Rebecca Luker, Broadway Star, Dead at 59

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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.

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. She was 59.She had been diagnosed with ALS late last year.As an actor, Luker graced both the stage and the screen, though she’s most notably recognized for her many successful Broadway performances.She began her Broadway career as an understudy for the role of Christine Daaé in “The Phantom of the Opera” from 1988 to 1991.

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.