A spectacular concert tribute to Barbra Streisand's legendary career, performed by Australian musical icon Melinda Schneider with a live string ensemble.
Melinda Schneider brings The Way We Were to the Civic Theatre on Friday 27 August, a concert dedicated to the career of Barbra Streisand. It's a long reach to cover — Streisand's career spans over 60 years and more than 150 million albums sold, and she's worked as an actress, songwriter, producer, and film director, picking up a Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Oscar along the way. The show focuses on her iconic songs, performed by Schneider and backed by a live string ensemble.
Schneider is a familiar name in Australian music, an ARIA-nominated and six-time Golden Guitar Award-winning singer-songwriter. Her own songs have been recorded by John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John, and Paul Kelly, and she's spent years working in tribute productions — she's previously fronted shows dedicated to Doris Day, Karen Carpenter, and Joni Mitchell. This one puts her in the Streisand songbook, with the strings providing the orchestral weight that fits those melodies.
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It's a night built around a single voice and a string section, so the focus stays on the songs. If you've got a soft spot for Streisand's work, it's a chance to hear those melodies live in Newcastle rather than on a record. The show runs on 27 August at the Civic Theatre.
