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Tony-nominated Broadway star Rebecca Luker dies at 59
FILE - Rebecca Luker, left, and her husband Danny Burstein arrive at the 73rd annual Tony Awards in New York on June 9, 2019. Luker, 59, a three-time Tony nominated actor who starred in some of the biggest Broadway hits of the past three decades, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, said Sarah Fargo, her agent. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES โ 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. Her death was announced by her husband, veteran Broadway actor Danny Burstein, who said in a statement โour family is devastated. Luker made her Broadway debut in 1988 in โThe Phantom of the Operaโ first as an understudy to Sarah Brightman and then playing Christine opposite the legendary Michael Crawford.
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Broadway stars and drag queens to unite for voter drive show
NEW YORK โ Broadway and the world of drag will combine later this month for a streaming variety show to promote voter participation that promises plenty of show tunes and a lot of fierce lipstick. โDivas For Democracy: United We Slayโ will feature Broadway stars such as Chita Rivera and Stephanie J. Block singing theater songs while their drag counterparts from โRuPaulโs Drag Raceโ โmatch their vocal prowess with lip sync passion and style,โ according to organizers. There's a minimum $5 donation and all proceeds benefit Drag Out the Vote, a national, nonpartisan voter engagement nonprofit. The divas of drag include stars of โRuPaulโs Drag Raceโ such as Alaska, Jinkx Monsoon, Jujubee, Valentina, Peppermint, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Shuga Cain, Honey Davenport, Brita Filter, Marti Gould Cummings and Pixie Aventura.