Barbara Cook, whose shimmering soprano made her one of Broadway's leading ingenues and later a major cabaret and concert interpreter of popular American song, has died. She was 89. Cook died early ...

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.

When the celebrated performer Barbara Cook sang her first notes Wednesday night at the revitalized Prince Music Theater, she wasn’t just giving a concert. She was rekindling big-time cabaret in ...

Barbara Cook spent last fall hopscotching the country with a series of dates, including gala 80th birthday concerts in Los Angeles, London and New York. Barbara Cook spent last fall hopscotching the ...

Songbird Barbara Cook opened the spring season at the Café Carlyle with a show she dubbed "a different can of peas." In her new program, under the collective banner "Tribute," Cook pays homage to the ...

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, Broadway’s favorite Golden Age ingénue turned cabaret queen, perched on a couch in her cheery Riverside Drive apartment Barbara Cook, Broadway’s favorite Golden Age ingénue turned ...