COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

6/12/2014

Audra McDonald: "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill."



Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill." (Evgenia Eliseeva / Associated Press)

Tony Awards 2014: Audra McDonald wins lead actress in a play about Billie Holiday


In the revival, which is running at the Circle in the Square Theatre, McDonald plays the doomed Holiday as she tries to make it through a concert despite health problems. (In real life, the singer was a heroin addict and alcoholic.)



With Sunday's win, McDonald has a total of six Tonys, with at least one win for each actress category (lead and featured, play and musical). She is now tied with the late Julie Harris for the actress with the most Tony Awards. (Harris won five competitive Tonys and received a special career Tony in 2002.)















Tony Awards 2014: Audra McDonald wins lead actress in a play - Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/tonys/la-et-cm-tony-awards-2014-lead-actress-audra-mcdonald-20140604-story.html



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