Rebecca Luker

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rebecca Luker
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Apr 17, 1961(1961-04-17)
Age	63
Date Of Death	December 23, 2020, Manhattan, New York, NY
Birthplace	Birmingham
Country	United States
Birth City	Alabama
Horoscope	Aries

Rebecca Luker Biography

Rebecca Luker is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on April 17, 1961 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Rebecca Luker, born April 17, 1961, is an American actress and singer who has performed in many musical theatre productions on Broadway. Luker is a soprano voice. The New York Times compared Luker to actresses like Julie Andrews and Barbara Cook. She was nominated for three Tony Awards as well as two Drama Desk Awards. Her voice is also featured on the 1991 recording of Placido Domingo, opera star.

Luker is a performer in concert with symphony orchestras all over the world. She also performs cabaret. Rebecca Luker Sings Jerome Kern was her solo cabaret act that debuted at 54 Below in New York City (2012). She was part of the “Bridge to Broadway” concert (2012), “NEW Voices at NYU: A Celebration of Songs By NYU Musical Theatre Writers Present and Past” (2012), Rodgers and Hammerstein concert in Kennedy Center (2011), and solo concert at Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre (2008). Luker was awarded the Bistro Award in 2006 for her cabaret performance at Feinstein’s Regency, which was dedicated to female songwriters. She also performed solo concerts in the American Songbook series at Lincoln Center’s Allen Room (2005).

Luker’s Broadway debut was in The Phantom of the Opera in the role of Christine (1988–91). She was originally an understudy for principal actress Sarah Brightman and her alternate Patti Cohenour. Luker later took over the role after Brightman and Cohenour left the show. Subsequent Broadway roles include Lily in The Secret Garden (1991–93), Magnolia in Show Boat (1994–97; the first actress to be nominated for a Tony Award for this role), Maria in The Sound of Music (1998–99), Marian in The Music Man (2000–01), and Claudia in Nine (2003). She played the role of Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins from 2006 to

2010. She later replaced Victoria Clark as Crazy Marie/the Fairy Godmother in the Broadway production of Cinderella for an engagement that lasted from September 2013 to January 2014. Luker joined the cast of Fun Home at the Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway, temporarily assuming the role of Helen Bechdel from April 5, 2016 to May 22, 2016.

In April 2020, Luker’s husband, Danny Burstein, contracted COVID-19 (along with several other cast members of Moulin Rouge!, in which he was starring). He was subsequently hospitalized at St. Luke’s in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan and recovered. Following his ordeal Burstein wrote an account of it that was published in The Hollywood Reporter. Toward the end of that article, Burstein revealed that as of April 13, 2020, “while I’m getting better, Rebecca has started dealing with the virus as well now. She’s not been tested, but has all the symptoms to varying degrees. We are monitoring her closely.”

Truman Capote and To Kill a Mockingbird were inducted into the 2001 Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame. On May 5, 2010, she was awarded a doctorate of fine art, honoris causa from the University of Montevallo.

Rebecca Luker Net Worth

Rebecca Luker is one of the richest Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rebecca Luker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Luker was the daughter of a high-school treasurer and a contractor. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Music at the University of Montevallo in 1982, she took a year off to perform as Johanna Barker in Sweeney Todd at the Michigan Opera Theatre in 1984. Judy Kaye starred as Mrs. Nellie lovett in the same production.

She was married to Danny Burstein on June 2000. They have two stepsons, Zachary (and Alexander).

Luker appeared Off-Broadway in The Vagina Monologues, Indian Summer, X (Life of Malcolm X), Brigadoon, Death Takes a Holiday, and Can’t Let Go. During 2002, the Kennedy Center presented a “Sondheim Celebration”; Luker appeared in Passion as Clara. She performed in the New York City Center Encores! staged concerts of The Boys from Syracuse and Where’s Charley?. Her TV appearances include Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife, Matlock, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and the Hallmark movie Cupid & Cate. She appeared in the 2012 film Not Fade Away. On January 11, 2016, Luker reprised the role of Lily in The Secret Garden at a benefit performance at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Rebecca Luker Dating?

According to our records, Rebecca Luker married to Danny Burstein. As of December 1, 2023, Rebecca Luker’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Rebecca Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rebecca Luker celebrates birthday on April 17 of every year.

How long did Rebecca Luker have ALS?

Burstein, 56, revealed in an essay for The Hollywood Reporter that Luker died from ALS complications on Dec. 23 at the age of 59 just 13 months after receiving her diagnosis in late 2019.

Did Rebecca Luker pass away?

December 23, 2020

What Broadway shows was Rebecca Luker in?

Rebecca Luker Biography Luker’s Broadway debut was in The Phantom of the Opera in the role of Christine. other Broadway roles include Lily in The Secret Garden (1991-93), Magnolia in Show Boat (1994-97), Maria in The Sound of Music (1998-99), Marian in The Music Man (2000-01), Claudia in Nine (2003), Mrs.

How old is Rebecca Luker?

59 years (1961–2020)

What actress has ALS?

The star was speaking while promoting a documentary, Introducing Selma Blair , which follows her as she “reconciles a journey of monumental transition” to living with the incurable condition, which affects the brain and spinal cord, causing vision, balance and muscle problems.