Broadway and Pop Star Linda Eder Reunites With Composer Frank Wildhorn on New Sony MASTERWORKS Album

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Linda Eder, Drama Desk-winning star of Jekyll & Hyde and one of the great contemporary voices of our time, crowns her two-decade recording career by reuniting with prolific Broadway and pop composer Frank Wildhorn on a new album, Now, from Sony MASTERWORKS. The new release marks the musical return of this legendary team after six years, and it's the album Linda's legion of fans have been waiting for. Produced by Wildhorn, Eder, and Jeremy Roberts, the recording will be released in CD and digital formats on March 1, 2011.

Linda Eder's diverse repertoire spans Broadway, standards, pop, country and jazz. Her career took off after appearing on Star Search in the 1987 season, where she won for 12 consecutive weeks. This TV success led to a leading role on Broadway as Lucy Harris in Jekyll & Hyde, which won her a Drama Desk Award. Eder launched her recording career in 1991 with her self-titled debut album and soon established a vital niche as America's most popular and acclaimed new interpreter of pop standards and theatrical songs.

Eder's transcendent voice is the perfect complement to Wildhorn's lush, imaginative music. The dozen mostly brand-new songs on Now elevate the spirit while capturing many moods. Song like the romantic "No Finer Man," to the gutsy "Not Gonna Fall This Time," sit comfortably with the gentle samba of "What Did You See Inside the Stars," and the ethereal title track "Now." Also on the album is "Mad Hatter" from Wildhorn's much anticipated Broadway Musical Wonderland. In creating these gems, Frank Wildhorn collaborated with many of the acclaimed lyricists he has worked with over the years--Leslie Bricusse (Jekyll & Hyde), Don Black (Sunset Boulevard), Maury Yeston (Nine), and others.

Eder is thrilled to work with Wildhorn again after years of expanding her repertoire in concert and on disc, including recordings of country-pop and movie songs. "My road led me on a journey of musical growth that allowed me to discover more of who I really am as a singer," she says. "I always knew that Frank and I would work together again one day and this album is the result."

The concert stage remains a mainstay of Eder's career and she has performed for sold-out crowds across the country. Following the release of Now, she'll begin a series of concerts that will take her from coast to coast, performing at such prestigious venues as Town Hall in New York and Symphony Hall in Boston.

For more info, please visit http://www.lindaeder.com/.

TRACKLISTING

    1. Not Gonna Fall This Time
    2. No Finer Man
    3. Ordinary People
    4. The Heat of the Night
    5. What Did You See Inside The Stars
    6. Now
    7. Mad Hatter
    8. A Woman In His Arms
    9. Good Bye
    10. What's Never Been Done Before
    11. More Than Heaven
    12. Living in the Shadow

Sony MASTERWORKS USA comprises the MASTERWORKS Broadway, MASTERWORKS, MASTERWORKS Jazz, RCA Red Seal and Sony Classical imprints. For email updates and information please visit www.SonyMasterworks.com.

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       27-Jan-                           The Thomasville Ent.
          2011      Thomasville, GA      Foundation
       29-Jan-
          2011      Clearwater, FL      The Capital Theatre
       12-Feb-
          2011      Skokie, IL          North Shore CPA
                                         The Staller Center for the
    5-Mar-2011      Stonybrook, NY       Arts
       11-Mar-
          2011      Ridgefield, CT      The Ridgefield Playhouse
       12-Mar-                           Kupferberg Center for the
          2011      Flushing, NY         Arts
       19-Mar-
          2011      Collingswood, NJ    Scottish Rite Auditorium
       24-Mar-
          2011      Ft Lauderdale, FL   Broward CPA
       30-Mar-
          2011      Palm Desert, CA     MaCallum TPA
       29-Apr-
          2011      Keene, NH           The Colonial Theater
                                         National Arts Centre
    5-May-2011      Ottawa, ON Canada    Orchestra
                                         National Arts Centre
    6-May-2011      Ottawa, ON Canada    Orchestra
                                         National Arts Centre
    7-May-2011      Ottawa, ON Canada    Orchestra
       11-May-                           Symphony Hall with The
          2011      Boston, MA           Boston Pops
       12-May-                           Symphony Hall with The
          2011      Boston, MA           Boston Pops
       13-May-                           Symphony Hall with The
          2011      Boston, MA           Boston Pops
       20-May-
          2011      New York, NY        Town Hall
       16-Jul-
          2011      Ocean Grove, NJ     The Great Auditorium
       30-Oct-
          2011      Northridge, CA      Northridge PAC
       11-Nov-
          2011      Indianapolis, IN    The Columbia Club
       12-Nov-
          2011      Indianapolis, IN    The Columbia Club
       13-Dec-                           Jones Hall for Performing
          2011      Houston, TX          Arts
       16-Dec-                           Center for the Arts
          2011      Buffalo, NY          Mainstage

SOURCE SONY MASTERWORKS

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