Which show, starring Robert Preston and Barbara Cook on Broadway?
Herbert Greene (Broadway conductor) and make a Broadway singer of him or her. According to his obituary in "The New York Times", many Hollywood stars, wishing to learn to sing before performing on Broadway, came to Greene for help. Among them were Rex Harrison, Rosalind Russell, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Cook, Robert Preston, Don Ameche, and Judy Holliday In 1958, he was a recipient of two Tony Awards for "The Music Man", one as Musical Director and Conductor, and one as Producer. Greene was married three times: first to the performing pianist, accompanist and piano pedagogue, Lucy Greene, until their divorce in 1959; then for
Barbara Cook nominated for a Tony Award for Best Theatrical Event. She took the show on a National tour throughout major cities in the United States. DRG filmed the stage production during a performance at the Pepsico Theatre, SUNY Purchase, New York, on October 11, 2002 and it was released on DVD on the DRG/Koch Entertainment label. In June and August 2002 Cook performed "Sings Mostly Sondheim" at the Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center as part of the Sondheim Celebration. In 2004 she performed two limited engagement concert series at the Vivian Beaumont and Mitzi Newhouse theaters at Lincoln Center, "Barbara Cook's Broadway!",