Cook, her son, and his lover: legendary singer Barbara Cook opens up about one of her life's lasting pleasures--her warm relationship with her gay son and his partner. (performance).

Publication: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)

Publication Date: 18-FEB-03

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To gay and lesbian aficionados of musical theater, cabaret, and flat-out superb singing, Tony- and Grammy-award winner Barbara Cook has given at least two lifetimes' worth of joy. In the 1950s she originated the leading roles in such musicals as Candide and The Music Man. Today, among many other achievements, she is a premier interpreter of the music of Stephen Sondheim and will be delighting Los Angeles audiences with her acclaimed solo concert, "Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim," at the Ahmanson Theatre from February 28 through March 9.

What Cook's gay fans may not know is that she is also the mother of an out gay son, 42-year-old Los Angeles--based actor and entrepreneur Adam LeGrant. She...

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