When Barbara Cook had been hired to play the lead in “She Loves Me,” my image of her was based on the roles I had seen her play. I thought she was more or less an innocent ingénue. The first time I ...

Barbara Cook sings a joyfully melodious set of standards from the great American songbook. Harold Arlen and Stephen Sondheim — Cook’s favorite songwriters? — share top honors with three songs each.

SECOND UPDATE, Wednesday: Adding a rare video of Cook singing Janis Ian’s “Stars,” a song and interpretation that speaks volumes about this incomparable talent. Although the song falls outside her ...

This week, the legendary singer Barbara Cook died at the age of 89. Mike Wallace and producer Jay Kernis interviewed the Broadway star for 60 Minutes in 2001, and this is their story: This is a tale ...

Barbara Cook, legendary star of the Broadway musicals “The Music Man,” “She Loves Me” and “Candide,” died Tuesday morning at 89. The cause was respiratory failure, her son Adam LeGrant told The Post.

She died early Tuesday of respiratory failure at her home in Manhattan, surrounded by family and friends. By The Associated Press Barbara Cook, whose shimmering soprano made her one of Broadway‘s ...

Barbara Cook, who earned a Tony nomination for her well-received Mostly Sondheim concert two years ago, returns to the Vivian Beaumont Theatre for 12 performances only. Accompanied by her longtime ...

Artists who died this year left behind gripping scenes, profound turns of phrase, unforgettable melodies and plenty of laughter. We pay tribute to a few of the most notable — through their own words.

Barbara Cook turned 80 two days before delivering a dazzling vocal perf as part of the L.A. Phil's Songbook series, anecdotally and interpretively connecting with finest composers Broadway has seen.