Warner Theater Adds LINDA EDER, TOM WOPAT, MELISSA MANCHESTER to Lineup

Warner Theater as added Eder & Tom Wopat to its lineup. The two will perform April 26 at 8pm.

Showcasing one of the greatest contemporary voices of our time, Linda Eder's repertoire spans Broadway, standards, pop, country and jazz. Wopat first came to public attention in the late '70s as the freewheeling Luke Duke on the comedy-action-adventure TV series The Dukes Of Hazzard. But it wasn't long before his classically trained vocals took him away from car chases and landed him a role in Cy Coleman's I love My Wife for his Broadway debut.  On Sale to Members 2/17/12. Become a member for as little as $50! Click Here to learn more! On sale to General Public: 2/24/12.

The theater also Added Grammy Winner Melissa Manchester in a December 21 holiday concert.

Grammy Award-winning artist Melissa Manchester learned songwriting by none other than Paul Simon and worked with Bette Midler and Barry Manilow before signing a recording contract which established her as a compelling singer/songwriter. Her debut releases Home To Myself and Bright Eyes positioned her as a dynamic new talent, and Melissa launched the smash hit single "Midnight Blue".

Melissa and Kenny Loggins co-wrote the radio classic "Whenever I Call You Friend", and her songs have been recorded by Barbra Streisand, Dusty Springfield, Alison Krauss, Roberta Flack, Johnny Mathis, Kathy Mattea, Peabo Bryson, Cleo Laine and Barbara Cook, among many others. Her international hits include "Through The Eyes Of Love" and "Don't Cry Out Loud".

Nominated for a Grammy in 1978 and 1979, she received the Best Female Vocalist at the 1982 Grammy's. In 1980 she became the first artist in the history of the Academy Awards to have two nominated movie themes in a given year -- "Through The Eyes Of Love" and "The Promise" -- and went on the make Oscar history by performing both songs during the worldwide telecast.

In 1998, Melissa released her first Christmas album on Angel/EMI Records. The CD, entitled Joy, was hailed by the New York Times as "a heartfelt Christmas album that sounds classic on first listen".

In 2010, Melissa co-created and starred in the five-time Ovation Award nominated ballroom dance spectacular Fascinating Rhythms at the Rubicon Theatre, and her song "I Know Who I Am", was recorded by Leona Lewis for the Tyler Perry feature film For Colored Girls.

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