Linda Eder in Jekyll & Hyde...

As I posted before - when is the movie gonnaq be on TV again - now I actually WANT to see it...

Was Linda in the filmed musicla version?

Coleen Sexton plays Lucy on the DVD. She's no Linda Eder but you might end up being plesently surprised. She DOES NOT belong in the chorus of the CHICAGO tour. Girl needs to get herself back in a leading role.

Updated On: 2/13/05 at 04:15 PM

Coleen is freaking awesome in Jekyll and Hyde, but she was even more dazzling in Chicago! You are right though. She so should not have been in the chorus...They should have got rid of Bianca and made Col's Roxie! She's an amazing dancer too! I got to meet her before the show and she was so sweet and took her time signing her headshot and talking to me and my family..I was stupified, Icouldn't think of anything to say. Anywho, she's awesome!
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I loooooove this show. One of my first favorites. And yes, Linda Eder shocked the pants of me, although I never saw her.

I have seen the DVD, and although Hasselhoff's performance is quite painful, Colleen Sexton is a power house. Plus, she is drop dead gorgeous. I love her. I wish she would come back to Broadway as well.

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I'm totally in love with Linda Eder! Not only is her voice amazing, she's hot as hell! That's a killer combo, and her Bring On The Men has me lining up at her door!

I saw it about two weeks before it opened. She was fabulous, although I think Coleen's performance in the video is much better. Maybe not vocally, but acting-wise.

Daisy, my dear,

My heart almost stopped when I heard that glorious voice coming out of the wrong body. It was probably the only reason I enjoyed the show so much. Did she actually ever get to go on for Linda?

I remember seeing Linda Eder on Starsearch, but I didn't make the connection the first time I saw her in the show in Houston. Her acting was a bit weak (not BAD, just weak), but when she sang...GOOD GOD...it was very clear I was seeing something special. It's just her voice, but the way she performs is really amazing. It cannot be fully appreciated on CD or video. It has to be experienced live. It was my first experience with a showstopping performance.

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No one beats Eder vocally. The show was absolutely awful, but I saw it twice just to see Eder.

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I agree Justice. Colleen sings very nasally, it got on my nerves the whole time I watched the DVD. I think she's beautiful and she's a good actress, but she's not a singer.

Linda Eder on the other hand could sing the phone book and I'd be mesmorized.

About a month after J&H opened, word had got around about this gal with "the voice". By then people recognized her on sight. I remember sitting in the front rows and a buzz of whispers went out when she made her entrance. (Those who were there will back me on this.)
I was there to see my friend Rob play the role of Jekyll. When this gal opened her mouth and sang, the audience melted. When Linda teamed up with Christiane Noll for "In His Eyes", it shook the rafters and the crowd cheered. It happened over and over. They came to hear Linda sing.

I joked about this with my friend in his dressing room telling him she was a tough act to follow and he agreed! How fortunate that this show launched her concert career. It was a time I'm sure many will remember, especially Linda & the rest of that amazing cast, many who went on to other things as a result of Jekkyl & Hyde.

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