Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald: Go Back Home Nonesuch Records Sergio Sims forwards this release: Audra McDonald in Concert at Symphony Center Saturday, October 12 Tickets on sale Friday, June 7 CHICAGO — The incomparable Audra McDonald, winner of five Tony Awards and two Grammys, makes her first appearance at Symphony Center since 2001 with a concert featuring selections from her new album, Go Back Home, on Saturday, October 12 at 8 p.m. Released by Nonesuch Records on May 21, Go Back Home is...Read Full Story

Five-Time Tony winner Audra McDonald peforms onstage for the ‘LIVE From Lincoln Center’ performance during the PBS portion of the 2013 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa on January 14, 2013 in Pasadena, California*So how does one become a Broadway superstar?While there are countless paths to New York’s Great White Way, beginning actors all cite the same three pathways to the big stage – audition, audition, audition.“I auditioned for a lot of...Read Full Story

Audra McDonald stand outside of Lincoln Center*Audra McDonald has been hosting this season’s “Live From Lincoln Center” series on PBS, but she’s set to command center stage next month for the show’s season finale.The special, titled “Audra McDonald In Concert: Go Back Home,” will see the “Private Practice” star and five-time Tony Award winner performing a gala concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. Her song list will include numbers from a variety of musical theater composers featured...Read Full Story

Ben Holt in Die Fledermaus Dominique-René de Lerma: Dean Brian Pertl of Lawrence University's Conservatory of Music, brought many aggiornamenti to the school's curricula, including ethnic considerations (he had previously been Microsoft's in-house ethnomusicologist). He has now announced the revival of the Ben Holt Memorial Concert Series, which had been dormant during a seven-year interregnum.             Igniting this will be Audra McDonald, on 10 March.  A Juilliard student of...Read Full Story

lincolncenter: Live From Lincoln Center’s host Audra McDonald talks with TheaterMania.com about her hosting the series: “They’re marathons, but its stuff we believe in, in terms of Lincoln Center’s mission to bring this to the public. You just do it until you drop because it’s what you love.”(Photo: Chase Newhart)   Reblogged 9 minutes ago from o-pera-is-life (Originally from lincolncenter) 10 notes Source: lincolncenter My blog is a...Read Full Story