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Audra Mcdonald

Audra Ann McDonald (born July 3, 1970) is an American singer and actress. 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.

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.

She has performed in musicals, operas, and dramas. Furthermore, she has received six Tony Awards for her roles in Carousel (1994), Master Class (1996), Ragtime (1998), A Raisin in the Sun (2004), Porgy and Bess (2012), and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (2014). Her other Tony-nominated roles were in Marie Christine (2000), 110 in the Shade (2007), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (2020), and Ohio State Murders (2023).

On television, she portrayed Dr. Naomi Bennett in the ABC series Private Practice from 2007 to 2011, and Liz Lawrence in The Good Wife and its spinoff series The Good Fight. She received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in Wit (2001), A Raisin in the Sun (2008), and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (2016). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Program for hosting Live from Lincoln Center (2015). On film, she has acted in Ricki and the Flash (2015), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Respect (2021), and Rustin (2023).

As a classical soprano, she has performed in staged operas with the Houston Grand Opera and the Los Angeles Opera, and in concerts with symphony orchestras like the Berlin Philharmonic and New York Philharmonic. Her recording of Kurt Weill’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (2008) with the Los Angeles Opera won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Album and the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. She maintains an active concert and recording career throughout the United States, performing genres ranging from jazz standards to musical theater.

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Discography

Solo recordings

Way Back to Paradise (Nonesuch, 1998)
How Glory Goes (2000)
Happy Songs (2002)
Build a Bridge (2006)
Go Back Home (2013)
Sing Happy (2018)

Featured recordings

Dawn Upshaw Sings Rodgers & Hart – duet on "Why Can't I?" (1996)
Leonard Bernstein's New York – duet with Mandy Patinkin on "A Little Bit in Love" and "Tonight" (1996)
George and Ira Gershwin: Standards and Gems – sings "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (1998)
George Gershwin: The 100th Birthday Celebration – sings Porgy and Bess selections (1998)
Myths and Hymns – sings "Pegasus" (1999)
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies – sings "The Webber Love Trio" (1999)
Broadway In Love – sings "You Were Meant For Me" from The Object of My Affection (2000)
Broadway Cares: Home for the Holidays – sings "White Christmas" (2001)
Bright Eyed Joy: The Songs Of Ricky Ian Gordon – sings "Daybreak in Alabama" (2001)
Zeitgeist – sings "Think Twice" (2005)
The Wonder of Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir (2004)
Barbara Cook at the Met – sings "When Did I Fall In Love?" and "Blue Skies" (2006)
Jule Styne in Hollywood – sings "10,432 Sheep" (2006)
Sondheim: The Birthday Concert – sings "Too Many Mornings" and "The Glamorous Life" (2010)
Stages – duet on "If I Loved You", 2014

Cast recordings

Carousel (1994 Broadway Revival Cast Recording) (1994)
Ragtime (Original Cast Recording) (1998)
I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky by John Adams (Studio Cast Recording) (1998)
Wonderful Town (Berlin Cast Recording) (1999)
Marie Christine (Original Cast Recording) (1999)
Sweeney Todd Live at the New York Philharmonic (2000)
Dreamgirls in Concert (2001 Concert Cast Recording) (released February 2002)
Wonderful Town (Studio Recording) (2005)
110 in the Shade (2007 Broadway Revival Cast Recording) (2007)
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Concert Cast Recording) (2007)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Allegro (First Complete Recording) (2009)
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (New Broadway Cast Recording) (2012)
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (2014)