Linda Eder

Brainerd’s gift to Broadway, Linda Eder has come a long way since the 12-week winning run on Star Search that first put her in the national spotlight. A successful run in Jekyll and Hyde cemented her place on the stage and netted her a husband in its composer, Frank Wildhorn. Her albums have grown steadily stronger, especially after she shook off a creeping case of Streisand-worship and staked out a vocal mode of her own. Her strength is her unabashed emotionality; it’s also her weakness, as she can sometimes punch her way right through and over the top. Later this year she’ll star in Camille Claudel, a new musical about the life of the sculptor and lover of Rodin, written specifically for her by Wildhorn. Her Orpheum show will surely be an occasion to preview a few numbers from Camille, plus selections from her new collection of classic stage standards, Broadway My Way. Orpheum, 910 Hennepin Ave., (612) 339-7007, www.hennepintheatredistrict.com