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Article: Rebecca Luker.(Concert Review)
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- December 15, 2005
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(Feinstein's at the Regency: 150 capacity: $60)
Presented inhouse. Directed by Mark Waldrop. Musical director-piano, Joseph Thalken. bass, Dick Sarpola. Opened. reviewed Dec. 12. 2005. Runs through Dec. 15.
In her nightclub debut, Broadway baby Rebecca Luker makes a refreshing departure from seasonal songs. There are no reprises from her Tony-nominated perfs in "The Music Man" or "Showboat," nor are there echoes from her turns in "Nine" and "The Sound of Music." Instead, the pert and pretty soprano put the spotlight on a handful of legendary female songwriters.
Composer Kay Swift once said she was eternally grateful to the vaudeville magicians ...
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Article: `SHOW BOAT' TOPS TONY NOMINATIONS.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);
May 9, 1995 ;
700+ words
... ... screen star Norma Desmond in ``Sunset Boulevard'' and Rebecca Luker, who plays Magnolia Hawks in ``Show Boat.'' Best ... Actress, Musical: Glenn Close, ``Sunset Boulevard''; Rebecca Luker, ``Show Boat'' Book, Musical: ``Sunset Boulevard ...
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