AN AFTERNOON WITH AUDRA MCDONALD Set for This Spring at NJPAC

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents an afternoon with six-time Tony Award and two Grammys winner Audra McDonald Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 3PM in Prudential Hall. Get your tickets now at NJPAC.org or 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722)

Audra McDonald is equally at home on Broadway and opera house stages and in film, television and recording studios. She has sung with major orchestras throughout the country and has appeared in many American Songbook broadcasts. There is no performer held in more esteem by her colleagues in every genre - the epitome of the consummate artist.

On Broadway, McDonald has been seen in leading roles in Master Class, Ragtime,A Raisin in the Sun and The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess. She made her operatic debut in 2006 with Houston Grand Opera and has premiered music by composer John Adams in concert. On TV, she has been featured in Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, the ABC remake of Annie, Wit on HBO and Private Practice.

In 2012, McDonald was named the new official host of the PBS series Live From Lincoln Center.

The American Song series at NJPAC is presented, in part, through the generous support of the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation and Sylvia and David Steiner.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), located in downtown Newark, New Jersey, is among the largest performing arts centers in the United States and is the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey -- where great performances and events enhance and transform lives every day. As New Jersey's Town Square, NJPAC brings diverse communities together, providing access to all and showcasing the State's and the world's best artists while acting as a leading catalyst in the revitalization of its home city. Through its extensive Arts Education programs, NJPAC is shaping the next generation of artists and arts enthusiasts. NJPAC has attracted over eight million visitors (including more than one million children) since opening its doors in 1997, and nurtures meaningful and lasting relationships with each of its constituents.

Visit www.njpac.org or call 888.GO.NJPAC for more information. Get Social! Find @NJPAC on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and use #NJPACmusic for updates, photos and more.

To post a comment, you must register and login.