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...wrong for Janet Reno to have dinner with Barbra Streisand? Do celebrities only support causes as an attempt to boost their popularity...
...pure oxygen in a city with thin air, and she has gone to its head. Senators say she is Clinton's most impressive Cabinet member by far; the New York Times called her "a prized asset." When fans surround the table where she's eating dinner with Barbra Streisand, it is Reno's autograph they want. Jay Leno called personally, hoping to get her on the show. He offered to move the taping to any time convenient...
...this album has a failing, it's that Streisand's song selection is a bit too classic and safe. She includes two songs from Guys and Dolls despite the fact that she did one from that show on her first Broadway album. She closes with a tune from Sunday in the Park with George despite the fact that her first album started off with a song from that show. Back to Broadway's idea of adventure seems to be the inclusion of two Andrew Lloyd Webber songs from his yet-to-open musical adaptation of the film Sunset Boulevard. There...
There's a lot more of Broadway that Streisand could and should explore. It would have been a welcome touch to include selections from more adventurous productions such as the jazzy Jelly's Last Jam or maybe the AIDS musical Falsettos. Streisand's return to Broadway leaves one hungry for yet another album, a three-peat. Perhaps this is just her early theater training showing through: Always leave them wanting more...
CINEMA The Firm starts smart and ends up infirm. Boy and girl take too long to meet in Sleepless in Seattle. MUSIC Streisand makes a dazzling return to Broadway -- on CD. THEATER Robert Goulet's touring Camelot is a waxworks. BOOKS Game Over tells how Nintendo wove its international spell. A seductive look at new theories of the universe...