Barbra Streisand is in talks to perform at the Oscars in honor of her “The Way We Were” co-star Robert Redford.
Sources said Streisand was in conversation to sing in the memorial section of the ceremony. Details are still being worked out. It has not yet been determined whether “In Memoriam” will be a solo performance by Streisand or whether other artists will be involved.
Streisand last appeared at the Oscars in 2013. She sang “The Way We Were” in honor of the late composer Marvin Hamlisch, who was also a member of “In Memoriam.”
Mr. Redford died in September at the age of 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 complete opposites. He came from the horse world and I was allergic to horses. Yes, like the characters in the movie, we kept trying to get to know each other better. Bob was charismatic, intelligent, passionate, always funny, and one of the greatest actors of all time.”
“The last time I met him, when he came to lunch, we talked about art and decided to send each other our first drawings,” Streisand continued. “He is one of a kind and I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.”
The 98th Academy Awards will be hosted by Conan O’Brien and will be held on March 15th at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. The ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC and streamed on Hulu.
The news was first reported by Page Six Hollywood.
