The Concert Landover, Maryland D.C. 1994 Tour

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The Concert — Landover, MD (1994)

1994 Concert Tour

US Air Arena
Landover, Maryland

May 10, 12, 1994
Streisand’s first U.S. show on her tour was at the 14,000-seat USAir Arena in Landover, Md. It was the largest arena the Washington, D.C. -area had in the ‘90s, and was about eight miles east of the city. It wasn’t until 1997 that the MCI Center was built downtown (later renamed the Verizon Center, and currently called the Capital One Arena.)

Barbra kept busy when she arrived at our nation’s capital – she attended a dinner in her honor in Georgetown where General Colin Powell sang show tunes while Marvin Hamlisch played the piano. Streisand also watched a taping of ABC’s “Nightline” television news show; she also dined with Washington, D.C. political personalities Robert Reich, Donna Shalala, and Senators Bob Kerrey and John Kerry.

In each city she played, Barbra also took time out to give away money to benefit various high school music programs. In D.C., she visited Frederick Douglass Junior High School in Southeast D.C. She presented them with a check for $25,000, as well as $25,000 worth of music equipment from Sony … and she showed off her baton skills when she twirled one around for the kids in the band.
May 10, 1994 ... Barbra Streisand waves to a sold out crowd at USAir Area in Landover, Md. to start her tour of the United States. Streisand is on the first stop of her five city tour, her first in 28 years. Photo by: Carlos Osorio.)
Newspaper clipping about Streisand donating $50,000 to Frederick Douglass Junior High School in Washington, DC.
Images of a Columbia Records billboard truck, and the Clintons arriving at Streisand's show.
When she hit the stage on opening night and was greeted with a standing ovation from the sold-out crowd, she laughed and said, “I haven’t sung anything yet. Wait, wait!”

After her first number, Barbra told the opening night audience, “I do love being here in Washington. I love being here because it makes me feel very proud and patriotic. I think the city is very beautiful, too, I like classic architecture, as you can see from my set, which was inspired by Monticello …” Then she recalled performing for President Kennedy in 1963, and also her recent trip to D.C. in 1993 for President Clinton’s Inaugural Gala. “I must admit that I was a little afraid to come back here after the gantseh megillah the press made over my visit to Washington last year. Gantseh megillah – it sounds like a Japanese movie, but it’s Yiddish for ‘big deal.’ You see, I was invited as a guest of the same White House Correspondent’s Dinner and they made such a deal over my speaking to General Colin Powell, as if we had nothing to talk about. Well, listen, people don’t give up their citizenship just because they’re in the entertainment business! (applause) When a man asks me for a piece of gum, it’s rude not to answer! Listen, the truth is I’ve been criticized by the press for over 30 years now and guess what – I’m still here.”

She also altered her introduction to “Will He Like Me” with some D.C. references … “Ever since the sexual revolution, men and women don’t know how to act toward each other. At least after the American revolution people sat down and wrote out some rules. Plus, they had some very nice furniture. I mean, where is the Thomas Jefferson of relationships? Where’s the declaration of interdependence?”

In the second act, during the spot where she usually delivered her “could you pass a test like that?” joke, Streisand really expressed her feelings about politics:

“I’m a political junkie so I always find Washington D. C. very fascinating, even though they’re always putting Hollywood down. And when some of us were invited to Washington last year, we were called terrible names. We were called nitwits, airheads, we were accused of not being serious, not being able to think straight like those in government ... which is very funny since Hollywood makes billions and the government owes trillions. 

“I once confessed in an article that I wrote that I used to steal bubble gum when I was kid, from the candy store, so, I could never run for office—even if I wanted to, which I don’t. Because I know this will come out, I could just see the headlines now: BUBBLEGATE! One good thing if I did run, of course, I could do my own fundraisers!” (big laugh).
Before singing “My Man,” Streisand also did an informal poll of Democrats versus Republicans in the audience. By the sound of the applause, the audience sounded about 50/50. “Isn’t it nice to be a house that’s not divided for one night?” Streisand said.

After “My Man” an audience member yelled out, “You’re like buttah!” and Streisand responded, “Land-O-Lakes.”

President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton attended Barbra’s Thursday night show, accompanied by a busload of Cabinet members and officials. The audience was actually alerted by an announcer that the president was stuck in traffic and late, so the show started at about 8:30 p.m. 

Sitting second row, center, Bill Clinton was observed “pumping his fist, nodding to the music and flashing a thumbs-up toward the stage.”

Notes on the D.C. shows:

  • Streisand stayed at D.C.’s most fancy hotel (at the time), the Mayflower Hotel.
  • Barbra was still singing the long version of “I’ll Know” in D.C. … By the time she got to San Jose, she had shortened it for the rest of the tour.
  • “Evergreen” was moved to the second act both nights (with film clips the first night; without clips the second).
  • After “Evergreen,” Barbra mentioned that Johnny Mathis was in the audience and that “he sings that song beautifully.”
  • “Somewhere” seemed to be added at the behest of the wildly applauding audience on Tuesday night. Barbra conferred with Marvin Hamlisch before singing it, then told the audience “One more.” On Thursday, it seemed like “Somewhere” had been permanently added to the show.
  • “Lazy Afternoon” was inserted into the show for the first time in Washington, D.C.
  • D.C. charity benefactors: People for the American Way; the Whitman-Walker Clinic
  • Lots of political celebrities spotted in the audience: Les Aspin (Secretary of Defense), newspeople Ted Koppel, Tim Russert and Andrea Mitchell, singer Johnny Mathis (in D.C. for the National Garden Gala), Nancy Pelosi, Senators Dianne Feinstein, Barbra Boxer, Howard Metzenbaum, White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers.
Review of Streisand's DC concert, 1994.

“At 52, this Dorian Gray of a voice has grown less human, more divine.”

.... Entertainment Weekly review by Jess Cagle, May 27, 1994
Washington Post newspaper ad for Streisand's May 1994 concerts in Landover, Maryland.

Landover (D.C.) 1994 Set List


Act I


  • Overture
  • As If We Never Said Goodbye
  • I'm Still Here/Everybody Says Don't/Don't Rain On My Parade (Medley)
  • Can't Help Lovin' That Man
  • I'll Know (with Marlon Brando)
  • People
  • Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
  • Will He Like Me?
  • He Touched Me
  • I'm In The Mood For Love/Speak Low/Guilty (5/10/94 only)
  • What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? (5/12/94 only)
  • What Is This Thing Called Love?
  • The Man That Got Away
  • On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)


Act II


  • Entr'acte
  • The Way We Were
  • You Don't Bring Me Flowers
  • Lazy Afternoon 
  • Not While I'm Around
  • Ordinary Miracles
  • Evergreen
  • Yentl Medley
  • Happy Days Are Here Again
  • My Man
  • For All We Know
  • Somewhere
The Concert Tour Credits

  • Production Conceived and Directed by: Barbra Streisand
  • Executive Producer: Martin Erlichman
  • Written by: Alan & Marilyn Bergman
  • Musical Direction and Arrangements by: Marvin Hamlisch
  • Production Designer: Marc Brickman & David George
  • Lighting Designer: Peter Morse
  • Tour Director & Production Supervisor: Patrick Stansfield
  • Production Manager: George Packer
  • Technical Director: Michael Weiss
  • Sound Designer: Bruce Jackson
  • Sound Mixer: Chris Carlton
  • All Film Clips Edited by: Tom McQuade
  • ‘Happy Days’ Montage Edited by: Kelly Hommon
  • Voice-Over Narration:
    • First Doctor: Steven Susskind
    • Second Doctor: Judith Gordon
    • Third Doctor: Phil Austin
  • A&R: Jay Landers
  • Assistant to Ms. Streisand: Kim Skalecki
  • Personal Assistant to Ms. Streisand: Renata Buser
  • Hairstylist for Ms. Streisand: Soonie Paik
  • Clothes by: BSDK [Barbra Streisand, Donna Karan]
  • Ticket Coordinator: Shelly Lazar
  • Video Company & Jumbotron: BCC Video
  • Scenic Fabrication: George & Goldberg Associates
  • Music Preparation: Joann Kane Music Service
Below: A local Los Angeles news station ran some footage of Barbra Streisand at Frederick Douglass High School in D.C., followed by an interview with Streisand's sister, Roz Kind.

The Concert (1994 Tour)

Below are links to Barbra's 1994 concerts.  Click the city/cities you'd like to read more about .....


London – Wembley Arena

April 20, 1994 

April 25, 1994

April 27, 1994

April 29, 1994


Landover, MD – US Air Arena

May 10, 1994

May 12, 1994


Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills

May 15, 1994

May 17, 1994

May 19, 1994


Anaheim, CA – Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim

June 2, 1994 

June 4, 1994


San Jose, CA – San Jose Arena

June 7, 1994 

June 9, 1994


  New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

June 20, 1994

June 23, 1994

June 26, 1994

June 28, 1994

June 30, 1994

July 10, 1994

July 12, 1994


Anaheim, CA – Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim

July 18, 1994

July 20, 1994

July 22, 1994

July 24, 1994

Thank you ad that ran in the Washington Blade for Streisand's fundraising concert tickets
1994 Streisand USAir Arena ticket stub.
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  • “Backstage With Barbra. Adoration and Acclaim Surprise Superstar” by Robert Hilburn. Los Angeles Times, May 23, 1994.
  • “Barbra Makes a Name for Sony Signatures” by Terri Horak. Billboard, July 9, 1994.
  • “Barbra’s Grand stand gives rise to tour talk” by Army Archerd. Daily Variety, January 3, 1994.
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End / 1994 D.C. / Landover, MD Concert
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