PLACE
Bon Soir
The Venue
Once located in the basement at 40 W. 8th Street, the Bon Soir was a sophisticated nightspot, especially popular in the 1950s and 1960s, that featured gifted young performers on its nightly programs. On September 9, 1959 an 18-year-old Brooklyn singer debuted here and was booked for two weeks, two shows a night at $125 per week. Her name was Barbra Streisand.
Listen to a clip of young Barbra singing “Cry Me A River” in 1962.
