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Barbara Cook, who first came to prominence in the 1950s after creating roles in the Broadway musicals, is a Tony Award-winning American singer and actress. She began a second career in the seventies, which continues to this day as a cabaret and concert singer. Cook is widely acknowledged as one of the premier interpreters of musical theatre songs and standards.

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She was born in Atlanta. Barbara lived alone with her mother. She later described their relationship as so close, too close.

Barbara Cook's silvery sopranos, purity of tone, and warm presence have delighted audiences around the world for more than 50 years. Considered Broadway's favorite ingenue, Miss Cook then launched a second career as a concert and cabaret artist soaring from one professional max out to another.

Whether on the stages of major international venues throughout the world or in the intimate setting of New York's Cafe Carlyle Barbara Cook's popularity continues to thrive - as evidenced by her 1997 birthday concert in London, a succession of triumphant returns, and an ever-growing mantle of honors including the Tony, Grammy, Drama Desk and New York Drama Critics Circle Awards, her quotation as a Living New York Landmark and her induction into the Theatre Hall of Fame.

In January Miss Cook will achieve yet another career high when New York's Metropolitan Opera Company presents the artist in her solo concert debut, making her the first female pop singer to be presented by the MET. Later in 2006, Miss Cook will return to Carnegie Hall to perform her sixth solo concert.

Last spring Miss Cook made a triumphant return to the Cafe Carlyle with her new concert titled Tribute. A recording based on the critically acclaimed concert has just been released on DRG records.

In 2004 Miss Cook's concert was hailed as one of the ten best theatre productions of the year by both the Associated Press and USA TODAY.

In 2004, Miss Cook premiered Barbara Cook's Broadway in London's West End, returned to perform the show for two sold-out encore engagements at Lincoln Center that summer, before returning. The concert was recorded live and release on DRG Records. Barbara Cook's Broadway followed Barbara Cook in Mostly Sondheim. Miss Cook premiered the concert at Carnegie Hall in February 2001 before taking it to London's West End where it was the smash hit, eventually garnering Miss Cook two Olivier Award nominations for Best Entertainment and Best Actress in a Musical. Barbara Cook made her Broadway debut in 1951. She subsequently played Ado Annie in the City Center revival of Oklahoma! In 1954 her performance as Carrie Pipperidge in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel led to the role of Hilda Miller in the original production of Plain and Fancy. Ms.

In 1974, Ms. Cook began a creative partnership with Wally Harper. Numerous recordings mark the journey of this unique partnership, beginning with Barbara Cook at Carnegie Hall, a live recording of their legendary 1975 Carnegie Hall debut In September 1985 Ms. Cook appeared with the New York Philharmonic in the renowned concert version of Stephen Sondheim's Follies. She also recorded Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel and The Disney Album for the MCA record label. Nominated for an Olivier Award in 1986, Ms. Cook received the Drama Desk Award in 1987 for her Broadway show. In October 1991 Ms. Cook's appeared at the Carnegie Hall Gala Music and Remembrance: A Celebration of Great Musical Partnerships. Miss Cook was one of the only American performers chosen to perform at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival in the legendary Sydney Opera House.

Barbara Cook's studio recordings include eight original cast albums; two Ben Bagley albums; an album entitled Songs of Perfect Propriety, and As Of Today on the Columbia label.