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Streisand, Cher impersonators take
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Negrin, whose special
interests include horses
and dogs, enjoys the
travel that is part of her
stage entertainment.
"My impersonation of
Cher gives audiences the
feeling they are hang-
ing out with her," says
Negrin, who is single
and considerably young-
er than the singer she
portrays. "A lot of what
I do is interactive, and it
can seem as if people are
in Cher's home."
Owens, who considers
her work more theatri-
cal and compares it to
Streisand portraying Fanny Brice in
Funny Girl, says her favorite part of
the show is the Yenti medley because
she is reminded of her late father.
"Lissa and I represent two of the
greatest divas of our century per-
forming together although Cher and
Barbra never did," says Owens, over
the phone from her Nevada home.
"We kind of pick on each other
because Cher had a lot of plastic sur-
gery and Barbra didn't. There will be
a lot of joking."
Owens, who started singing when
she was 9, worked professionally for
a year after finishing high school,
touring fairs with a group of sing-
ers. She opened with her group
of performers for such acts as the
Mandrell Sisters, Willie Nelson and
Loretta Lynn.
After studying vocal music at the
University of South Florida and
earning a master's in education from
Chapman University in California,
she divided her time between teach-
ing voice and singing in nightclubs
as herself.
After asking to do a comedic ver-
sion of a Streisand song, Owens was
advised to become a tribute artist
and soon found work with Legends

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in Concert a Las Vegas production
featuring live musical tributes to the
superstars of yesterday and today —
before teaming up with Negrin.
"I've never met Barbra, but I'm
grateful to her career because that
has allowed me to work as an artist,"
says Owens, who also appears with
Sebastian Anzaldo for Streisand-
Sinatra concerts. "I get to use my
vocal ability."
As an impersonator, Owens spe-
cializes only in Streisand and has
many copies of her clothes. As much
as Owens enjoys performing, she
hopes to have teaching opportunities
again.
Owens, now a single mom with
two teenage sons and a sister, Robin
Bergsma of northern Michigan,
gets her Jewish heritage from her
mother's family. Raised with two
religions, she sent her sons to Jewish
schools when they were beginning
formal education and takes them to
synagogue.
"I'm 45," says Owens, whose hobby
is planting a vegetable garden. "I
think I look pretty good for 70
(Barbra's age):'

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The Barbra Streisand and Cher Tribute runs Saturday-Sunday, Sept.
8-9, at the Andiamo Novi Theatre, 42705 Grand River. Performances
are at 7 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. $20 for each show-only
ticket/$69.95 for dinner (beginning two hours before curtain) and show
for two. (248) 348-3838; www.andiamoitalia.com .

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