Cook & McDonald to Perform with NY Philharmonic in '07-'08

By: Feb. 13, 2007
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Tony Award-winning sopranos Barbara Cook and Audra McDonald will sing with the New York Philharmonic during its its 2007-2008 season.

Cook will perform a special 80th birthday concert on November 9th, 2007, while McDonald will be the soloist for Luciano Berio's "Folksongs" from March 5th-8th, 2008.

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, the former ingenue has increasingly turned to the worlds of concert and cabaret. Mostly Sondheim was nominated for a Best Special Theatrical Event Tony in 2002, and in addition to Barbara Cook's Broadway (available on DRG along with Mostly Sondheim), she appeared in 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" and "Tribute."

McDonald is a four-time Tony Award winner for her performances in Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime and most recently, A Raisin in the Sun. She has also appeared on Broadway in Henry IV and Marie Christine. She has released four solo albums, with "Build a Bridge" her most recent.  McDonald's film and television credits include It Runs in the Family, the network dramas "Mister Sterling" and "The Bedford Diaries," and the television musical version of Annie, and the HBO movie Wit. She is also acclaimed as a concert artist, and will next appear on Broadway as Lizzie Curry in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of 110 in the Shade.

Visit www.nyphil.org for more information on the New York Philharmonic and on upcoming events.

Photo of Barbara Cook by Ben Strothmann


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