Alabama Broadway Star Rebecca Luker Fighting ALS, Will Talk with Katie Couric, Sing in Fundraiser

By Alec Harvey

In the spring of last year, Rebecca Luker started having problems with her mobility.

“I noticed a weakness in my left ankle and kept tripping and falling and that sort of thing,” said Luker, who grew up in Helena and graduated from the University of Montevallo before she moved to New York, where she has been nominated for three Tony Awards.

Luker saw a neurologist and was treated for a pinched nerve and spinal stenosis, but after surgery she continued to get weak and “knew something was wrong.”

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