Linda Eder - In Concert 02/12/2011

Last weekend I had a chance to see one of my favorite singers in concert. Broadway star Linda Eder was in town to promote her new album NOW, to be released March 1st. In a small setting of 800 people, Eder gave one of the most diverse and amazing performances I have ever seen. Singing in different musical styles, Eder just kept soaring and soaring with every song. In the span of 1 hour and 40 minutes, without an intermission, Eder sang show tunes, jazz standards, movie theme songs, songs cut from staged shows, songs from musicals yet to be be staged and new material from an upcoming Broadway musical. She sang Someone Like You from Jekyll & Hyde. She sang Bryan Adam's Everything I Do I Do It For You. She sang an exquisite version of the Oscar winning song Falling Slowly from the movie of the same name. She opened with a glorious version of Vienna. She sang Make Today Beautiful. She sang a song that is sung by the Mad Hatter character in the new Alice In Wonderland musical WONDERLAND, written by Eder's ex-husband Frank Wildhorn. She told stories about her life. She explained how she almost missed her flight to Chicago for the show, left her jewelry & make-up back home, had to go to a nearby Nordstrom's for new jewelry & make-up. Someone in the audience yelled 'Happy Birthday'. Eder then asked the audience to sing Happy Birthday to her. And we did!!! She was moved by our singing. It was truly a great night of singing. You don't believe me? Than watch the following and judge for yourself. Here is Linda Eder singing the theme song from the film Valley of the Dolls for her encore. Truly Amazing!!! Enjoy!!!

John