The Concert Anaheim Arrowhead Pond 1994 Tour

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The Concert — Anaheim, CA (1994)

1994 Concert Tour

Arrowhead Pond
Anaheim, Calif.

June 2, 4, 1994

July 18, 20, 22, 24, 1994
After finishing up her Detroit shows (reportedly performing on May 19th with a fever), Barbra was forced to postpone the next four shows in Anaheim (May 25, 27, 29 and 31). She was suffering from viral tracheolaryngitis.

“She’s not been feeling well for the last week or so,” Ken Sunshine, her press agent said. “She feels lousy. She’s been ordered not to talk at all.”

“I feel terrible that these postponements may cause severe scheduling problems for so many fans who have waited so long for me to perform,” Streisand said in a statement. “My fans deserve the best I can give, and I remain committed to that ideal.”

So Streisand went home to Los Angeles and nursed her voice back to health. During the original ticket sale for the concerts, they had added the June 2nd and 4th concerts in Anaheim, so Streisand had about two weeks to recover. 

Her manager, Marty Erlichman, explained why he chose the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim for her shows. “Because of Jimmy [Nederlander] … In 1994, when Barbra was doing her first concert in 27 years, we played The Pond in Orange County instead of Jerry Buss’ Forum in the heart of Los Angeles. In the contract, Jimmy was committed to take a double truck (two-page) ad in the Los Angeles Times in first position in the Calendar section. It was done. I then found out that the Eagles had taken a three-page ad and took over our position. I called Jimmy and didn’t have to explain – he ordered a three-page ad and we went back to first position. That’s the kind of guy Jimmy was.”

Meanwhile, while Barbra rested, the Los Angeles Times reported that designer Ray Aghayan sent three “long, eggshell-colored empire dresses” to Streisand, who, apparently had decided to try a new look for her California concerts. She didn’t use the dresses.

On June 2, 1994, Barbra’s first night in Anaheim (and her first night back performing after the laryngitis), the concert was delayed for an extra 15 minutes due to heavy traffic getting into the venue. Tennis player Andre Agassi attended with his girlfriend Brooke Shields.
Streisand receiving the audience's applause at the Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim.

“There were few signs of a sore throat during Streisand’s stunning two-hour, 24-song performance. She sipped tea from a china cup and coughed once, but otherwise, her voice was a thing of wonder … a brave Streisand launched into an ‘Up With [Bill] Clinton’ section right in the heart of ultra-conservative Orange County … ‘People don’t give up their citizenship just because they’re in the entertainment business,’ she said.”

.... L.A. Daily News review by Fred Shuster, June 4, 1994.
Streisand on stage in Anaheim, California.
Because so much had been written about Streisand’s condition, on opening night she took the chance to comedically address the rumors about her cancelled concerts. She presented the audience with a Top Ten List of Reasons Why She Didn't Perform, which was a take-off of the Top Ten lists that David Letterman did on his CBS talk show every night.  

Here’s one of the Top Ten lists Barbra recited in Anaheim at one of the July concerts:

10. I always wanted to spend four hot, muggy days in Anaheim in the middle of July.

9. I was trying to work out Dan Rostenkowski's* plea bargain.

8. I didn't know it would take a whole week to dust all this furniture.

7. I was at home waiting for the cable guy.

6. I hurt my voice yelling, “Yabba Dabba Doo!” **

5. I wanted to get Barbra Streisand tongue depressors into the boutiques.

4. There was a shoe sale at Nordstrom's.

3. I thought my concert tour needed more publicity.

2. It took me three days to read Dan Quayle's new book—and four days to correct the spelling. ***

1. Every time I started to drive here, I got sidetracked and drove to Disneyland instead.

* Rostenkowski was indicted on corruption and embezzlement charges for his role in the House post office scandal.

** The live action Flintstones movie with Rick Moranis and Rosie O’Donnell was the number one movie in America, and featured John Goodman’s character, Fred Flintstone, yelling out his famous exclamation, “Yabba Dabba Doo!”

*** Here’s context for this one … Vice President Dan Quayle made headlines when he visited an elementary school where a student wrote the word “potato” on a black board and Mr. Quayle told him to add an “e” at the end; in other words, Quayle wasn’t the smartest Vice President America has ever had. In these days of Trump, these seem like more simpler times.
Anaheim 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
  • Evergreen
  • 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
  • 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

“Elegant, flawless and first-class all the way, the legendary perfectionist’s performance was just that: perfect. Her wondrous voice was not so much ‘like buttah’ but more like honey: pure, warm, rich and sweet.”

.... The Daily Breeze review by Vicki Jo Radovsky, June 5, 1994
Double truck (two-page) ad for Streisand's original May concerts in Anaheim (Before she had to cancel because of laryngitis).

Chronologically, after Streisand performed these two Anaheim shows, she stayed on the West Coast and did two more in San Jose. Then she flew East for seven triumphant shows in her hometown of New York City. Finally, she returned to Anaheim for the previously scheduled four shows, where her tour ended.


  • Her final Anaheim show was videotaped as a television special. Read more about that show here.
  • At the last show, you can hear Tony Andrich again yelling “You take our breath away!” right before “For All We Know.” Andrich was a Chicago-based fan who was editor-in-chief of the Streisand fanzine Barbrabilia .


Streisand filmed and released two versions of the 1994 concerts ... Live at the Arrowhead Pond (also known as the concert which aired on HBO) is part of a 3-DVD set called Barbra Streisand: The Concerts (left/top thumbnail).

Live at the MGM Grand is a DVD release that was created mostly of footage from the January 1, 1994 concert in Las Vegas (right/bottom thumbnail).

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

Ad for a Streisand Boutique at the department store Bullock's.
1994 Streisand Anaheim ticket stub.
SOURCES USED FOR THESE PAGES:

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  • All About Barbra issue no. 37
  • “Babs Tix Reduce Her Fans to Buttah” by Valerie Kellogg. New York Newsday, March 28, 1994.
  • “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.
  • “Bruce Jackson, Sonic Guru” by Andrián Pertout. Mixdown Monthly, Issue #71, March 1, 2000. Retrieved December 28, 2019. https://www.pertout.com/Jackson.htm
  • Charlie Rose interview with Marvin Hamlisch. Aired on PBS March 4, 1996. Retrieved online on December 25, 2019. https://charlierose.com/videos/19469
  • “Even Streisand needed this teacher” by Mitch Albom. Detroit Free Press, May 22, 1994.
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  • “Her alma matters” by Linda Blackford. Daily News, June 23, 1994.
  • Just Like Buttah newsletter, Issue 3, Winter 1994.
  • Just Like Buttah newsletter, Issue 4, September 1994.
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  • “Streisand, Ever the Director. She acts. She sings. She helps design her tour clothes.” By Maureen Sajbel. Los Angeles Times, May 19, 1994.
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  • “Streisand tour unites old pals” by Gary Graf. Knight-Ridder/Tribune, May 22, 1994.
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End / 1994 Auburn Hills, Michigan (Detroit) Concert
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