Barbara Cook
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Biography: 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 Music Man (1957), among others, winning a Tony Award for the latter. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid 1970s, when she began a second career as a cabaret and concert singer. During her years as Broadway’s leading ingénue, Cook was lauded for her excellent lyric soprano voice. She was particularly admired for her vocal agility, wide range, warm sound, and emotive interpretations. As she aged her voice took on a darker quality, even in her head voice, that was less prominent in her youth. Today Cook is widely recognized as having been one of the "premier interpreters" of musical theatre songs and standards, in particular the songs of composer Stephen Sondheim. Her subtle and sensitive interpretations of American popular song continued to earn high praise even into her eighties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Cook,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Birthday: October 25, 1927
Age: 97 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: August 08, 2017
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Thumbelina
Overview: Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away from her when she is kidnapped by Ms. Toad. Now Thumbelina has to escape Ms. Toad's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Luckily, there's a whole city of animals willing to help her.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Romance Music Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-30
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Hansel and Gretel
Overview: Musical adaptation of the Brothers Grimm story broadcast as a live television special on NBC.
Genres: TV Movie Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-04-27
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Overview: Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.
Genres: Music Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-03
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Carrie
Overview: An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes a horrifying chaos on everyone, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake.
Genres: Music Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Overview: Broadway salute to Tony Award-winning actress Angela Lansbury in a star-packed gala November 17,1996 at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway. The event was to benefit the American Foundation for AIDS research (AmFAR) and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Long a supporter of AmFAR and a deeply committed friend to all people with HIV/AIDS, Lansbury was also presented with a humanitarian award at this star-packed celebration.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-17
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Mostly Sondheim
Overview: Experience a truly memorable musical event as Broadway legend Barbara Cook, known for her starring roles in "The Music Man" and "She Loves Me," performs songs written and enjoyed by renowned composer Stephen Sondheim. In addition to singing Sondheim classics like "Everybody Says Don't" and "Send in the Clowns," Cook pays tribute to tunes Sondheim wished he had written, such as "I Got Lost in His Arms" and "The Trolley Song."
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-20
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Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
Overview: A television special broadcast on PBS in honor of composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist Joe Raposo after he passed away.
Genres: Family Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-16
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The Yeomen of the Guard
Overview: A teleplay adaptation of Gilbert & Sullivan's most serious opera presented on Hallmark Hall of Fame.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-04-10
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Babes in Toyland
Overview: A young girl becomes lost in a department store during the Christmas shopping rush. The frightened child is comforted by a department store Santa Claus who tells her a tale of storybook characters brought to life - of Tommy Tucker's love for the lovely Jane Piper and the cold-hearted villainy of evil Silas Barnaby. Through the girl's dreams, the viewer is transported to Toyland. Based on the classic Broadway operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, this was its second live television special production, with some new cast members and some returning.
Genres: Music Fantasy Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-24
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Bloomer Girl
Overview: In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, BLOOMER GIRL boasts a glorious score by the legendary team of Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (THE WIZARD OF OZ). The book by Fred Saidy is set at the brink of the Civil War and addresses issues of women's equality (priorities were the right to vote and to wear bloomers, a liberating alternative to hoop skirts) and racial equality.
Genres: Music Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-28
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Follies: In Concert
Overview: A backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall. The plot of the musical centers around a reunion of showgirls who appeared in an annual Follies extravaganza when it was staged between the wars.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-14
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Carrie: The Master Cut
Overview: A cinematic reconstruction of the original 1988 production of the musical Carrie, intensively pieced together with a combination of 15 restored video and audio sources and dozens of photographs. The production was presented by The Royal Shakespeare Company before transferring to Broadway, stunning audiences with an experience that, to this day, continues to be unforgettable. The Master Cut merges together the Stratford and Broadway incarnations to create a stirring assembly of the complete original production of Carrie.
Genres: Documentary Horror Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-02-13
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Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
Overview: Documentary that follows four hectic days of rehearsal for a celebrated 1985 concert performance from Lincoln Center of Stephen Sondheim's musical Follies. Including highlights from the show featuring principal performers Lee Remick, George Hearn, Barbara Cook and Mandy Patinkin.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-01
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