William Ross Wins Creative Arts Emmy Award for 'Streisand: The Concert'

With the awards ceremony currently in progress, conductor William Ross has just been announced as the winner of a Creative Arts Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Music Direction' for his work on the Streisand: The Concert, which aired on CBS earlier this year and is now available on DVD.

The 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards will award 82 Emmys including those given for Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Guest Actor/Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Reality Series and Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special. For more information, click here.

Primetime Emmy Award winner Elaine Stritch will present the prestigious Governors Award to HBO's Sheila Nevins. Nevins is the 15th individual to receive this honor since the award's inception in 1978. For more information on the 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards, go to Emmys.com.

CBS will be aired a one-hour edit of the record breaking tour on her original television home on April 25, the day after the superstar's birthday. For more information, visit the star's web site at www.barbrastreisand.com. 

Click here to order the full version with plenty of bonus materials. Just a note, if you can't wait, you can order from Amazon.UK as Blu-Ray has no region limitations. 

Barbra Streisand, the most acclaimed female artist of our time is world renowned for thrilling audiences with her magical performances. In October, 2006 Streisand embarked on her first North American tour in over decade and her first tour of continental Europe ever - thrilling both audiences and critics alike and setting new box office records at the same time!

Also avilable is Streisand - The Concerts, a brand new Deluxe 3-Disc DVD Set showcasing some of her most memorable concerts...ever.

The main highlights on this stunning 3 DVD collection include:

• Disc 1 features the previously unreleased Fort Lauderdale show, with special guest and multi-platinum recording artist, Il Divo. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone magazine called it "Sensational! A Brilliant Show! A Major Musical Triumph!".

• Disc 2 is The Concert LIVE at Arrowhead Pond from Anaheim, CA. A sensational event which documented her first concert tour in 28 years.

• Disc 3 Never before released on DVD, ‘Putting it Together'- takes you behind the scenes of the making of the Broadway album.

There are over 60 songs including all the classics: "Funny Girl," "The Way We Were," "People," "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," "Don't Rain On My Parade" and special exclusives including 10 songs never-before-seen on DVD, including: "Unusual Way," "A Cockeyed Optimist" and "My Shining Hour," all of which are the first time Streisand has ever performed them either in the studio or live.

PLUS bonus features include five additional songs as well as behind-the-scenes captivating moments with one of the most beloved artists of all time, and interviews about the Streisand foundation and the diva's special guests Il Divo.