Date of birth: 1970-07-03
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Audra Ann McDonald
Audra Ann McDonald is an American actress and singer. Primarily known for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, and is the only person to win in all four acting categories. She has performed in musicals, operas, and dramas such as A Moon for the Misbegotten, 110 in the Shade, Carousel, Ragtime, Master Class, and Porgy and Bess. In addition to her six Tony Awards, she has received numerous accolades including two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award. She was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 2016 from President Barack Obama and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Echoing "An American Pageant for the Arts," the 1962 event conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this spec
2003-04-25
This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile
1999-12-10
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attem
2008-02-25
Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the cross
2001-02-09
A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian canc
1999-11-07
Things seem pretty bad for a young girl living a "hard-knock life" in an orphanage. Fed up with the
2023-11-03
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights his
2011-11-23
The story follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles
2004-01-01
Izzy, the youngest son of a troubled New York family, takes a shine to breaking into people's apartm
2010-11-16
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the
1996-10-04
An elderly man wants to exit earth in a state of unity with all creatures. To that end, he hires a q
1998-04-17
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and d
2013-12-05
The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5,
2023-12-08
While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist f
2013-12-09
This intimate documentary explores the life and career of the stage legend Stephen Sondheim through
2002-01-01
The classic musical by Bernstein, Comden and Green is performed live in concert in Berlin, starring
2023-11-23
Iconic photographer Bette Marshall reminisces on her memories as photographer of Whitney Houston rig
2014-09-26
In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose
2007-12-18
- Recorded live at Los Angeles Opera, 1 & 4 March 2007. Welcome to Mahagonny, where sin is "in" and
2005-09-15
Four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and veteran movie and television star Peter Graves join w
2024-02-14
Featuring a 40-piece orchestra and international stars of the stage and screen, My Favorite Things:
2018-04-20
Two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster brings her irresistible show-stopping talent and effusive charm t
2024-03-13
This special event celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Broadway production. Ragtime weaves an ele
2015-07-10
Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed
2017-11-16
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
1999-04-18
Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters
2023-03-11
A repressed gay man develops an unlikely friendship with a young masseur who teaches him to embrace
2016-03-12
It's 1959 in a seedy bar in Philadelphia, and Billie Holiday is giving one of her last performances
2005-03-31
Passion is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine. The story
2024-05-17
The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards as well as two Grammy awards and an Emmy, Audra McDo
2013-06-01
About the son of a Kennedy-esque family who leaves the priesthood and becomes a lawyer to prevent hi
2017-03-16
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful
2016-11-25
This holiday special goes back in time to show how Elmo's ancestors--not to mention those of Grover,
2000-11-05
A presidential debate, unconfirmed rumors and four reporters who take the political process into the
2017-11-08
Ten lost souls slip in and out of one another's arms in a daisy-chained musical exploration of love'
2018-04-23
The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbrea
2018-12-28
In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, Tanglewood—the famed summer home of the Boston Symph
2005-08-07
Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein ar
1999-12-01
On Sept. 28, 1998, some of the greatest divas in musical theater -- including Marin Mazzie, Judy Kuh
2006-10-12
Audra McDonald, already renowned for her virtuosity in classical and Broadway song, brings her talen
2006-12-31
Broadway and concert star Audra McDonald rings in the new year with a program of cherished song stan
2013-05-24
Audra McDonald sings personal favorites and selections from her new album, Go Back Home.
2021-08-12
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her inte
2012-12-31
Stars from Broadway and television join the New York Philharmonic to ring in the New Year with a joy
2000-03-02
Audra McDonald, Tony Award-winner for Carousel, Master Class, and Ragtime, appears live in concert f
2020-07-23
From her stage and concert performances to her television and film roles, six-time Tony Award winner
2020-02-01
The Gershwins’ modern American masterpiece has its first Met performances in almost three decades, s
2020-12-09
Experience the magnificent voice and luminous stage presence of Audra McDonald—winner of a record-br
2015-11-28
Recorded before a live audience at the historic Los Angeles Theatre, Josh Groban delves into his fir
2020-09-09
Dive into the love affair between Hollywood and Broadway in this episode celebrating classic songs f
2020-11-30
This feature length documentary tells the story of Mahani Teave who grew up on Rapa Nui (Easter Isla
2009-11-04
Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, an
2021-06-03
Ohio State Murders is an unusual look at the destructiveness of racism in the U.S. When Suzanne Alex
2013-04-26
Transferring the setting of a brooding Hungarian play, Carousel, to a remote fishing village, shapin
2018-01-03
Who can resist Bernstein on Broadway? Toast the New Year and our Laureate Conductor’s 100th with Wes
1995-03-06
In commemoration of the 100th birthday of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, performers present classic