Francesca Capetta, who just performed at Carnegie Hall in her sold-out solo show "Francesca Capetta sings Dean Martin: A Centennial Celebration" with Tony Winner Liliane Montevecchi and cabaret singer Stacy Sullivan, will be starring in the leading role of the new musical about Maria Montessori "La Dottoressa."

The musical, written and composed by Emmy Award-winning composer Matty Selman, will take place at Lincoln Center on October 20, 2017. Ms. Capetta will be also performing at the Columbus Day Parade on October 9th. The performance will be broadcast by ABC (Usa) and RAI (Italy).