Streisand new album ( Movie Partners sing Broadway)

[mamaleh]

I know Schoenfeld was anxious for HJ to do an earlier Newley-Bricusse musical, STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO GET OFF. Did he also push for ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT?

Barbra's been releasing videos of her duets. I hope one will be forthcoming featuring HJ, too.

Ellen

[jo]

Uh-oh ... I think I got the show wrong!! *Embarrassed*

Sorry, Mr. Gerry, wherever you are


Jo

[jo]

Barbra's been releasing videos of her duets. I hope one will be forthcoming featuring HJ, too.

Any moment now

LOL - just kidding.


The concert series starts on August 2 in LA...and reaches Brooklyn on August 11 & 13. She has all that time to release a video clip with Hugh. Hope so!


Jo

[jo]

Barbra actually confirms that some of the singers on her new album will join her in the concert, but she did not specify who

extratv.com/2016/07/20/what-to-expect-from-barbra-streisands-star-packed-tour/

Please scroll down for the clip with Mario.


Jo

[njr]

She was interviewed last night on E.T. and talked about the album, also the correct pronunciation of her last name (Strei' sand, not Strei' zand!) Lol! Luckily the interviewer got it right!

Nancy

[jo]

James Mangold tweets STAR WARS director Rian Johnson ( who has just wrapped filming the next SW sequel) that he needs only 3 more weeks to wrap filming for WOLVERINE 3 ( See Wolverine 3 thread for twitter conversation ) --

Mangold Verified account 
‏@mang0ld
@rianjohnson I am three weeks behind you! See you in LA!

If JM can complete in 3 weeks ( that would be by week ending August 14 -- does that mean there is a slight chance Hugh might even make it to the Barbra S concert (schedule for the Brooklyn leg is August 11 & 13)?

Or will Hugh be needed for the final filming days ( and assuming everything goes on schedule) ? Earlier media reports indicated a filming wrap date of August 19.


Jo

[jo]

The first person Barbra thought of doing a duet with ... was Hugh!

www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/barbra-streisand-duets-with-hugh-jackman-and-makes-his-wife-scream-20160727-gqf7bm.html

And Hugh had no choice...with Deb prodding him on

Barbra Streisand duets with Hugh Jackman, and makes his wife scream
Bernard Zuel

 

The short answer to why Barbra Streisand chose to sing with Hugh Jackman on her new album of Broadway-inspired duets is, well, who wouldn't?

There's a longer answer, though, from the singer, actor, film director and, among other things, gay icon.


Hugh Jackman was 'the first person I thought of' for a duet, says Barbra Streisand. Photo: Vevo/Sony Music

The song, Any Moment Now – which you can watch here exclusively – was written by Marvin Hamlisch​ and was the first Streisand chose for Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, she said in the album's promotional video.

Written for the musical Smile, Any Moment Now appealed to the actor in Streisand; she said she liked to sing songs that gave her something to act and called it the perfect vehicle for "actors who act and sing".


Barbra Streisand was looking for actors who sing and Hugh Jackman fit the bill for her album of duets.

On that basis, Hugh Jackman was "the first person" she thought of, Streisand said. No, not because he does a good Wolverine, but because she hears "a truth in his performance" that she finds "very touching".



Jackman accepted the offer to sing with Streisand because ... well, who wouldn't? And his wife, actor and activist Deborra-Lee Furness, happens to be a big Streisand fan – she screamed when she read the email from her heroine.

"You're doing it," she told Jackman as he ummed and aahed about how to respond. "Of course I'm doing it," he replied...

[jo]

Am I the only one -- but


Arghh...the clip is not working ( yet!).


Terribly frustrating



Patience! ***grrr...***


Jo

[jo]

At last! I found it!







It is audio only -- but it is perfect that way. It borrows the context of the musical from where it came from (SMILE) ...and even features the dialog that precedes the duet.

It is a beautiful duet ballad.

*Hugh goes toe to toe with Barbra's renowned musical gift ... and it's equal musical footing, partners, NOT a case of one being supportive to the other's soaring notes -- they sound equally melodious and dramatic ( yes, it is important to understand the setting of the duet).

*Barbra, on a rare occasion, does not go on any note-bending moments ( as she is won't to do)...and one is reminded of old-fashioned musical duets from the golden days of musicals.

*They are excellent together as duet partners! They could have sung all the songs for the album together


Loving it *love*



Jo

[jo]

What a pity they were never Norma Desmond and Joe Gillis in the film adaptation of SUNSET BOULEVARD! Although ANY MOMENT NOW reminded me of Hugh and his co-star singing a favorite duet from the show called TOO MUCH IN LOVE TO CARE.

Check this out -- Hugh's duet with Catherine Porter ( as Joe and Betty, not Norma) from the Melbourne production of SUNSET BOULEVARD. The actual singing starts at around 1'00" for TOO MUCH IN LOVE TO CARE. It could just be me -- but I find a bit of a parallel, especially towards the end, of the duet part with Barbra

www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4KsSYuJz_c


Jo

[jo]

I wonder if there is word on whether Hugh can make it to the Brooklyn concerts or not? I am not optimistic about that -- given that he might be wrapping the filming of WOLVERINE 3 that same weekend or the next.

Jo

[hughmanity]

Great sleuthing work finding it, Jo.  They both sound terrific.  Now, keep your fingers crossed as I'm going to the concert on the 13th!  Please,  please, please, Hugh, find a way to be there!!!

Jul 29, 2016 4:58:58 GMT -5 jo said:

I wonder if there is word on whether Hugh can make it to the Brooklyn concerts or not? I am not optimistic about that -- given that he might be wrapping the filming of WOLVERINE 3 that same weekend or the next.

Jo

[mamaleh]

Jo, it is NOT just audio. After the YouTube audio, if you let the next selection automatically play, it's background on the song by both HJ and Barbra and scenes of both their singing parts of that lovely song.

Ellen

[jo]

Merci, merci

I was getting another clip after the audio -- I had to look for the one with Hugh's image on it - LOL!




Hey, it was the first song she thought of including in the album -- I am not surprised because when she first heard the song, as it was first composed, she was very struck by it and she said she was going to reserve it for the future when she records a duets album of theatre songs.

Jo

[jo]

This is very addictive -- I have listened to it and watched the video already a number of times. Such a lovely song, beautifully sung by two very well-blended voices! And you can feel the longings and heartfelt emotions. This is the kind of music that should hit the charts...not the current pop sensations ( sorry!).

Bravo, Barbra and Hugh


Jo

[jo]

Hugh Jackman ‏@realhughjackman · 25m25 minutes ago

@barbrastreisand thank you! An amazing honor to be included on your new album "Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway" #BarbraENCORE

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[jo]

The audio/video release has been picked up by Entertainment Weekly via ew.com --

www.ew.com/article/2016/07/29/barbra-streisand-hugh-jackman-any-moment-now-duet?xid=IFT-Section

Barbra Streisand and Hugh Jackman team up for dreamy 'Any Moment Now' duet

Their rendition is off Streisand's next album

by Adam Lujan • @adamlujan



Posted July 29 2016 — 11:03 AM EDT



Turns out Wolverine and Fanny Brice make beautiful music together.

Living legend Barbra Streisand enlisted Hugh Jackman for a heartbreaking duet on her new album, Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway, out Aug. 26. The pair tackled “Any Moment Now” from the musical Smile.

“ ‘Any Moment Now’ was the first song I chose for this album,” Streisand said in the behind-the-scene video above. “I heard the song and I thought, this is a way for me to use actors who act and sing with Broadway material. So the first person I thought of was Hugh Jackman.”

Jackman and his wife, a big Streisand fan, were floored by the news. “I was like, ‘I don’t know how on earth this has happened,’” he recalls. “But [my wife] said, ‘You’re doing it!’ And I said, ‘Of course I’m doing it!’”


Streisand went on to gush about the Les Misérables star, saying, “When I listen to Hugh’s voice, I hear a truth in his performance that I find very touching.”

“Any Moment Now,” written by Marvin Hamlisch (A Chorus Line) and Howard Ashman (Little Shop of Horrors), is about a dysfunctional couple trying to mend fences, originally from the short-lived 1986 musical Smile. Hear the full song in the video below.


Barbra Streisand’s Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway drops Aug. 26.

Dreamy and heartbreaking --


I'll take 'em


Jo

[chessie]

This is just beautiful. They are perfect together.

Carol

[carouselkathy]

Sounds great! It's from a show I knew nothing about, and that's a first, ha ha! Marvin Hamlisch wrote another gem that's like a brand new song. Careful everyone. Any moment now, it might get stuck in your head.

[jo]

The song and the singing already have a visitor's visa in my head


Hey, it is another first for Hugh -- he ( and Babs) lands on the pages of BILLBOARD.COM --


www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7453813/barbra-streisand-hugh-jackman-any-moment-now-behind-the-scenes-video-watch

Watch the behind-the-scenes video and get a preview of their chemistry below:

Will it be considered as a release for a single ( you can buy it as a single online) ?


Jo

[jo]

CBS8.com calls the duet a match made in heaven --

www.cbs8.com/story/32573414/barbra-streisand-and-hugh-jackman-bring-on-the-feels-with-emotional-new-duet#.V5vbvtDjPtk.twitter



Also, a lot of tweets praising the quality of Hugh's voice and singing.

I wonder what the naysayers of Hugh's singing in Les Miserables are saying now *rolleyes*


Jo

[jo]

Barbra Streisand Retweeted


Hugh Jackman ‏@realhughjackman · 9h9 hours ago

@barbrastreisand thank you! An amazing honor to be included on your new album "Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway" #BarbraENCORE

Barbra Streisand Verified account 
‏@barbrastreisand
The first time I heard "Any Moment Now" I knew that @realhughjackman would be the perfect duet partner #BarbraENCORE

[mamaleh]

The more I listen to the song, the more it nestles comfortably into my brain. But the above story got the origin wrong: it's not from the short-lived Bway musical SMILE but from a never-produced version that had a different score.

Entertainment Tonight ran a feature on the duet. Interestingly, I wonder if the clip shown of Hugh singing was from an earlier take; the way he sings the word "city" in that clip sounds, at least to my ears, different than on the finished recording -- the short i sound, specifically. He sounded more American on the TV clip, slightly less so on the final audio.

But whatever, he sounds beautiful.

Ellen

[jo]

Interesting feedback comment --

Michael Russell22 minutes ago

Incredible - Track from "New" CD - sounds like it was taken right off the stage - and on to CD - Love the two voices together - Great Job Barbra ! - as always - looking forward to the New CD Release - Aug 26 * Beautiful song and a Great Job - as a Duet

As if this is part of a cast recording, but even more than that, it paints a picture of the dramatic context of why they are expressing themselves through song. Very much from musical theatre!


Is there a similarity to the intent of the TWIN SOLILOQUYS from SOUTH PACIFIC?


Broadway.com, in their brief commentary, wishes to see Hugh and Barbra back on stage together


Jo

[jo]

From the Marvin Hamlisch site --

marvinhamlisch.us/news/song-any-moment-now-unproduced-song-from-the-musical-smile-marvin-hamlisch-rendition-by-barbra-streisand-and-hugh-jackman-album-encore-out-aug-2016/

July 29, 2016 | Reply


Song: “Any Moment Now.” Barbra Streisand, Hugh Jackman

As part of her new album called ENCORE : MOVIE PARTNERS SING BROADWAY, here’s the musical pairing of Barbra and Hugh in the unproduced song ANY MOMENT NOW from the stage musical SMILE ( music by Marvin Hamlisch)

A lovely romantic ballad, given the right context from the musical where it came from. So, the pairing is both musical and dramatic, beautifully sung by Barbra and Hugh!