Actress/singer Rebecca Luker was born in Helena, AL, on April 17, 1961, and raised in Birmingham, AL. She made her Broadway debut as a replacement cast member in The Phantom of the Opera. She first originated a role on Broadway when she had a featured part in The Secret Garden (April 25, 1991). She starred in Broadway revivals of Show Boat (October 2, 1994), The Sound of Music (March 12, 1998), and The Music Man (April 27, 2000). She was a replacement cast member in the 2003 revival of Nine and had a featured part in the Broadway production of Mary Poppins from its opening on ...