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AUDRA McDONALD is a four-time Tony Award winner for her performances in A Raisin in the Sun, Ragtime, Master Class and Carousel, she also starred in Marie Christine (Tony nom.) and Lincoln Center's acclaimed Henry IV. TV includes Wit (Emmy nom.) directed by Mike Nichols (HBO), Having Our Say (CBS), Annie (ABC/Disney), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), The Bedford Diaries (WB) and the honorable but short-lived Mr. Sterling (NBC) co-starring Josh Brolin. PBS appearances include A Richard Rodgers Celebration, A Capitol Fourth, Broadway Leading Ladies, Leonard Bernstein's New York and her solo concert, Divas at the Donmar. At Carnegie Hall, she made her debut in 1998, singing with the SF Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas; played Julie Jordan opposite Hugh Jackman in a concert version of Carousel; and made her solo debut in 2002. Other concerts: LA Philharmonic, NY Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, Tanglewood, Boston Pops, National Symphony, Berlin Philharmonic, Théâtre du Châtelet (Paris), Royal Albert Hall/BBC Proms (London). Her four solo albums, Build a Bridge, Happy Songs, How Glory Goes and Way Back to Paradise, were released by Nonesuch Records. Her other recordings include a live concert of Dreamgirls, Sweeney Todd: Live at the Philharmonic, Cradle Will Rock (BMG) and Wonderful Town (EMI). Training: Juilliard, BM in voice. Favorite career move: Mommy to Zoe Madeline Donovan.
Bio as of September, 2006.
American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include:
Working in the Theatre (video)
Performance - September, 1994 - Watch now.
Downstage Center (audio)
Audra McDonald - December, 2005 - Listen Now.
SpringboardNYC Mentor - 2006
Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)
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