The 2013 Tony Awards were jam-packed with stunning live performances—not only from Tony-nominated musicals like Kinky Boots and Matilda, but long-running hits like Once and The Phantom of the Opera. Host Neil Patrick Harris and his Broadway friends also stole the show with three original numbers, “Make it Bigger,” “Television Sucks” and a Broadway-themed parody of Jay-Z’s “Empire ...

Every Friday, we look forward to bringing you Broadway.com’s 10 lessons of the week—but we learned so much at the 2013 Tony Awards, we think they deserve their own lessons! June 9 was packed with dazzling performances, touching speeches and of course, Mike Tyson (what?). What important facts did we learn this year's ceremony? Read below ...

Smash alum Megan Hilty, Glee star Matthew Morrison, five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald and more Broadway favorites have joined the roster of star-studded presenters at the 2013 Tony Awards ceremony. Additionally, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will appear on the telecast to receive a special Tony Award, according to The New York Post. Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, the ...

Audra McDonald will tour the United States (and Toronto) to promote her latest album Go Back Home. McDonald will kick off the tour on June 8 at the Midland Center for the Arts in Midland, Michigan and continue performing around the country through December 21.

After her Michigan engagement, McDonald will play The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA on June ...

After a seven-year wait, Audra McDonald fans finally have a new solo CD to enjoy, Go Back Home (Nonesuch), and the five-time Tony winner is previewing the eclectic collection in a PBS concert set to air on May 24. (McDonald does double duty, hosting as well as headlining her concert on Live From Lincoln Center.) Broadway.com chatted with the ...

What's going on in New York City this week? The short answer is...plenty! Take a look at this week's Broadway Datebook for the hottest theatrical events, including the opening of the sexy Murder Ballad, Lea Salonga's new cabaret act and a special Dogfight performance. Look ahead!


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Five-time Tony and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Audra McDonald will release her latest solo album, Go Back Home, on May 21. The actress will perform tunes from the album in her Live From Lincoln Center concert, which will air on PBS shortly after on May 24. 

In addition to the title tune from The Scottsboro Boys, the album ...

Broadway has been buzzing that one of our own, five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald, may make the leap to the big screen as Aretha Franklin in a new bio pic about the Queen of Soul. Broadway.com caught up with McDonald recently to get her reaction to this exciting casting rumor.

“It would be an honor to play her,” McDonald ...

Another week has come and gone on the Great White Way, and as always, we've scoured the recent crop of headlines to deliver the most important lessons we learned directly to you. The last seven days have been a roller-coaster ride of nonstop excitement. Read below to catch up on what you might have missed!


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Five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald is in contention for playing the Queen of Soul, according to the New York Daily News. The Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner is on the short list to play Aretha Franklin in an upcoming biopic, but there’s a hitch.

“The question, where Audra is concerned, is whether or not she can get over ...