Uh oh, get ready for McDonald vs. Margulies! Audra McDonald will make a guest appearance on CBS' The Good Wife, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The five-time Tony winner will play Alicia Florrick’s (Julianna Margulies) law school nemesis. Old rivalries will heat up as the two lawyers go head-to-head in court. As of now, the role is a one-time ...

PBS will air concerts from Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Groban and more as part of its Live From Lincoln Center series. As previously announced five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will serve as the series' host.

The series will kick off with the American Songbook’s celebration of Tony-winning songwriting team John Kander and Fred Ebb. The event, titled Ring Them Bells ...

Five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald and her Tony-nominated husband Will Swenson will join Grammy winner Cyndi Lauper to perform at Out for Equality’s inaugural celebration of Barack Obama and Joe Biden on January 21. The event will be held at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. Special guest Ross Mathews (TV’s Chelsea Lately) and the Gay ...

Five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald will reunite with Tony-nominated composer Michael John LaChiusa (Marie Christine, The Wild Party) on April 15 as part of 92YTribeca’s Lyrics & Lyricists Downtown series.

The evening will include McDonald and LaChiusa in conversation about his celebrated career and credits, which span from the recent off-Broadway musical Giant to his breakout musical Hello Again. LaChiusa ...

A slew of Broadway stars have signed on to honor five-time Tony winner Audra McDonald at the Drama League's 29th annual Musical Celebration of Broadway gala. Hosted by McDonald's former Private Practice co-star Taye Diggs and her Raisin in the Sun castmate Phylicia Rashad, the event will be held at the Pierre Hotel on February 11.

Scheduled to ...

Audra and Sweeney and War Horse, oh my! 2012 may be coming to a close, but there’s still tons of fun to be had on Broadway. Check out what’s in store on New Year’s Eve and beyond in this week’s Broadway.com Datebook.


MONDAY, DECEMBER 31
POP THE CHAMPAGNE WITH AUDRA MCDONALD & JOSH GROBAN
Avery Fisher ...

Every year, Broadway.com editors recognize performances we couldn't forget—and our list of the 10 best for 2012 is a mix of laugh-out-loud star turns, musical headliners and more. The Performances of the Year, in alphabetical order, are:


Christian Borle in Peter and the Starcatcher
Beneath Christian Borle’s mild-mannered exterior beats the heart of a fearless physical ...

Annie headliner Lilla Crawford, Giant star Brian d’Arcy James and 2 Broke Girls player Beth Behrs will join the New York Philharmonic on New Year’s Eve to pay tribute to late composer Marvin Hamlisch in One Singular Sensation: Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch. Held at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, the concert will also feature previously announced participants Tony ...

Five-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald helped Stephen Colbert ring in the holiday season when she joined The Colbert Report host for a duet of the holiday classic "Baby It's Cold Outside" on December 11. Colbert is no stranger to musical theater, having performed alongside Neil Patrick Harris and Patti LuPone in the New York Philharmonic's acclaimed concert ...

Every year, fans choose Broadway.com’s Star of the Year from a list of nominees that is typically top-heavy with theater vets. But 2012 has been a breakthrough year for Broadway newcomers, which means that only one of the five candidates chosen by our editorial staff is an established headliner. All of the nominees have talent and stage presence ...