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Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 – August 8, 2017) was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals Plain and Fancy (1955), Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957) among others, winning a Tony Award for the last. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid ...
Barbara Cook is best-loved and remembered for her work on the Broadway stage. An amazing singer and refreshingly impulsive actress, she made her debut at age 23 in the musical "Flahooley". Roles in "Plain and Fancy" and, the most famous flop of all time, "Candide" followed.
Aug 8, 2017 · Barbara Cook, a lyric soprano whose rousing songs and romantic ballads touched America’s heart in an odyssey that began in the golden age of Broadway musicals, overcame alcoholism, depression...
Barbara Cook is best-loved and remembered for her work on the Broadway stage. An amazing singer and refreshingly impulsive actress, she made her debut at age 23 in the musical "Flahooley". Roles in "Plain and Fancy" and, the most famous flop of all time, "Candide" followed.
Aug 8, 2017 · Barbara Cook, whose shimmering soprano made her one of Broadway's leading ingenues and later a major cabaret and concert interpreter of popular American song, has died.
Dec 19, 2017 · Bidding Adieu to That Wondrous Songbird Barbara Cook. Barbara Cook at Carnegie Hall in 2012, at a concert celebrating her 85th birthday. Robert Caplin for The New York Times. At the tribute...
Aug 8, 2017 · Legendary Broadway actress Barbara Cook has died at the age of 89. Ms Cook was known for her parts in Broadway musicals like "The Music Man," "She Loves Me," and "Candide." Her cause of death...
Aug 8, 2017 · NEW YORK --Barbara Cook, whose shimmering soprano made her one of Broadway's leading ingenues and later a major cabaret and concert interpreter of popular American song, has died. She was 89.
Aug 11, 2017 · BIANCULLI: Barbara Cook from the 1963 Broadway production of "She Loves Me." Cook died Tuesday at the age of 89. We'll hear Terry's first interview with Barbara Cook recorded in 1993 after...
Aug 11, 2017 · Cook, who starred in Broadway shows like 'The Music Man' and 'Candide, died on Tuesday at 89. She spoke with Terry Gross in 2016 about her struggle with addiction and her second career as a ...
