Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will play the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark June 3. The 3 PM concert will take place in Prudential Hall.
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Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will play the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark June 3. The 3 PM concert will take place in Prudential Hall.
SEE WHAT YOUR FAVORITE STARS ARE UP TO AWAY FROM BROADWAY WITH PLAYBILL UNIVERSE!
An Afternoon With Audra McDonald will feature songs from the American musical theatre. McDonald will be joined by music director Andy Einhorn on piano, with Mark Vanderpoel (bass) and Gene Lewin (drums).
In addition to her six Tonys, McDonald has won two Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, and several other accolades. Among her Broadway appearances are Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, and The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Movie and TV roles include Madame Garderobe in the live-action Beauty and the Beastand Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music Live! In 2017 she was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame. She recently appeared in the film adaptation of the musical Hello Again.
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