Last Night at the Rue Bayou Finds Cast for New Orleans Premiere

Last Night at the Rue Bayou Finds Cast for New Orleans Premiere

Tracey Conyer Lee is directing the immersive experience, which includes gumbo and drinks.

March 24, 2026 By Logan Culwell-Block

MTTM Theatrics has found casting for its upcoming New Orleans premiere of Michael Meth's immersive musical Last Night at the Rue Bayou, set to play Storyville Music Hall April 16-May 3. The work features a concept, book, and lyrics by Meth, and music by Martee LeBow. Obie winner Tracey Conyer Lee is directing.

The immersive experience is set in a magical juke joint at the crossroads between the world of the living and the spirits of the bayou, following an indomitable matriarch who endeavors to save her club from a corrupt Parish Commissioner with a night of music, memory, and supernatural reckoning. Guests are encouraged to come early (doors open an hour before showtime) and stay late, with drinks and gumbo promised. MTTM hopes the upcoming limited engagement will be the launch of a global roll-out for the production.

Leading the cast will be Kadejah One Higdon as Miss Ilean, Donald Jones Jr. as Reverend Beaucoup and Papa Legba, Deri’Andra Y’vette Tucker as La Fonda, and Caldrick Williams as Tiny. They'll be joined by an ensemble comprising Andrew Michael Antoine, Madison Margaret Clark, Keith Claverie, Tim Davis, Shereen Macklin, Reggie McNeil, Rayshaughn Armant, and Melana Lloyd. Casting is by Amber Snead and Chad Eric Murnane of Murnane Casting.

The creative team also includes music director Seth Farber, music supervisor Irwin Fisch, choreographer Julio Agustin, associate choreographer Jones Jr., scenic designer Rachel M. Jackson (of Equipoise Designs), costume designer Shauna Leone, lighting designer Cory Pattak, and sound designer Tyler Kieffer. Bobby Cheramie will be the production stage manager.

“New Orleans has welcomed us with open arms, and Last Night at the Rue Bayou is our way of honoring that incredible hospitality,” says producer Mark Rubinsky. “We came to collaborate with local artists and discovered a vibrant pool of talented actors and musicians right here in the city to bring this show to life and shape it for future iterations.”

“I have loved watching this piece come to life,” adds producer Tony Castrigno. “The story, set, and setting of this show has the power to really move people—the way only music, mystery, and a good story can. And this venue, with all its musical history, is the perfect place for Last Night at the Rue Bayou to finally become what it was always meant to be.”

Lisa Dozier Shacket, Michael Shannon, and LDK Productions are serving as general managers.

Tickets are at RueBayouMusical.com.