Barbara Cook to Lead Carnegie Hall Master Class, 1/23

Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Barbara Cook will perform the songs of George Gershwin and Irving Berlin as part of January 23rd master class performance at Carnegie Hall.

"The Song Continues...Master Class: Barbara Cook" will be held at 7:30 PM.

With piano accompaniment by Nathan Brandewein and Ji Young Lee, the evening will feature a number of young artists, as well as Cook.  They include: soprano Sara Jayne Blackmore, fromthe New England Conservatory of Music; baritone Brendan Curran, from the Peabody Conservatory; baritone Paul LaRosa, from The Juilliard School; and soprano Meng Chun Lin, from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

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."

Visit www.carnegiehall.org for tickets and more information.