Barbara Cook Sings at Lincoln Center Tree Lighting, Nov. 28

By: Nov. 28, 2005
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The soprano of Barbara Cook will float over the 16th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting at Lincoln Center as the Broadway legend sings at the free event on November 28th from 5:30 to 6 PM at Josie Robertson Plaza (Columbus Avenue and 64th Street, by the fountain).

Cook will perform a song from Count Your Blessings, her 2003 holiday CD.  In addition, the Tree Lighting will boast a selection from The New York City Ballet's production of The Nutcracker, a performance by gospel singer Joshua Nelson and The Klezmatics, an acrobatic turn by the Big Apple Circus' Sergey Akimov, a performance by famed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves (with the Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus) and an apperance by Mickey Mouse.  The iconic Disney rodent will light up the tree, a 48-foot blue spruce, at 5:59 PM.  Hosted by meteorologist Sam Champion, the event will be broadcast live on WABC-TV Channel 7.

Cook, who made her Broadway debut as the leading lady of 1951's Flahooley, received a Best Featured Actress in a Musical Tony Award for her portrayal of Marian Paroo in the original production of The Music Man. She also originated the roles of Cunegonde in Candide and Amalia Balash in She Loves Me. Other Broadway credits include Plain and Fancy, The Gay Life, Any Wednesday and The Grass Harp.

In the last few decades, Cook has increasingly turned to the worlds of concert and cabaret. Her one-woman show Mostly Sondheim was nominated for a Best Special Theatrical Event Tony in 2002, and she has also starred in Barbara Cook's Broadway (available on DRG along with Mostly Sondheim) and Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre. Her many albums include Count Your Blessings, It's Better with a Band, Oscar Winners: The Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II, Close as Pages in a Book, The Champion Season: Live at the Cafe Carlyle.  Tribute, her latest, was released in September.

For more information on the Tree Lighting, call (212) 875-5436 or visit www.lincolncenter.org.



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