Anyone who believes there are no second acts in American life has never heard of Barbara Cook. The Atlanta-born soprano took Broadway by storm in the 1950s, becoming the musical theater's quintessential ingenue in such shows as "Candide," "The Music Man" and "She Loves Me." Then, in 1971, the tiny, trim Cook abruptly left the public eye, ballooned to twice her size and re-emerged three years later as a consummate cabaret and concert singer. Read More
Soldier of Love Sade On the title track from her upcoming album (Feb. 8), the long-lost minimalist diva is as elegantly riveting as ever. Read More
Norm Lewis, who grew up in Eatonville and, as far as I know, is the only former Orlando Sentinel employee to appear on Broadway, has been cast in the new high-profile Stephen Sondheim revue, Sondheim on Sondheim , which opens on Broadway this spring. Read More
Happy holidays to all of you, and wishing you a happy and healthy, and theatre-filled 2010. Read More
A singer with a warm, light soprano, Barbara Cook became a successful Broadway musical performer in the 1950s and '60s. In the ... Read the full Barbara Cook bio.