| Barbara Cook memory | |
| Posted by: fredfrankg (fredfrankg427@gmail.com) 10:42 pm EDT 08/15/17 | |
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| I wasn't sure I'd share this, but after listening to a tribute to Ms. Cook on Sirius radio this evening on my way home, here goes: Picture it: Fall, 1979. A very poor 23-year-old out on a date with a girl (yup!) from college, I could barely afford the beer I bought at the bar at Reno Sweeney. I knew Ms. Cook was appearing there, but also knew the show was in a room off the bar, and couldn't afford the cover and minimum. There was no door to the other room, just an archway with a velvet rope separating the bar from the performance space. Imagine my/our surprise and delight, when the management allowed anyone who wanted to watch the show to stand in that archway and enjoy the entire show! What a treat! We all made room for each other, with the shorter folks standing closest to the rope. Many moons later, I was further fortunate to see Ms. Cook in Follies in Concert, at the Carlyle (That Champion Season was just about the best musical I'd seen in 20 years), and then her two ongoing engagements at the Vivian Beaumont, Mostly Sondheim and Barbara Cook's Broadway. Both of those shows were magnificent. As a former singer, her recordings and performances were an incredible education. As a teacher, as well as a student, I'm all the more grateful. All the best, Fred |
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