Barbara Cook In Mostly Sondheim
Barbara Cook's magnificentMostly Sondheimconcert is more than a tribute to the greatestBroadway composerof the late 20th century.  It's also a tribute to the performer herself, the premier leading lady of her generation and a consummate cabaret artist.  Accompanied by longtime musical director Wally Harper, Cook winds through such Sondheim selections as "Everybody Says Don't" and "Send in the Clowns." But the 86-minute program was suggested by a 1999New York Timesarticle by Sondheim entitled "Songs I Wish I Had Written," so it also includes non-Sondheim songs such as "I Got Lost in His Arms" and "The Trolley Song" plus peak moments from Cook's career (She Loves Me's "Ice Cream" andFollies in Concert's "Losing My Mind").  By the time she closes with a stunning a cappella "Anyone Can Whistle," the transfixed audience is sorry that it's over, but grateful they were there.--David Horiuchi