Barbara Cook
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
ActingBirthday
October 25, 1927Deathday
August 8, 2017Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
10Place of birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/xAHve15jOy0hKr2eBwPENpU7etr.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xcmvu3ObNuPNt1EJ4LDMXoauEPw.jpg)
Thumbelina
Mother (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ify7uFhT6OGqQwaPYvRYdE0bENB.jpg)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8EIk6MLB5mhDxgCmAfl4rKdX20x.jpg)
Mostly Sondheim
Herself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tBlJKjwAx7qw0uuMmtE8ROR6BIB.jpg)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oE0nQVMxIkSN4buLQpbC8RFjPWN.jpg)
The Yeomen of the Guard
Elsie Maynard![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aODtuzbE7Eky9MLkKLrMfZQLf5K.jpg)
Babes in Toyland
Jane Piper![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/et3YNeAnhmGT6N9Xwr4JePygsEb.jpg)
Bloomer Girl
Evelina Applegate![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/i8R5sq6PKeNNo5RNLY7CALofLOu.jpg)
Follies: In Concert
Sally Durant Plummer