Barbara Cook Has Passed

[maxkko]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#1

Posted: 8/8/17 at 10:55am

What a talent

[LizzieCurry]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#2

Posted: 8/8/17 at 10:57am

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Legendary-Barbara-Cook-Has-Passed-Away-at-89-20170808

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[nealb1]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#3

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:00am

Sad..........such a talented & kind woman.  May she rest in peace.

[jo]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#4

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:00am

Rest in Peace, Ms. Cook.

[oncemorewithfeeling2]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#5

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:00am

A true gem. Her talent will be sorely missed, but her contributions will not be forgotten.  

I know Barbara Cook has been in declining health the past few years, but this a loss to the entire theater community.  RIP, Ms. Cook.

[JBC3]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#6

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:00am

Strange to be see this being reported elsewhere (NYT, etc).

[BroadwayConcierge]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#7

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:12am

Rest In Peace, you absolute legend. 

[haterobics]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#8

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:15am

JBC3 said: "Strange to be see this being reported elsewhere (NYT, etc)."

Huh?

[Unknown User]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#9

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:19am

I think JB means its NOT in the NY Times yet... I just looked

[ljay889]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#10

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:33am

I am so happy I got to see her several times in Sondheim on Sondheim. RIP.

[AC126748]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#11

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:33am

AP has confirmed. Ms. Cook is, indeed, gone. One of the greatest voices in the history of musical theater.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

Updated On: 8/8/17 at 11:33 AM

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#12

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:36am

So many heartbreaking losses lately. God speed, legend!

[TheGingerBreadMan]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#13

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:41am

Wow. This hits hard. Rest In Peace, sweet lady. 

[MichelleCraig]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#14

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:41am

Just got a text from a friend about Barbara Cook...it hit hard. I am so very glad I got the chance to see her in concert many times. I even met her once in a London hotel. 

I got into my car a few weeks ago and turned on the radio. NPR was doing a piece on Barbara and I was so relieved to realize she'd not passed. 

[BroadwayConcierge]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#15

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:43am

The AP also reported that her last meal was vanilla ice cream. 

My heart just shattered. 

[jtishere]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#16

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:44am

Ms. Cook is one of the all time greats. Rest well.

[Cora Hoover Hooper]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#17

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:48am

Very sad news. One of a handful of performers left from Broadways golden age. R.I.P.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#18

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:51am

BroadwayConcierge said: "The AP also reported that her last meal was vanilla ice cream. 

My heart just shattered. 

 

"

I was about to write this. Almost started to tear up. Perfect last meal!

[BWAY Baby2]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#19

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:55am

One of my all-time favorite performers- have seen her many times- the Lincoln Center concert years ago stands out as one of the highlights of my theater going life. I was looking forward to seeing her a few years back in a show that ended up being cancelled- and I was very disappointed not to be able to see her again. Love her and will miss her. 

[henrikegerman]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#20

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:56am

I'm so grateful for all this wonderful woman and phenomenal talent brought us.  And that we have this board to share our feelings of loss with others who share our gratitude for all that Barbara Cook was and is.

[BWAY Baby2]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#21

Posted: 8/8/17 at 11:57am

HER LAST MEAL WAS VANILLA ICE CREAM-  for real.

[KathyNYC2]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#22

Posted: 8/8/17 at 12:05pm

She Loves Me was one of my first shows as a kid and I remember Barbara's unbelievable voice and I can still hear her classic comic timing on certain lines. What a honor to have seen her live a number of times in many venues. Rest In Peace, you will always be treasured. 

[Huss417]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#23

Posted: 8/8/17 at 12:08pm

Such sad news.

I just rewatched the Kennedy Center Honors Tribute when she was honored in 2011 the other night. "Make Our Garden Grow" with Audra McDonald always does me in. For those who haven't seen it before.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0aV-gXIMCg

"I hope your Fanny is bigger than my Peter." Mary Martin to Ezio Pinza opening night of Fanny.

Updated On: 8/8/17 at 12:08 PM

[MichelleCraig]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#24

Posted: 8/8/17 at 12:18pm

I love this performance. Even though the song was written by Amanda McBroom, you believe it's about Barbara...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85IxNVwpKrs

 

[morosco]

Barbara Cook Has Passed#25

Posted: 8/8/17 at 12:23pm

There were bells on a hill

But I never heard them ringing

No, I never heard them at all

Till there was Barbara Cook.

Barbara, you truly opened my ears with your gift.  Thank you.