When Barbara Cook had been hired to play the lead in “She Loves Me,” my image of her was based on the roles I had seen her play. I thought she was more or less an innocent ingénue. The first time I ...

This week, the legendary singer Barbara Cook died at the age of 89. Mike Wallace and producer Jay Kernis interviewed the Broadway star for 60 Minutes in 2001, and this is their story: This is a tale ...

NEW YORK (CBS News/AP) - Barbara Cook, one of Broadway's leading ingenues and later a major cabaret star, has died at age 89. Cook suffered respiratory failure Tuesday at her home in Manhattan, ...

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 ...

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 ...

SECOND UPDATE, Wednesday: Adding a rare video of Cook singing Janis Ian’s “Stars,” a song and interpretation that speaks volumes about this incomparable talent. Although the song falls outside her ...

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.