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LOS ANGELES -- Some of Broadway's biggest stars are joining together to pay tribute to the late three-time Tony Award-nominated actor Rebecca Luker and raise money to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease.Kristin Chenoweth, Laura Benanti, Sierra Boggess, Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Santino Fontana, Judy Kuhn, Howard McGillin, Norm Lewis, Kelli O’Hara and Sally Wilfert will perform in a show Tuesday night that will feature stories and songs from Luker’s career."Such wonderful people are doing it and

Rebecca Luker was a Tony-nominated Broadway star known for her roles in productions including the 1994 revival of “Showboat” and the 2000 revival of “The Music Man.”Luker made her Broadway debut in “The Phantom of the Opera,” beginning as understudy to Sarah Brightman playing the female lead, Christine, and taking over the role in 1989.

LOS ANGELES -- Soprano Rebecca Luker, a three-time Tony nominated actor who starred in some of the biggest Broadway hits of the past three decades, died Wednesday. She was 59Her death was announced by her husband, veteran Broadway actor Danny Burstein, who said in a statement “our family is devastated.

Rebecca Luker, the enchanting Broadway actress and singer who received Tony nominations for her performances in revivals of Show Boat, The Music Man and Mary Poppins, has died. She was 59.

Broadway star Rebecca Luker has died at the age of 59. Her agent, Sarah Foster, confirmed the news to the New York Times.

. She was 59 years old.Luker, a three-time Tony-nominated actress who was known for her soprano voice, made her Broadway debut in in 1988, playing the role of Christine.

confirmed to the New York Times that the actress lost her yearlong battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Luker, who was born in Birmingham, Alabama, was a mainstay of New York theater for more than 30 years, and her first Broadway show was “The Phantom of the Opera” in 1988.

Eli Countryman Rebecca Luker, the Broadway actor who earned Tony nominations for “Mary Poppins,” “The Music Man” and “Show Boat,” died on Wednesday in Manhattan, her agent told The New York Times.

Rebecca Luker, a three-time Tony Award nominee and one of Broadway’s most acclaimed and popular musical actresses, died today at a New York City hospital following a nearly yearlong battle with A.L.S., or Lou Gehrig’s disease. She was 59.

Three-time Tony Award nominee Rebecca Luker has tragically died at the age of 59, the New York Times reports.

By Greg Evans