"While concerts that center on the works of one artist are commonplace in the cabaret world, they usually involve a singer performing songs of a musical legend or personal icon that they've never met. In the case of Ann Hampton Callaway's concert this past week at Arizona Musicfest where she sang songs from the Barbra Streisand songbook, Callaway hasn't just met Streisand but she has also written songs for her, seven of which Streisand recorded.
Callaway used the words "chutzpah" to describe Streisand's drive to tackle anything that comes her way, and the same could be said about Callaway, as doing a concert devoted entirely to Streisand where Callaway's vocal abilities will undoubtedly be compared by just about everyone in the audience to Streisand seems like a very risky move. Fortunately, except for a few in-between song patter moments, she never attempted to mimic the voice or song stylings of Streisand and instead paid loving homage to the multiple award winner with a nice assortment of songs, including many Streisand classics, and a rich singing voice that more than delivered on the set list's wide range of musical styles...." -Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway (click here to read the complete review)
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