Nita Whitaker, former ICU Registered nurse, a former Miss Louisiana, and a Star Search Hall of Fame Grand Champion, continues to champion literacy through her 501(c)(3) non-profit, In A World With Books

(www.inaworldwithbooks.org) which has put 26,000 new books so far, in the hands of underserved children.

Nina lends her world class voice and talents to, Sophisticated Lady: The Songs of Natalie Cole; an exploration and homage to the legacy of Miss Cole’s music. Nita co-wrote the show with her director Kenneth L. Roberson. She made her Broadway debut as Wiletta Mayers in Alice Childress’s Tony nominated play Trouble in Mind and was the 2019 NAACP Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mom Winans in the Broadway-bound musical Born for This.

Nita has worked with and is a favorite singer of legendary producer David Foster, having sung with some of the most famous voices of our time.

From duets with Andre Bocelli, Michael Bolton, and Josh Groban, Nita also sang the original demos for Whitney Houston’s standards, “I Will Always Love You”, “I Have Nothing”, and “I Look to You”.