BARBARA COOK

[Lena & Harry Smith]

Tony award winning, American singer and actress Barbara Cook was guest on Eric Hall's show today.
She will be 80 years young in October and still singing so well today.
She made her Broadway debut in the 1951 musical "Flahooley" appeared in many broadway Musicals, including "Candide" and "The Music Man" with Robert Preston, "Oklahoma" and "Carousel.
A wonderful singer.
We saw her at the Albery Theatre in 1986.
She is appearing with friends for one night only Sunday 2nd of December at the London Coliseum.
The evening is a World Aids Day concert.
Some of the artists appearing with her are Maureen Lipman, Elaine Paige, Ruthie Henshaw, Sian Philips, Nicholas Parsons, and members of The London Gay Mens Chorus.
Tickets on-line.

[mariana44]

That sounds a great show---Barbara Cook never seemed to get as much recognition over here as she deserved--one of my versions of Carousel is with Barbara Cook singing as Julie--with Sarah Brightman as Carrie.

I had not realised that she was 80, that's for sure.

I really like Ruthie Henshall also.

Maybe they will record it, as it is for charity. I hope so.

[Lena & Harry Smith]

You never know Marian. That would be nice. This is just a one night event, and being a charity event the tickets are quite pricey.
You are right, she perhaps hasn't had the recognition that she deserves
One of our favourite albums is Barbara and Friends. Two or Three songs with John Raitt and One with Barry Manilow. and one of the best known of Barbara's singing with Robert Preston... "Till There Was You."

[mark porter]

barbara cook is brilliant, check out her disney album if you can.

[thomas]

She sings a great duet with Barry Manilow on his 'Showstoppers' cd called 'Look to the rainbow'. I like it a lot. I think its from the Broadway musical 'Finian's Rainbow', if I remember!

[mariana44]

Yu are right on all counts Thomas-lovely version of that song--from an unusual pairing---and indeed from "Finian's Rainbow"

[Mark Fox]

BARBARA COOK&Friends last Sunday at The Coliseum was a lovely show Charity Gala Concert for WORLD AIDS DAY&INTERACT included appearances by Nicholas Parsons(compere),Elaine Paige,Ruthie Henshall,Ann Reid,Sian Phillips,(Sir)John Standing and cast members of several West End shows.Barbara was in fine voice accompanied by her MD Lee Musiker and large orchestra.
Recorded tributes from many of her UK colleagues including Michael Ball&Alan Rickman.
Among the songs Barbara sang,LUCKY TO BE ME,GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE,SOME OTHER TIME,SMILE,LOST IN THE STARS and NO MORE TIME'a capella',unmiked. Sensational to say the least. Show started at 7:30pm and we came out at around 11pm!
(Thanks to Harry&Lena for directions to the venue).

[Lena & Harry Smith]

Sounded like a real successful night then Mark and hopefully a lot of money raised.

[Gray]

Thanks for the review Mark, very interesting to read, ot does sound as though you saw a fantastic show.

Gray