Swithin Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 The lovely and talented Barbara Cook has left us. An obituary will be forthcoming. She was a towering presence on the theater stage and in concert halls around the world. She did appear on television several times, including in some movies. I had the pleasure to work with this great and gracious lady, on several occasions. One of her early songs, a particular favorite of mine, from the show Flahooley -- "Here's to Your Illusions:" 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Very sad news! One of the great artists of the stage. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Here's the Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Barbara Cook from 2011. She was honored along with Meryl Streep, Neil Diamond, Yo-Yo Ma and Sonny Rollins. You can stop watching after the 17:32 mark. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Odd, I dont see any news of this on websites. Even Broadway World! I had heard she had abruptly retired, but not what was going on with her. Thankfully, many recordings of hers exist from Broadway shows, solo recordings and concerts. Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Odd, I dont see any news of this on websites. Even Broadway World! I had heard she had abruptly retired, but not what was going on with her. Thankfully, many recordings of hers exist from Broadway shows, solo recordings and concerts. Check Broadway World now. Plus The Washington Post just filed an obituary. Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Check Broadway World now. Plus The Washington Post just filed an obituary. Yes, it's slowly coming out......... Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 It's too bad that her personal problems got in the way of her career, Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 It's too bad that her personal problems got in the way of her career, Despite the difficulties she ever had with performing, she did a great deal of teaching and mentoring in her last years. It's so important for artists to pass on what they know to the Next Generation. So much of art, whether it's dance or singing or acting can't be taught with a video; it can only be taught hands on-- up close and personal. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Swithin Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 The New York Times has posted its obituary of Ms. Cook: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/theater/barbara-cook-dead.html And here's another one of her classic renditions, "Glitter and Be Gay" from the original Broadway production of Candide. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 It's too bad that her personal problems got in the way of her career, She had a great second act. Much longer than her first......... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
newclassicfilmfan1 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 RIP - I remember she was on an Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode - A Little Sleep - with Vic Morrow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I didnt know that. I'll have to watch for it. (Me-TV runs 2 of the half hr shows at 1AM during the week) I thought I'd seen them all by now............. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
newclassicfilmfan1 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 It was a great episode Hibi.....Vic Morrow played the bad guy of course in the episode called "A Little Sleep" with Barbara Cook. Maybe you can look it up on internet and perhaps it will be on METV sometime too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Thanks, but I'll just watch for it. I dont want the plot spoiled for me. Since she died, perhaps someone at the network will schedule it (provided anyone even knows she was in one). I dont think I've seen it, as I'd remember her being in it, but who knows? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
newclassicfilmfan1 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I wasn't familiar too much with Barbara Cook except for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode. Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I wasn't familiar too much with Barbara Cook except for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode. I hadnt realized she did some acting roles........(non-singing I mean) Link to post Share on other sites
sagebrush Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Ms Cook's voice was so crystal clear- not a bit throaty, and just the perfect amount of vibrato. Wonderful talent. RIP, Ms Cook. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
rayban Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Late in her career, she made quite a splash in Jules Feiffer's first play in which, at the end of the first act, she got killed by a sniper. Link to post Share on other sites
im4cinema2 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 A biopic on Kate Smith was to be done with Barbara Cook to play her but it never went through. Link to post Share on other sites
jakeem Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 broadway.comVerified account @broadwaycomMore Broadway theaters to dim lights tonight in memory of Barbara Cook: http://bit.ly/2vETgzo Link to post Share on other sites
Vertigo3 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I loved her. Never got the chance to see her in a musical, but did see her twice in concert, Unforgettable. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hibi Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Late in her career, she made quite a splash in Jules Feiffer's first play in which, at the end of the first act, she got killed by a sniper. I never realized she was in that play until I read her obit. Marcia Rodd played that part in the film version.......... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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