  Barbra posed for a photo with Senator Barack Obama.

13 June 2005

Warner Brothers Home Video announced the release of A Star is Born on DVD, but delayed the DVD until 2006.

08 July 2005

Barbra Streisand and Warren Beatty cohosted a star-studded evening of Stephen Sondheim music at the Hollywood Bowl, an ASCAP-sponsored event honoring the esteemed composer and lyricist on his 75th birthday. Ms. Streisand, joined by Beatty and ASCAP President Marilyn Bergman, presented the culminating award to the composer at the end of the concert. She was greeted, upon her introduction, with a standing ovation from the 18,000-person audience who then joined her in singing “Happy Birthday” to the evening's honoree.

30 August 2005

Columbia Records released Guilty: The 25th Anniversary Edition on a 2-sided DualDisc featuring newly remastered stereo mix by Stephen Marcussen in CD audio and on the flip side a DVD with videos.

20 Sept 2005

Barbra and Barry Gibb’s follow-up album to Guilty was released – Guilty Pleasures.

01 October 2005

Barbra was the surprise performer at Andre Agassi's “Grand Slam for Children.”

25 October 2005

Barbra was a guest on The Ellen Degeneres Show, discussing her new album.

10 Nov 2005

StarWares began an ongoing auction of Barbra Streisand items on eBay.

22 Nov 2005

Warner Strategic Marketing released the DVD box set Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials.  For the first time ever, fans could own My Name is Barbra, Color Me Barbra, The Belle of 14th Street, A Happening in Central Park, and Other Musical Instruments. The box set sold 5X Platinum by January 2006.

05 Dec 2005

TV Land premiered TV Guide and TV Land Present: The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments. Barbra crashing “Coffee Talk” on Saturday Night Live was voted Number 20 on the "Most Unexpected TV Moment" list.