NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Producer Mark Cortale has announced that his internationally acclaimed Broadway concert series, hosted and music-directed by Sirius XM Radio star Seth Rudetsky, will return to NOCCA’s Lupin Hall for its eighth consecutive year. For the 2019-2020 season, Beth Leavel, Audra McDonald with Will Swenson, and Liz Callaway with Bryan Batt will share the marquee.
- Beth Leavel, a Tony Award-winner and star of the recent Tony-nominated and Drama Desk Award-winning musical The Prom, kicks off the season with her NOCCA series debut on October 10, 2019. Leavel won a Tony Award as leading actress in a musical for her title role in The Drowsy Chaperone. >>>CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
- Audra McDonald, the historic six-time Tony Award-winner has thrilled audiences in starring roles on Broadway in Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Carousel, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill; She’s no stranger to television, either, having performed in The Good Wife and NBC’s live telecast of The Sound of Music. On December 14, 2019, she returns to the New Orleans series with a very special guest, her husband and fellow-Broadway star Will Swenson. >>>CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
- Liz Callaway – Tony nominee for Baby, star of Cats and Miss Saigon on Broadway, and the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney’s animated Aladdin series of films–makes her NOLA series debut on January 11, 2020. She’ll be joined by special guest, New Orleans’ own Bryan Batt! >>>CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Broadway @ NOCCA blends intimate, behind-the-scenes stories from top Broadway talent (prompted by Rudetsky’s funny and revealing questions) with music from the artists’ stellar careers. The result is a spontaneous evening of show-stopping songs and hilarity.
Broadway @ NOCCA is sponsored by J Hospitality and Development. All proceeds from the 2019-20 Broadway @ NOCCA series will benefit The NOCCA Institute.
Through October 1, 2019, all three of these star-studded shows will be offered at a special subscription-only “Season Pass” discount of 20% off the regular ticket price. For tickets and information, please visit BroadwayNOLA.com or call 800-838-3006.
