Linda Eder (/ˈɛdər/; born February , ) is an American singer and
actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde,
originating the role of Lucy Harris, for which she was nominated for
the Drama Desk Award. Eder has performed in concert halls across the
country including Carnegie Hall and Radio City Musical Hall. She has
released her th solo album in .Eder was born in Tucson, Arizona, on
February , , and raised in Brainerd, Minnesota. Her parents, Georg
(from Austria) and Laila (from Norway), exposed her to music at an
early age. She cites Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, and Eileen
Farrell as her childhood inspiration. Eder cites Garland,
specifically, as her greatest influence.[citation needed] Her first
musical theater credit was as the Mother Abbess in a high school
production The Sound of Music. Eder was th runner up in the Miss
Minnesota Pageant.Before her work on Broadway, Eder sang in clubs in
Minneapolis and performed at Harrah's Casino in Atlantic City, New
Jersey. In she won the talent show Star Search, where her performance
caught the notice of Frank Wildhorn. She signed with RCA Records and
starred in two stagings of Wildhorn's musical Svengali (the world
premiere and â€" national tour), the Broadway production of his
Jekyll & Hyde, and the World Premiere of Camille Claudel. During
those years, Eder recorded several CDs on Angel Records and Atlantic
Records. Wildhorn and Eder married in and divorced in ; they have one
son, Jake. Eder won the Theater World Award (â€") for Best Broadway
Debut in Jekyll & Hyde.
actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde,
originating the role of Lucy Harris, for which she was nominated for
the Drama Desk Award. Eder has performed in concert halls across the
country including Carnegie Hall and Radio City Musical Hall. She has
released her th solo album in .Eder was born in Tucson, Arizona, on
February , , and raised in Brainerd, Minnesota. Her parents, Georg
(from Austria) and Laila (from Norway), exposed her to music at an
early age. She cites Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, and Eileen
Farrell as her childhood inspiration. Eder cites Garland,
specifically, as her greatest influence.[citation needed] Her first
musical theater credit was as the Mother Abbess in a high school
production The Sound of Music. Eder was th runner up in the Miss
Minnesota Pageant.Before her work on Broadway, Eder sang in clubs in
Minneapolis and performed at Harrah's Casino in Atlantic City, New
Jersey. In she won the talent show Star Search, where her performance
caught the notice of Frank Wildhorn. She signed with RCA Records and
starred in two stagings of Wildhorn's musical Svengali (the world
premiere and â€" national tour), the Broadway production of his
Jekyll & Hyde, and the World Premiere of Camille Claudel. During
those years, Eder recorded several CDs on Angel Records and Atlantic
Records. Wildhorn and Eder married in and divorced in ; they have one
son, Jake. Eder won the Theater World Award (â€") for Best Broadway
Debut in Jekyll & Hyde.
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