Judith Lander: A Life in Theatre and Song

Lander went on to co-star in the original “Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill” under the mentorship of Lotte Lenya in New York City and starred in other productions, including “The Three Penny Opera” and “The Baker’s Wife. She composed a ballet entitled “Diary” that was performed by the Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers in 1978, playing the piano and singing for the production. The ballet was later performed in many countries to rave reviews.                                                        

Judith really enjoyed growing up in Winnipeg. Her father, Jack Lander, was a highly respected family doctor and her mother, Clara Lander, was deeply involved in the arts and became the first Jewish female president of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Judith has a son, Kalan, 33, who is a senior copywriter for a global agency in Toronto, ‘His heart’ she says proudly “ is in creating his own music.” 

Since returning to Canada, she lives in Oakville, Ontario, where she became a teacher of voice at the age of 50. “I teach people who are terrified to sing,” she explained. “The best singers, people who have disabilities, kids who are gifted and kids who have never sung – the whole shebang.” Her website is at judithlander.com