Linda Eder: The Holiday Concert

With a career that straddles the worlds of Broadway and pop music, Linda Eder has been called “perhaps the most popular new interpreter of theatrical songs to emerge during the ’90s.” With her astonishing vocal range and ability, she first captured the public eye on the television show, “Star Search,” where she reigned for a record 13 weeks. That led to a lead role in the 1990 Broadway-bound musical Jekyll & Hyde. By the time that show made it to Broadway, Eder, in the role of Lucy, had solidified her cult status, and debuted as an established Broadway star. Linda recorded seven Atlantic and Angel albums between 1994 and 2004, each a blend of standards, pop hits and originals, and each showcasing Linda’s extravagant vocal gifts. Over the years, passionate fans across the country packed concert halls, including New York’s Carnegie Hall. Among her many milestones, Linda’s been profiled by the Bravo Network, had a solo concert run at Broadway’s Gershwin Theater, and performed the track “Gold” to which Kristi Yamaguchi skated to during the Opening Ceremony at the 2002 Winter Olympics. In her brand new Angel CD release, “By Myself: The Songs of Judy Garland,” Linda pulls off the impossible, paying tribute to her idol while making the timeless Garland songs her own.