Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 25, 1927
Died
Aug 08, 2017
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Credits
21 titles
Barbara Cook
Biography
Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 - August 08, 2017) was an American singer and actress who first came to prominence in the 1950s after starring in the original Broadway musicals Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957), among others, winning a Tony Award for the latter. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid 1970s, when she began a second career as a cabaret and concert singer. During her years as Broadway’s leading ingénue, Cook was lauded for her excellent lyric soprano voice. She was particularly admired for her vocal agility, wide range, warm sound, and emotive interpretations. As she aged her voice took on a darker quality, even in her head voice, that was less prominent in her youth. Today Cook is widely recognized as having been one of the "premier interpreters" of musical theatre songs and standards, in particular the songs of composer Stephen Sondheim. Her subtle and sensitive interpretations of American popular song continued to earn high praise even into her eighties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Cook,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Mostly Sondheim
Herself
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Self
Thumbelina
Mother (voice)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
Follies: In Concert
Sally Durant Plummer
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
Self
Great Performances
Sally Durant Plummer
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Match Game
Team Captain
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
Hansel and Gretel
Gretel
The Yeomen of the Guard
Elsie Maynard
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Kitty Malone
Bloomer Girl
Evelina Applegate
Babes in Toyland
Jane Piper
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Barbie Hallem
Golden Windows
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Elsie Maynard
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self