Barbra participated in the evening's musical tribute to West Side Story. Patti LaBelle, Natalie Cole, and Sheila E. sang "America" together; Wynonna Judd and Kenny Loggins sang a duet of "Tonight"; Elton John donned pearls and sang "I Feel Pretty".

But Barbra stopped the show when she stepped out onto the stage and the introduction of "I Have A Love" began. Johnny Mathis entered stage left and began singing. When Barbra sang her first lines ("I love him...") the entire audience sighed! The duet finished with "One Hand, One Heart" [Click "Play" to the right to view a video of the duet.]

Introduced by Warren Beatty, Barbra gave an impassioned speech to the mostly gay audience.

After her speech, Barbra sang "Somewhere":

Excerpted from Time Magazine, 11/30/92:

IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT BARBRA STREISAND will perform live anytime soon, rest assured she probably won't do it in a Colorado ski lodge. At a swank AIDS benefit last week, Babs blasted the state's new measure banning antidiscrimination protection for gays and lesbians and urged members of the celebrity-packed audience (Warren Beatty and Liza Minnelli were there) to steer clear of the winter wonderland if a Colorado boycott gets under way. Declared Streisand: "If we're asked to, we must refuse to play where they discriminate."