12/31 McDonald Concert to Air on Live from Lincoln Center

Audra McDonald's New Year's Eve concert will air on PBS, as part of the "Live from Lincoln Center" series.

The four-time Tony Award-winner, who will next appear on Broadway in the revival of 110 in the Shade, will perform with the New York Philharmonic on December 31st at 8 PM.  "Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Year's Eve" will air live (check local listings).

The concert will feature McDonald performing songs from such classics films as Breakfast at Tiffany's and The Wizard of Oz, as well as movie musicals such as My Fair Lady, A Star is Born and Cabin in the Sky.  Ted Sperling will conduct the New York Philharmonic Orchestra; he previously worked on her "American Songbook" concert (which was also aired on "Live from Lincoln Center").

McDonald, who will play Lizzie in 110 in the Shade, won Tony Awards for her performances in Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime and most recently, A Raisin in the Sun. She has also appeared on Broadway in Henry IV and Marie Christine. McDonald's film and television credits include It Runs in the Family, "The Bedford Diaries," "Mister Sterling," Cradle Will Rock, "Law and Order: SVU," the telemusical of Annie, and the HBO movie Wit. She is also acclaimed as a concert artist, and was recently seen in the Houston Grand Opera's double bill of Michael John LaChiusa's (who are you? I Love You) and Francis Polenc's La Voix Humaine.

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