Barbara Cook ( born October 25, 1927 - August 8, 2017 ) is an American singer and actress, winner of the Tony , Grammy , and Drama Desk awards, which has achieved wide acclaim for her performances in Broadway musicals .
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| Profession | actress singer |
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| Awards | Theater World Award (1955) |
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Cook began her career in the fifties in the original versions of the productions of Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957), and after that she continued to be one of the leading actresses on stage. She also performed in the cable and gave solo concerts. In 2011, she was inducted into the Kennedy Hall of Fame. [6]
She died of respiratory failure in her home in Manhattan on August 8, 2017 at the age of 89. [7] The next day, August 9, the lights of Broadway theaters were turned off for one minute in tribute to Barbara Cook. [eight]
Discography
Solo [9]
- Songs of Perfect Propriety (1958)
- Barbara Cook Sings rom the Heart - [The Best of Rodgers and Hart ] (1959) [10]
- At Carnegie Hall (1975)
- As Of Today (1977)
- It's Better With a Band (1981)
- The Disney Album (1988)
- Dorothy Fields : Close as Pages in a Book (1993)
- Live from London (1994)
- Oscar Winners: The Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II (1997)
- All I Ask of You (1999)
- The Champion Season: A Salute to Gower Champion (1999)
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2000)
- Sings Mostly Sondheim : Live at Carnegie Hall (2001)
- Count Your Blessings (2003) - Grammy Award nominee (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album)
- Barbara Cook's Broadway! (2004)
- Tribute (2005)
- Barbara Cook at The Met (2006)
- No One Is Alone (2007)
- Rainbow Round My Shoulder (2008)
Concert recordings
- Flahooley (1951)
- Plain and Fancy (1955)
- Candide (1956)
- The Music Man (1957) - Grammy Award winner (Best Original Cast Album) [11]
- Hansel and Gretel (Television Soundtrack, 1958)
- The Gay Life (1961)
- Show Boat (Studio Cast, 1962)
- She Loves Me (1963) - Grammy Award winner (Best Score From An Original Cast Show Album) [12]
- The King and I (Studio Cast, 1964)
- Show Boat (Lincoln Center Cast, 1966)
- The Grass Harp (1971)
- The Grass Grows Green (1972)
- Follies in Concert (1985)
- The Secret Garden (World Premiere Recording, 1986)
- Carousel (Studio Cast, 1987)
- Thumbelina (Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1994)
- Lucky in the Rain (2000)
- Sondheim on Sondheim (2010)
Collections
- The Broadway Years: Till There Was You (1995)
- Legends of Broadway — Barbara Cook (2006)
- The Essential Barbara Cook Collection (2009)
Notes
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Internet Broadway Database - 2000.
- ↑ 1 2 Find a Grave - 1995. - ed. size: 165000000
- ↑ Barbara Cook, luminous singer of Broadway stage, dies at 89
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/theater/barbara-cook-dead.html
- ↑ Gans, Andrew. Playbill notice of Cook's Kennedy Center Honor Archived January 7, 2013 at Wayback Machine , December 5, 2011.
- ↑ McFidden, Robert D. Barbara Cook, Broadway Star Who Became a Cabaret Mainstay, Dies at 89 . The New York Times (August 8, 2017). The appeal date is August 8, 2017.
- ↑ Broadway Will Dim Lights Tomorrow in Memory of Barbara Cook . Broadway World (August 8, 2017). Date of treatment August 9, 2017.
- ↑ “Barbara Cook Discography” allmusic.com, accessed September 9, 2011
- ↑ Apple Music Preview
- ↑ Grammy Award. 'Best Original Cast Album (Broadway Or TV), 1958' » grammy.com, accessed September 9, 2011
- ↑ “Grammy Awards, 1963. 'Best Original Score From A Motion Picture Or Television Show'” grammy.com, accessed September 9, 2011
Links
- The Official Barbara Cook Online Resource
- Barbara Cook on the Internet Broadway Database
- Barbara Cook - Downstage Center interview at American Theater Wing.org
- TonyAwards.com Interview with Barbara Cook
- Barbara Cook Rehearsal with James Taylor at Carnegie Hall.