• Source: My Name Is Barbra (TV program)

      • My Name Is Barbra is a 1965 black-and-white television special, the first for singer and actress Barbra Streisand. Broadcast in conjunction with the release of Streisand's studio album of the same name, the special aired April 28, 1965 on CBS.
      A critical success, the program earned Streisand a contract for four additional television specials. Columbia launched a major advertising campaign to promote the subsequent album My Name Is Barbra, Two... coinciding with the October rebroadcast of the TV special.


      Act one


      My Name is Barbra
      Much More
      I'm Late
      Make Believe
      How Does the Wine Taste
      A Kid Again
      I'm Five
      Sweet Zoo
      Where Is The Wonder?
      People


      Act two


      I've Got The Blues
      Monologue
      Second Hand Rose
      Give Me the Simple Life
      I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
      Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
      Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
      The Best Things in Life are Free


      Act three


      When The Sun Comes Out
      Why Did I Choose You?
      Lover, Come Back to Me
      I Am Woman
      Don't Rain On My Parade
      The Music That Makes Me Dance
      My Man
      Happy Days Are Here Again


      Critical acclaim


      Streisand received unanimously positive reviews. The United Press International proclaimed "She is so great it is shocking. She may well be the most supremely talented and complete popular entertainer that this country has ever produced."
      The show was the 16th top ranked show in the Nielsen ratings report for April 26-May 9, 1965.


      Awards


      My Name Is Barbra was nominated in six categories at the 17th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five, including Outstanding Individual Achievement in Entertainment. The special also won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television. The special earned Streisand her first Peabody Award.


      Certifications




      References




      External links


      My Name Is Barbra at IMDb

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