This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies in for Terry Gross. Our guest, Barbara Cook, has had two illustrious careers. The first was when she starred on Broadway in the original productions of "Candide," ...

Barbara Cook, one of Broadway’s leading ingenues and cabaret performers, has passed away in her Manhattan home, her representative said Tuesday. She was 89. Amanda Kaus told WNBC that Cook died of ...

Barbara Cook, an acclaimed American actress and singer, who won a Tony Award for her role in The Music Man, was celebrated for her exceptional vocal talent and emotive interpretations, making her one ...

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Born July 24, 1936, in Pittsburgh, PA, and adopted by Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Shelley of North East, PA in late 1937, Barbara died on May 4, 2025, (her 62nd wedding anniversary) in Birmingham, AL. A ...

In 2016, at age 88, Barbara Cook published a memoir titled Then & Now —a warm yet unflinching account of her long and fascinating life, including her darkest moments as a child and an adult. After ...

Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 - August 08, 2017) was an American singer and actress who first came to prominence in the 1950s after starring in the original Broadway musicals Candide (1956) and The ...