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| Born | July 3, 1970 |
| Hometown | West Berlin |
| Height | 5'8" (1.73m) |
| Spouse | Peter Donovan (m 2000 - 2009) , Will Swenson (m 2012 - present) |
| Children | Zoe Madeline Donovan |
| Parents | Stanley McDonald, Jr , Anna McDonald |
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Ava DuVernay’s ‘Caste’ film to star Audra McDonald, Myles Frost
- Tony Award-winning actors Audra McDonald and Myles Frost have officially joined Ava DuVernay’s next feature, “Caste.” The project, currently shooting […] The post Ava DuVernay’s ‘Caste’ film to star Audra McDonald, Myles Frost appeared first on TheGrio.
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Audra McDonald returns to Broadway in ‘Ohio State Murders’
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2017 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film) | Nominated |
| 2001 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Wit (film) | Nominated |
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- SportsDeadline
Broadway’s ‘Ohio State Murders’ Starring Audra McDonald Announces Closing; ‘The Collaboration’ Extends For Second Time – Update
UPDATE, with new Collaboration closing date: Ohio State Murders, the play starring Audra McDonald that made history by being the first Broadway production of acclaimed 91-year-old playwright Adrienne Kennedy, will play its final performance on Sunday, January 15. Though generally well-reviewed, Ohio State Murders has struggled at the box office, grossing just $311,893 for nine-performances […]
- CelebrityThe Daily Beast
Broadway Star Audra McDonald on Racism, Tonys, Mama Rose, and Her Elephant Plan
Emilio MadridAt a recent Carnegie Hall concert, Broadway star Audra McDonald sang “Rose’s Turn” from the musical Gypsy, delighting the assembled and raising one of the most intriguing casting questions in musical theater: will—and if so, when will—this most lauded and awarded of actors take on the legendary role?“Well, it’s the King Lear of roles for women in musical theater,” McDonald, winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, told The Daily Beast in a recent Zoom call. “That’s the role isn’
- EntertainmentEntertainment Weekly
Ohio State Murders review: Audra McDonald astonishes in Adrienne Kennedy's Broadway debut
The renowned playwright's 1992 work gets a searing, intense spotlight in this new production that provides a searing reminder of America’s bloody past.
- U.S.Chicago Tribune
Review: Audra McDonald dives deep in shocking ‘Ohio State Murders’ on Broadway
NEW YORK — Imagine you’re a celebrity writer invited to speak by your alma mater, where you had a mostly miserable time, thanks to the racism of the time and place. Imagine further that the person inviting you asks you to talk about why you have so much violent imagery in your creative work. So you decide to tell him why. In a play that Ohio State’s public relations department likely will not ...
- EntertainmentThe Daily Beast
Audra McDonald Brings a Stunning Power to ‘Ohio State Murders’ on Broadway
Richard TermineFor the 75-minute duration of Adrienne Kennedy’s stunning play Ohio State Murders (James Earl Jones Theatre, booking to Feb 12, 2023), Suzanne Hamilton’s (Audra McDonald) voice is its own story even as it tells a story. McDonald’s truly mesmerizing performance holds so much emotion, so many cadences, and is also a barely suppressed scream. Suzanne’s voice quivers with fury alongside a determined strength, as she reveals how her younger self was horribly violated.We hear the pained
- EntertainmentDeadline
‘Ohio State Murders’ Broadway Review: Audra McDonald As A Woman Stalked By The Past
Many decades after her brilliant and unsettling plays became seen Off Broadway, at regional theaters or, sometimes, not at all, the great playwright Adrienne Kennedy is making her Broadway debut tonight when her 1992 work Ohio State Murders opens as the inaugural production at the newly renamed James Earl Jones Theatre. In a recent interview […]
- EntertainmentThe Wrap
‘Ohio State Murders’ Broadway Review: Audra McDonald Offers a Study in Controlled Rage
Playwright Adrienne Kennedy makes a powerful, very belated Broadway debut
- EntertainmentEntertainment Weekly
Audra McDonald and Will Swenson talk about Neil Diamond impressions and being the 'queen of Broadway'
The married couple ask each other the hard questions about their current Broadway shows.
- EntertainmentDeadline
Black Theatre United Announces New Exec Leadership Committee, With LaChanze As President
Black Theatre United has announced its new Executive Leadership Committee, with Broadway’s Trouble in Mind star LaChanze moving from Vice President to President. Also named to the committee: actor Michael McElroy (Vice President), production stage manager Lisa Dawn Cave (Secretary), actor Norm Lewis (Treasurer) and actor-producer Tamara Tunie (Compliance Officer). BTU’s outgoing exec committee includes […]
- EntertainmentPeople
Christine Baranski Bids a 'Bittersweet' Goodbye to Her Good Fight Character: 'I'll Miss Her'
"I'm not sure it's hit me yet just how much I'll miss doing this show," Christine Baranski tells PEOPLE
