NewsHappy Birthday, Audra! We Look Back at the Six-Time Tony Winner's Most Thrilling RolesSix-time Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald, who will return to Broadway in 2016 in Shuffle Along, Or, The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, celebrates her birthday July 3. Playbill.com takes a look back at her career. Happy birthday, Audra!
By
Joseph Marzullo
July 03, 2015
0
of
Celebrating 6-Time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald
McDonald won her 6th career Tony Award in 2014 for her leading performance in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill. She previously won Tonys for Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and A Raisin in the Sun.
Her solo albums include "Go Back Home" (2013), "Way Back to Paradise" (1998), "How Glory Goes" (2000), "Happy Songs" (2002) and "Build a Bridge" (2006).
Running for four months, beginning in June, the small man-made island will host a roster of original work, all commissioned by and developed at Little Island.