Barbra Streisand is in talks to perform at the Oscars in tribute to her “The Way We Were” co-star Robert Redford.
Streisand is in conversations to sing during the In Memoriam segment of the ceremony, according to sources. Details are still being discussed. It has not been decided if the In Memoriam would be a solo performance by Streisand or if she’d be joined by other artists.
Streisand last performed at the Oscars in 2013. She sang “The Way We Were” to honor late composer Marvin Hamlisch, also a part of the In Memoriam.
Redford died in September at age 89. At the time, Streisand remembered him in an Instagram post. “Every day on the set of ‘The Way We Were’ was exciting, intense and pure joy,” she wrote. “We were such opposites: he was from the world of horses; I was allergic to them! Yes, we kept trying to find out more about each other, just like the characters in the movie. Bob was charismatic, intelligent, intense, always interesting — and one of the finest actors ever.
“The last time I saw him, when he came to lunch, we discussed art and decided to send each other our first drawings,” Streisand continued. “He was one of a kind and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.”
The 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, will take place on March 15 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The ceremony will be televised live by ABC and streamed on Hulu.
The news was first reported by Page Six.
Source: variety.com
