Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: DRG
• VHS Release Date: May 20, 2003
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008DDGQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #450,928 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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BARBARA COOK - MOSTLY SONDHEIM

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Artistry in action, May 29, 2003

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D. Clancy (Portland, Or USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barbara Cook In Mostly Sondheim (DVD)

What a treat to see Barbara Cook on DVD. I was very lucky to have a front row seat to "Mostly Sondheim" when it played Benaroya Hall in Seattle last October. Hearing and seeing Ms Cook in person was a very wonderful experience.
It isn't quite like seeing her live in concert but this wonderfully packaged DVD is the very next best thing. Filmed at SUNY in Purchase, NY last October and November it is beautifully photographed and presents the entire show. Having been a big fan of hers for many years it is wonderful to watch her artistry over and over.
As a bonus, there are scenes from a Master Class she gave at the Kennedy Center last August. She is so endearing and warm to the students that she can correct them and they love her for it. A young man named Tim Tourpin gave an amazing rendition of "Sailing" that had Barbara Cook visibly stunned.
Don't hesitate a moment longer to get this brilliant piece of theatre.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Barbara Cook is fabulous, May 29, 2003

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J. Glazier (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barbara Cook In Mostly Sondheim (DVD)

It's hard to put into words how wonderful this DVD is. Ms. Cook is absolutely peerless in expressing the heart and soul of a song. She can sing anything brilliantly, but when the song is Sondheim's it's as if she's writing it as she goes, her beautiful voice and expressive face telling the story with so much emotion it can only be her own.
This DVD has laughs, too. She's not only a fabulous singer but a very warm, charming and funny woman.
This DVD is for anyone who loves Sondheim, Broadway, the American Popular Song and truly great talent.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hypnotic..., May 22, 2003

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E. M. Reyes "West Coast Broadwayfarer" (Albany, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barbara Cook In Mostly Sondheim (DVD)

I've been a longtime Barbara Cook fan...having purchased the CD of this concert with featured star Malcolm Getz. I've found hours of pleasure with the CD. So I was quite taken aback to find the DVD to be SO extraordinary. It adds all kinds of wonderful between numbers patter...and shows this artist in finest form. And many new songs (who knew she was a fan of Reba McIntire)! I just cannot take my eyes off the screen.
She truly CAN drive a person crazy.

Rush...don't hesitate...buy this.