Bryan Batt to Host New Orleans Benefit With Love, From Broadway to the Bayou

Broadway favorite and New Orleans resident Bryan Batt will host With Love, From Broadway to the Bayou, a concert benefiting the victims of Hurricane Katrina, on October 23 at 9:30pm at Joe’s Pub. Jamie McGonnigal is the event’s director and producer, and Seth Rudetsky is musical director.

The benefit will feature such Broadway stars as Shoshana Bean, Kerry Butler, Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz Callaway, Matt Cavenaugh, Nikki Renee Daniels, Natascia Diaz, Melissa Errico, Max von Essen, Sara Gettelfinger, Judy Gold, Danny Gurwin, Cady Huffman, Tina Maddigan, Judy McLane, Julia Murney, Kelli O’Hara, Randy Redd, Brooke Tansley, and Patrick Wilson.

Joe’s Pub plans to donate all of the event’s proceeds to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana, an organization that works to acquire and distribute food in partnership with agencies serving people in need. All seats for the concert are priced at $50. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Public Theater box office or by calling 212-239-6200.