Kennedy Center Honors
Barbara Cook
Reviews for - Where's Charley?
By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
Published: March 18, 2011
"Mr. McGillin, a musical-theater leading man maybe best known for his long run in the title role of “The Phantom of the Opera,” and the lovely Ms. Luker, seemingly ageless both in person and voice, perform an utterly transporting duet, “Lovelier Than Ever,” an operetta-style paean to springtime and young love that’s perhaps the evening’s musical highlight. (To have another chance to hear Ms. Luker’s bell-bright soprano, perhaps the loveliest of her generation, is reason enough to see the show.)"
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"But the dazzling moment of the evening occurs when long-time Broadway favorites Rebecca Luker and Howard McGillin play out a brief reunion scene capped by the gracefully nostalgic ballad, "Lovelier Than Ever." McGillin shines with princely romanticism as he tenderly admires a long-ago sweetheart and Luker illuminates the theatre simply by standing still, gazing toward the audience and lofting captivating soprano tones. With Rob Berman's baton leading the full orchestra, it's a few minutes that lift an enjoyably fluffy show into elegant musical theatre."
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"Luker is in full, soaring voice as the real aunt, Donna Lucia, who is decidedly more attractive than the fake one."
Now available!
GREENWICH TIME
Rebecca's new solo CD
"On My Way to You" - Michael Legrand, Alan & Marilyn Bergman
"Ohio, 1904" - Paul Loesel & Scott Burkell
"Billions of Beautiful Boys" - Joseph Thalken & Marshall Barer
"Killing Time" - Jule Styne & Carolyn Leigh
"Greenwich Time" - Sam Davis & Randy Buck
"Remember" - Steve Marzullo, Poem by Christina Rosetti
"Unusual Way" - Maury Yeston
"Lovely Lies" - Jeff Blumenkrantz & Beth Blatt
"He Never Did That Before" - Debra Barsha & Mark Campbell
"Out of Love" - Zina Goldrich & Marcy Heisler
"What the Living Do" - Ricky Ian Gordon, Poem by Marie Howe
"Birthday Horoscope for B.R." - Tom Herman
"Have Had" - Stephen Hoffman & Mark Campbell
"Summer with You" - John Kander
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Leaving Home |
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8. Old
Dog Tray |
Produced by Christopher McGovern.
Available at
PS Classics.
CD Universe
Amazon.com
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Reviews / Interviews
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Song clips and interview with Rebecca
Playbill
Robbie Interview
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TheaterMania
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Business Weekly
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To see a list of all Rebecca's recordings be sure to go to the Discography page.
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December 12,2011 |
In Development: New Songs from New Shows,
Leonard Nimoy Thalia @
Symphony Space
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Law & Order SVU Episode - True Believers Air-date: November 2, 2011
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October 13-15 2011 |
Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein
NSO Pops/ Kennedy Center
With Rebecca Luker, Aaron Lazar and Rod Gilfry.
Conducted by Steven Reineke with the NSO Pops
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Death Takes a Holiday |
Previews June 10, 2011
Opening July 21, 2011
Closing 04 September 4, 2011Laura Pels Theatre
111 West 46th Street
New York, NY 10036
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July 10th-15th, 2011 |
The American Songbook Project presents
"The Art of Song Performance"
A One-Week Summer Workshop
July 10th-15th, 2011 at Shetler Studios in NYC
Classes in all styles of song performance, including Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and contemporary rock songs, taught by a host of luminaries from the theatre and cabaret community!
Master classes with some of Broadway’s finest singers, including:
Rebecca Luker (Mary Poppins, Phantom, Showboat, The Sound of Music)
Rebecca will be teaching a class on Thursday, July 14th
Julia Murney (Wicked)
Adam Kantor (Rent)
Chelsea Krombach (Promises, Promises)
Michael James Scott (The Book of Mormon) Singer/songwriter Katie Thompson
Jen Bender (The Lion King)
Judy Blazer (Titanic, Me and My Girl) Wendy Taucher (The Othello Project)
Douglas Cohen – Composer (
The Gig, No Way to Treat a Lady), Sheri Sanders (Rock the Audition).Lance Horne – Composer, Juilliard faculty, Emmy Award-winner
And music directors David Hancock Turner and Brett Schrier
The Art of Song Performance is open singers of all ages.
Tuition including lunches is $1,200.
Some scholarship money is available.
For more details, visit www.songbooker.tumblr.com/apply
Or email: jen.bender@mac.com
Space is limited.
DEADLINE for applying: June 6
th, 2011
March 17-20, 2011
Encores! Where's Charley?
February 28 , 2011
Susan Stroman will be honored at a gala fundraiser for Vineyard Theatre. Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick will co-host.
Special guests - Roger Bart and Gary Beach, Joshua Henry, Boyd Gaines, Leigh Zimmerman, Rebecca Luker, Karen Ziemba, Debra Monk, Veanne Cox, Colman Domingo, Craig Bierko, Fred Applegate,John Kander and more to be announced.
Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel.
January 14, 2011 8:30 and 10:30 PM
The 2011 American Songbook series,
The Allen Room - an evening with Lance Horne
With guest stars Alan Cumming, Lea DeLaria, Cheyenne Jackson, Lauren Kennedy, Ricki Lake, Rebecca Luker, Meow Meow, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Julie Atherton, Alexandra Silber and Paul Spicer.
FEBRUARY 12, 2011 8 p.m.
Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts
Let’s Fall in Love!
With Howard McGillin
