Industry NewsAudra McDonald and Kelli O’Hara Perform at Barbara Cook Memorial December 18Norm Lewis, Renée Fleming, Frank Langella, and more are also scheduled to be part of A Tribute to Barbara Cook.
By
Andrew Gans
December 18, 2017
A host of Broadway favorites—including Tony winners Audra McDonald and Kelli O'Hara—take part in a December 18 memorial to celebrate the life of Tony-winning Music Man star Barbara Cook, who passed away August 8 at the age of 89.
A Tribute to Barbara Cook, directed by James Lapine, will be held at 5 PM at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65th Street). In addition to McDonald and O'Hara, other performers include Renée Fleming, Norm Lewis, Jessica Molaskey, John Pizzarelli, and Vanessa Williams.
Also scheduled to participate in the memorial to the Tony and Grammy Award winner and Kennedy Center honoree are Ms. Cook’s son, Adam LeGrant; producer Roy Furman; lyricist Sheldon Harnick; Michael Kaiser, President Emeritus of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and actors Frank Langella and Jane Summerhays.