Then and Now: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (878 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062298771 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Emerging from the shadows in the early 1970s, Barbara reinvented herself as the country’s leading concert and cabaret artist, performing the songs of Stephen Sondheim and other masters, while establishing a reputation as one of the greatest and most acclaimed interpreters of the American songbook.Taking us deep into her life and career, from her childhood in the South to the Great White Way, Then and Now candidly and poignantly describes both her personal difficulties and the legendary triumphs, detailing the extraordinary working relationships she shared with many of the key composers, musicians, actors and performers of the late twentieth century, among them Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Elaine Stritch, and Robert Preston.Hailed by the Financial Times of London as "the greatest singer in the world", but preferring to think of herself as "a work in progress", Barbara Cook here delivers a powerful, personal tale of pain and triumph, as straight forward, unflinchingly honest, and open hearted as her singing.. One of the greatest American singers and actresses of her generation looks back on a magical and turbulent life spanning a half century of theatrical history from the golden age of the Broadway musical to the present day.A legend of the American theater, Barbara Cook burst u
Cook’s stage patter in recent years.” (New York Times)“Theater rats will savor Ms. “Then and Now HarperCollins) is narrated with the same homey bonhomie that has informed Ms. Great theater, great people, not so great people, alcoholism, compulsive eating, an affair with actor Arthur Hill when they were both married to other people; the great love of the lady’s life. Get yourself a copy of Then & Now now and plunge into it, giving yourself breaks here and there to listen to Barbara singing…” (Huffington Post) . A second career in cabaret that continues into her ninth decade.” (WOSU/NPR News and Classical Music)“And what a story it is, told in a bright, refreshing and brutally honest voice, in a manner that you would expect from Barbara Cook…. Cook’s account of her &l
Now in her late eighties, she continues to perform as a cabaret and concert singer.Tom Santopietro is the author of five books, including The Sound of Music Story and the New York Times Editors’ Choice Considering Doris Day.. Barbara Cook, a 2011 Kennedy Center honoree and member of the Theater Hall of Fame, has starred in eighteen Broadway shows. She received a Tony Award nomination in 2010 for Sondheim on Sondheim, fif
"The story behind the legend." according to TomEnroute. I have been a fan of Barbara Cook since seeing her in Show Boat at Lincoln Center 50 years ago. I have seen her perform numerous times over the years and have always felt that the beautiful voice projected the beauty and honesty that was inside her. Her life story with its peaks and valleys can be an inspiration for many. The fact that at 88 she still considers herself a "work in progress" says a great de. I have such wonderful memories of her as a performer Rick Rodgers I am a big fan of theatrical biographies, and read just about everyone one that comes down the pike. Ms. Cook's book is unique in so many ways. It is one of the rare autobiographies where I actually came out of the book with renewed admiration for the writer instead of feeling exhausted from being in their presence for so long. She tells anecdotes that even I hadn't seen elsewhere--this is not just a reha. "Great singergreat wrier" according to Larry B. I've been a fan or Barbara Cook at least since she played Marion, the librarian, in The Music Man. On the basis of knowing her as a singer I would have never predicted that she has lived the life she writes about in this memoir. On the other hand, I would not have predicted that a person who lived Barbara Cook's life would have turned out to be THE Barbara Cook. Shows what can happen with great pipes and