
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (left) and former President Bill Clinton (right) pose with 2011 Kennedy Center Honorees (front row from left) Sonny Rollins, Barbara Cook, (back row from second from left) Yo-Yo Ma, Meryl Streep and Neil Diamond at the State Department following a dinner and reception on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

ASSOCIATED PRESS Broadway's Barbara Cook may blush when remembering her part in 1988's "Carrie: The Musical," but why give it a moment's thought? She's hit high note after high note in her career and resigned from "Carrie" after opening night.