Color Me Barbra (1966) (TV)

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Directors:

Dwight Hemion
Roland Vance

Writer:

Robert Emmett (writer)

Release Date:

30 March 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Plot:

Barbra Streisand's second television special, consisting of her singing and doing comedy skits. |

Plot Keywords:

Variety | TV Special

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win

Cast

Barbra Streisand

...

Herself

Directed by
Dwight Hemion
Roland Vance

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Emmett		writer

Produced by
Martin Erlichman	....	executive producer
Dwight Hemion	....	producer
David Horn	....	series producer
Anu Krishnan	....	producer
Joe Layton	....	producer
Willard Levitas	....	associate producer
Barry Schulman	....	executive producer

Art Direction by
Sabina Daley
Tom H. John

Makeup Department
Fredrick Glaser	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Paul Shiers	....	production supervisor

Art Department
Ben Chappel	....	lead developer
Bill Harp	....	set dresser
Tom H. John	....	set designer
Brian Santalone	....	implementation art director
Ying Zhou-Hudson	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Frank Laico	....	audio consultant
B.A. Taylor	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Barry	....	lighting director

Music Department
Peter Matz	....	musical director

Other crew
Bob Adleman	....	business manager
Rupert Baron	....	stage manager
Anthony Chapman	....	interactive director
Diana Cofresi-Terrero	....	production assistant
Carmen DiRienzo	....	vice president
Leslie Kriesel	....	copy editor
Brian Lee	....	technical director
Peggy Lieber	....	production assistant
Bill O'Donnell	....	development director
Carl Schutzman	....	technical director

Production Companies

• Ellbar Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia Museum of Art - 26th Street and Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Ellbar Productions

Trivia:

The concert was one of the first to be filmed in color. The technology was so new that when two of the three cameras broke immediately prior to the show, there were no parts available to repair them.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kathy Griffin Is... Not Nicole Kidman (2005) (TV)

Pleasing special for Streisand addicts; her 2nd one-woman special for CBS

Follow-up to 1965's "My Name Is Barbra", and shot in brilliant color, "Color Me Barbra" has La Streisand alternating nostalgia, clowning comedy, feminine romantic angst, and beguiling seriousness for a crazy-quilt hour of show-biz razzle dazzle. She's a cut-up and a femme fatale, a sprite and an enigma. With her Egyptian eye make-up and ever-changing hairstyles, she's also a chameleon. Her voice is rich and moving, even if a few of her songs are not ("One Kiss", "Yesterdays"). The circus sequence isn't as intriguing as the museum trip (with the conceit of Barbra becoming the images in the paintings, an idea which works better than you may think). The circus-medley (built around songs featuring the word "face"!) is girlishly cute without ever really becoming enchanting. Still, this is a lively, jazzy special--not quite as emotionally tantalizing as "My Name Is Barbra", but certainly a sterling sophomore effort.