An Evening with Audra McDonald EXTENDED

As she has done countless times during the pandemic, six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald is lending her talents to help raise money – in this case New York City Center. The is called, appropriately enough, An Evening with Audra McDonald. The concert will first air on December 9th at 7:30 PM EST/4:30 PM PST and will remain available for viewing through January 3rd.

One can imagine what her set-list might look like. She has long championed Jason Robert Brown and as a result has pretty much made The Stars and the Moon from Songs for a New World her own. Her roles in Ragtime and Porgy and Bess may yield a song or two from those musicals. She often includes Make Someone Happy in her concerts from her album, Sing Happy. Ain’t It de Truth? from Happy Songs might also be included.

NY City Center has released a clip of McDonald performing I Can’t Stop Talking About Him, so that’s a given.

Andy Einhorn, who regularly serves as her accompanist, will be in that role again for this concert.

New York City Center is home to the Encores! series of revived musicals, often some of Broadway’s more neglected titles, that has sent several of their productions to Broadway: Gypsy with Patti LuPone and Laura Benanti; Finian’s Rainbow with Cheyenne Jackson and Kate Baldwin and a little show called Chicago which is the longest-running revival in Broadway history.

McDonald, of course, has appeared on Broadway in 12 different plays and musicals. Her six Tony Awards are equally split between both. She recently recorded A Streetcar Named Desire in the role of Blanche DuBois for the Williamstown Theatre Festival (available for streaming on Audible). On television she will be seen next year in HBO’s The Gilded Age.

Tickets are $35. There are also VIP tickets available for An Evening with Audra McDonald that includes pre-show and post-show events. The link above will provide details about that.

Photo of Audra McDonald courtesy of New York City Center