The Ultimate DVD Box from the Ultimate Entertainer; Barbra Streisand's Five Classic Early TV Specials Presented in Warner Strategic Marketing's Box-Set.

LOS ANGELES -- The five Barbra Streisand early career TV specials, which confirmed for critics and public alike that she would be the music world's most legendary female entertainer for many decades, have been gathered into an historic DVD box-set by Warner Strategic Marketing for release just prior to Thanksgiving. For over forty years Ms. Streisand's accomplishments in the recording field, in film and television and on stage have set virtually unbreakable records, and it was these early television specials that previewed for national audiences the unparalleled range of talent and originality that would distinguish her as both a legend and a trailblazer.

On display in the award-winning specials are not only the multi-Grammy-winning Voice of the Century, the unique comic and dramatic acting flair that earned her both Oscar and Tony, but also the exquisite taste, showmanship and visual inspiration that would make her a leading film director and producer and would establish records in the world of concert performance. Those first five specials, for which the young star, barely into her twenties, was so wisely given full creative control, were and remain a thrilling introduction to all of her varied talents.

Warner Strategic Marketing, industry leader in marketing and distribution of music and television on DVD, notes that in bringing Streisand's groundbreaking original television performances to DVD for the first time ever, they are making available to the public many classic performances unseen since their first broadcasts.

The partnership will launch with a fall 2005 Direct Response campaign timed to the November 22nd retail release of a deluxe 5-disc box set. The set includes her legendary CBS television performances: My Name is Barbra, Color Me Barbra, The Belle of 14th Street, Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park and Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments.

"We have found a way to take these landmark performances, many of which have been unavailable to the public for decades, and bring them to a very eager audience." stated Scott Pascucci, President of Warner Strategic Marketing "In these performances, Barbra conquers nearly every genre on the map and we are proud to be able to finally give viewers the chance to witness how truly timeless and groundbreaking her original specials were, and still are."

BARBARA STREISAND: THE TELEVISION SPECIALS
Street Date:             November 22, 2005
Pre-Book:                October 25, 2005
DVD Catalog Number:      R2 970429
Price:                   $59.99 (5 discs)


Disc One:
MY NAME IS BARBRA (1965)

Filmed in glorious black-and-white, Barbra's first television special
in 1965 is a classic in every sense of the word. Reviewers waxed
ecstatic with praise. United Press International proclaimed, ". . . a
pinnacle moment of American show business, in any form, in any period.
She is so great, it is shocking . . . she may well be the most
supremely talented and complete popular entertainer this country has
ever produced." My Name is Barbra won five Emmy Awards and the
prestigious Peabody Award for Distinguished Achievement in Television.

Introduction
Act 1
MY NAME IS BARBARA
MUCH MORE
I'M LATE
MAKE BELIEVE
HOW DOES THE WINE TASTE?
I WISH I WERE A KID AGAIN
I'M FIVE
SWEET ZOO
WHERE IS THE WONDER?
PEOPLE

Act 2
I'VE GOT THE BLUES
MONOLOGUE: "PEARL FROM ISTANBUL"
POVERTY MEDLEY:
SECOND HAND ROSE
GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE
I GOT PLENTY OF NOTHING
BROTHER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?
NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN & OUT
SECOND HAND ROSE
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE

Act 3
WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT
WHY DID I CHOOSE YOU?
LOVER COME BACK TO ME
FUNNY GIRL MEDLEY:
YOU ARE WOMAN (I AM MAN)
DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE
THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE
MY MAN
HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN

Disc Two:
COLOR ME BARBRA (1966)

Fresh from the overwhelming triumph MY NAME IS BARBRA, CBS network
executives requested a follow-up special. It is a show business axiom
that sequels generally fail to live up to the original, but in the
case of COLOR ME BARBRA, the odds were most assuredly beaten by a wide
margin. Filmed in spectacular color, this companion piece to her first
special is one for the ages. The vibrant colors become a metaphor for
imagination, inventiveness, fantasy, and sheer brilliance. Considered
by many to be a "bookend" to MY NAME IS BARBRA - COLOR ME BARBRA is in
every way the equal of its predecessor.

Introduction
Act 1
DRAW ME A CIRCLE
YESTERDAYS
ONE KISS
THE MINUTE WALTZ
GOTTA MOVE
NON C'EST RIEN
WHERE OR WHEN

Act 2
MONOLOGUE - PETS
CIRCUS MEDLEY:
ANIMAL CRACKERS IN MY SOUP
FUNNY FACE
THAT FACE
THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME
WERE THINE THAT SPECIAL FACE
I'VE GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO HER FACE
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE
SAM, YOU MADE THE PANTS TOO LONG
WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT?
WHO'S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF?
SMALL WORLD
TRY TO REMEMBER
SPRING AGAIN
I STAYED TOO LONG AT THE FAIR
LOOK AT THAT FACE

Act 3
ANY PLACE I HANG MY HAT IS HOME
IT HAD TO BE YOU
C'EST SI BON (IT'S SO GOOD)
WHERE AM I GOING?
STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW

Disc Three:
THE BELLE OF 14TH STREET (1967)

Barbra is the "top-billed act" in this affectionate tribute to
turn of the century vaudeville. No detail was too small for this
lovingly re-created world of a bygone era. Her first television
special to feature guest-stars, THE BELLE OF 14TH STREET celebrates,
in ways both comedic and heartfelt, "The Golden Age Of Song." A
marvelous showcase for such evergreens as Sophie Tucker's "Some Of
These Days," "How About Me?" (written by "a new young talent" Irving
Berlin), the poignant "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows," and the sublime
"My Buddy"-all classics of the vaudeville era, reinvented by "the
greatest star" of our time.

Act 1
I DON'T CARE
YOU'RE THE APPLE OF MY EYE
ALICE BLUE GOWN
I'M GOING SOUTH
WE'RE FOUR AMERICANS

Act 2
LIEBESTRAUM
MOTHER MACHREE
A TASTE OF THE TEMPEST

Act 3
MY MELANCHOLY BABY
EVERYBODY LOVES MY BABY
I'M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS
MEDLEY:
MY BUDDY
HOW ABOUT ME
A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND
SOME OF THESE DAYS
PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME HONEY

Disc Four:
BARBRA STREISAND: A HAPPENING IN CENTRAL PARK (1968)

On the evening of June 17, 1967, Barbra Streisand and 150,000 of the
"luckiest people in the world" gathered together in Central Park's
massive Sheep's Meadow for a once-in-a-lifetime outdoor concert event.
If New York were a kingdom, Barbra was its reigning queen. It was the
most attended concert event of its time. Barbra turns the historic
park into her own "backyard" as she performs signature hits like "He
Touched Me," "People," "Second Hand Rose," and "Happy Days Are Here
Again." An extraordinary evening with an audience . . . the star they
came to see under an open sky in one of the most beautiful settings
imaginable.

Introduction
Act 1
THE NEARNESS OF YOU
DOWN WITH LOVE
LOVE IS LIKE A NEWBORN CHILD
CRY ME A RIVER
FOLK MONOLOGUE/VALUE
I CAN SEE IT

Act 2
LOVE IS A BORE
HE TOUCHED ME
A SCHLOON FOR THE GUMPERT
I'M ALL SMILES
MARTY THE MARTIAN
NATURAL SOUNDS
SECOND HAND ROSE
PEOPLE
SILENT NIGHT (SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE)
HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN

Disc Five:
BARBRA STREISAND . . . AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (1973)

A multicultural musical potpourri, Barbra's fifth television
spectacular is her most adventurous. Performing a startling array of
new songs and classic hits with genre-bending arrangements, BARBRA
STREISAND . . . AND OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS is a feast for the eyes
and ears. Starring the ultimate "musical instrument," Barbra
Streisand, together with over 150 musicians playing everything from
the traditional violins, cellos, flutes, and oboes . . . to the more
exotic kabuki woodblock, sitar, Chippewa tom-tom, sewing machine . . .
saw . . . orange juice squeezer, and washing machine! Featuring the
timeless duet of "Crying Time" with "Genius of Soul" Ray Charles.

Act 1
MEDLEY: SING/MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC
PIANO PRACTICING
MEDLEY:
I GOT RHYTHM
JOHNNY ONE NOTE
ONE NOTE SAMBA
GLAD TO BE UNHAPPY
PEOPLE
SECOND HAND ROSE
DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE

Act 2
DON'T EVER LEAVE ME
MONOLOGUE
BY MYSELF
COME BACK TO ME
LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA
CRYING TIME
SWEET INSPIRATION/WHERE YOU LEAD

Act 3
LIED: AUF DEM WASSER ZU SINGEN
I NEVER HAS SEEN SNOW
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
MEDLEY:
THE WORLD IS A CONCERTO
MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC
THE SWEETEST SOUNDS