Bradley A. Stephens, Mayor of the Village of Rosemont and son of the founder of the Chicagoland Pops, the late Donald E. Stephens, along with Brenda Edgar, Chairman of the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra Commission, announced that Broadway legend Linda Eder will perform with the acclaimed Chicagoland Pops Orchestra, conducted by Grammy winning artist and Chicago resident Arnie Roth, at The Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, on Saturday, February 23 at 8 pm.
After beginning her musical career via "Star Search," where she had an unprecedented 13-weeks of success, Linda Eder went on to star in the traveling Broadway production of Jekyll & Hyde. For her Jekyll & Hyde performance, Eder received the Theatre World Award for Best Broadway Debut, as well as the Drama Desk and Outer Critics' Circle Award Nominations for Best Actress in a Musical. Eder has released seven solo albums and was featured on the original Broadway Cast Albums for Jekyll & Hyde and the original concept albums for other stage musicals including, The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Civil War, which won her popular accolades. In the midst of releasing albums, Eder realized her life-long dream by performing three sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall. She has gone on to be compared to Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion and other great voices, catapulting Eder into an elite group of singers.Photo of Linda Eder
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