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Barbra Streisand Adds U.S. and Canada Concert Dates

Barbra Streisand has added U.S. and Canada concert dates for a Fall 2012 tour.

As previously reported, she will perform a concert at the soon-to-be-opened Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York on October 11, as well as an encore performance on October 13.

Additional engagements include the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia (October 8); Bell Centre in Montreal (October 17); Scotiabank Place in Ottawa (October 20); Air Canada Centre in Toronto (October 23); United Center in Chicago (October 26); and Rogers Arena in Vancouver (October 29).

Streisand appeared on Broadway in I Can Get It For You Wholesale and Funny Girl, for which she received Tony Award nominations, and later received a special Tony Award.

She won the Academy Award for Funny Girl, and her many other films include Funny Lady, Yentl, and Nuts. She has also won numerous Grammy and Emmy Awards and is a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor.

The legendary entertainer has released numerous albums, including her latest, What Matters Most – Barbra Streisand Sings the Lyrics of Alan & Marilyn Bergman. For TheaterMania’s review of that disc, click here.

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