Barbara Cook

Barbara Cook

출생 : 1927-10-25, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

사망 : 2017-08-08

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Barbara Cook (born October 25, 1927) is 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 that continues to this day 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 has aged her voice has taken on a darker quality, even in her head voice, that was less prominent in her youth. Today Cook is widely recognized as 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 continue 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.

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Barbara Cook

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Mostly Sondheim
Herself
Experience a truly memorable musical event as Broadway legend Barbara Cook, known for her starring roles in "The Music Man" and "She Loves Me," performs songs written and enjoyed by renowned composer Stephen Sondheim. In addition to singing Sondheim classics like "Everybody Says Don't" and "Send in the Clowns," Cook pays tribute to tunes Sondheim wished he had written, such as "I Got Lost in His Arms" and "The Trolley Song."
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Herself
Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Herself
Broadway salute to Tony Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury in a star-packed gala November 17,1996 at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. The event was to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS research (AmFAR) and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Long a supporter of AmFAR and a deeply committed friend to all people with HIV/AIDS, Lansbury was also presented with a humanitarian award at this star-packed celebration.
썸벨리나
Mother (voice)
옛날 어느 마을에 엄지손가락 만한 여자 아이가 살았다. 항상 아이를 갖고 싶어하던 엄마가 착한 미녀에게 보리씨를 얻어 화분에 심어, 씨앗이 자라 꽃을 피우자 그 속에서 그 아이가 기지개를 펴며 나왔던 것. 그 아이는 썸벨리나라는 예쁜 이름도 갖게 되었다. 썸벨리나는 엄마를 무척 사랑했지만 자기와 같은 크기를 지닌 사람을 만나고 싶었다. 하루는 썸벨리나가 노래하고 있는데 요정 코넬리우스 왕자가 노래 소리를 듣고 날아왔다. 그들은 만나자마자 사랑에 빠졌고, 다음날 아침에 다시 만나기로 하고 헤어진다. 썸벨리나는 코넬리우스 왕자와 함께할 아름다운 미래를 꿈꾸며 잠이 든다. 그러나 썸벨리나가 잠에서 깨어났을 때, 그녀는 연못 한가운데 있었다. 두꺼비 델로레스 토드 부인 또한 썸벨리나의 노래소리를 듣고 아들과 결혼시키기 위해 납치한 것. 다행히 지나가던 자퀴모라는 제비가 썸벨리나를 구해 준다. 그리고 그는 썸벨리나에게 자신의 마음을 쫓아 왕자님을 찾아가라고 했다. 썸벨리나는 무슨 일이 있어도 코넬리우스 왕자를 찾아가야한다고 결심한다.
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Self
A television special broadcast on PBS in honor of composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist Joe Raposo after he passed away.
Follies: In Concert
Sally Durant Plummer
A backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. The plot of the musical centers around a reunion of showgirls who appeared in an annual Follies extravaganza when it was staged between the wars.
The Yeomen of the Guard
Elsie Maynard
A teleplay adaptation of Gilbert & Sullivan's most serious opera presented on Hallmark Hall of Fame.
Bloomer Girl
Evelina Applegate
In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, BLOOMER GIRL boasts a glorious score by the legendary team of Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (THE WIZARD OF OZ). The book by Fred Saidy is set at the brink of the Civil War and addresses issues of women's equality (priorities were the right to vote and to wear bloomers, a liberating alternative to hoop skirts) and racial equality.
Babes in Toyland
Jane Piper
A young girl becomes lost in a department store during the Christmas shopping rush. The frightened child is comforted by a department store Santa Claus who tells her a tale of storybook characters brought to life - of Tommy Tucker's love for the lovely Jane Piper and the cold-hearted villainy of evil Silas Barnaby. Through the girl's dreams, the viewer is transported to Toyland. Based on the classic Broadway operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, this was its second live television special production, with some new cast members and some returning.