On Tuesday, veteran Broadway actress Barbara Cook, known for her prolific career in musicals and cabaret and her soprano vocals, died from respiratory failure, her representative said. According to Reuters, Cook died in her Manhattan home surrounded by her family and close friends. Cook, a native of Atlanta, broke out on Broadway in the 1950s with roles in "Oklahoma!," "Carousel" and most notably "The Music Man," for which she won a Tony award for best featured actress in a musical for her role as Marian Paroo. In the 1970s, she became a concert singer, performing at New York's Carnegie Hall. Her 2001 cabaret act "Mostly Sondheim" earned her a Tony award nomination.