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"Luker
is as comfortable in this music as she is in Broadway
material, displaying the same purity of tone, effortless
phrasing, and flawless intonation. Particularly fine
here are 'Chelsea Morning' (Joni Mitchell); 'You're
My Home' (Billy Joel); The Beatles' 'She's Leaving
Home'; and Stephen Foster's 'Old Dog Tray.' Show fans
will particularly enjoy the reunion between Luker
and her Secret Garden co-star Alison Fraser,
in 'Wick,' from that Marsha Norman-Lucy Simon score."
- Ken Mandelbaum, Broadway.com
"Rebecca Luker is the Gold Standard of Broadway
singing and, in this wonderful selection of songs,
she makes rainbows of sound out of virtually everything
she performs."
- Maury Yeston
"Her singing is as detailed, nuanced, and cherishable
as ever turned a performer into a legend."
- New York Magazine
"She
sings with a focus that sends electrical currents
through her shimmering soprano." -
L.A. Times
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Following
her acclaimed performances as Maria in The Sound of Music,
Marian in The Music Man, and Magnolia in Show
Boat, Rebecca Luker returns to her roots with her newest
CD, Leaving Home. Taking her cue from the songs and
stylings of childhood idols like Joni Mitchell and Carly
Simon - and pulling in a new generation of composers who
share their gift for storytelling - she weaves a bewitching
blend of folk, pop and theatre songs.
Produced by Christopher McGovern.
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