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Audra McDonald opens up about motherhood at 46
Beauty and the Beast star Audra McDonald opens up about motherhood after 40. Previously reported, the six-time Tony Award-winner welcomed her second child, daughter Sally James, nearly two decades after giving birth to her first-born, daughter Zoe Madeline. “[Will] and I are overjoyed to welcome Sally James McDonald-Swenson, born last night at 11:16 p.m. Our…
Read MoreCelebrities who got pregnant over 40
Audra McDonald, 45, is expecting. McDonald, a three-time Tony Award winner by age 28, revealed on Tuesday, May 10 that she and husband Will Swenson are expecting their first child together. “Who knew that tap dancing during perimenopause could lead to pregnancy?” McDonald tweeted. “Will and I are completely surprised – and elated – to…
Read MoreChicago artist Keewa Nurullah talks her new show, ‘Throw Mama From the Train’
With a repertoire that includes everything from Gershwin to Motown and Patsy Cline to Beyoncé, it’s safe to say that performing artist Keewa Nurullah can do it all. The native South side Chicagoan was born to artistically and musically inclined parents who nurtured her creativity very early on. By the time she began classes at the esteemed…
Read MoreBlack actresses win big at Tony Awards; 2014 full winners list
The 2014 Tony Awards was a big night for my brown sisters with British actress Sophie Okonedo winning the 21014 Tony Award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play with her Broadway debut in A Raisin in the Sun and Audra McDonald who won a record-breaking sixth Tony. She snagged best performance by an…
Read MoreAudra McDonald stuns, makes Tony Awards history
The 68th annual Tony Awards handed out honors last night to some of Broadway’s top performers at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, and singer-actres, Audra McDonald became the most decorated actress in Tony Awards history. Known for her work alongside fellow actor Taye Diggs in “Private Practice,” McDonald won her sixth Tony for portraying…
Read More‘Porgy and Bess’ Wins Best Revival of a Musical: Full List of 2012 Tony Award Winners
Porgy and Bess Wins Tony Awards
Read MoreTony Award Winners Audra McDonald and Phylicia Rashad; 5 Things They Have in Common
Audra McDonald and Phylicia Rashad have established illustrious careers in the arts. McDonald was recently nominated for her amazing portrayal in the Broadway hit, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. Although Rashad has taken a break from the Broadway stage, her daughter, Condola Rashad, is also nominated for a Tony Award this year. McDonald and Rashad have…
Read MoreBlack Nominees for the 2012 Tony Awards
The 2012 Tony Awards nominees were recently announced in New York. Amongst the nominees, seven African Americans are up for this most coveted award in their respective categories. These individuals all display powerful performances that would captivate any audience. A majority of these actors and actresses are part of the all-black cast in the revival…
Read MoreWho Should Play Aretha Franklin in Biopic: Halle Berry, Jennifer Hudson or Audra McDonald?
It appears that when Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin saw actress Audra McDonald on a Broadway stage performing in the Tony Award-nominated The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, she had an epiphany. Possibly, Ri-Ri imagined her younger self, saw some resemblances and felt compelled to announce the “Private Practice” star could play the lead role in…
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