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Audra McDonald will bring her Tony Award-winning portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson's musical play Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill to London, making her West End Debut with a nine-week run at Wyndham's Theatre starting June 25, 2016. "London is my second favourite city in the world, and I've always wanted to perform in the West End," McDonald tells the Daily Mail. "I'm just so tickled that it’s finally coming together; and I'm especially thrilled that it’s this particular project." HBO's own presentation of Audra McDonald in Lady Day will premiere on March 12. She performs two concerts in London this Sunday and returns to Broadway this spring in Shuffle Along.

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Audra McDonald will bring her Tony Award-winning portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson's musical play Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill to London, making her West End Debut with a limited nine-week run at Wyndham's Theatre starting June 25, 2016.

"London is my second favourite city in the world, and I’ve always wanted to perform in the West End," McDonald tells the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye. "I'm just so tickled that it’s finally coming together; and I’m especially thrilled that it’s this particular project."

Tickets are available now at delfontmackintosh.co.uk.

Audra McDonald made history and became Broadway’s most decorated performer when she won her sixth Tony Award for Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill in 2014. In addition to setting the record for most competitive wins by an actor, she also became the first person to receive awards in all four acting categories. The show’s run at the Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway was extended four times due to high demand.

It was announced last week that HBO's presentation of Audra McDonald in Lady Day, filmed before a live audience at Café Brasil in New Orleans in 2014, will premiere on Saturday, March 12.

McDonald performs two shows in London this Sunday at the Leicester Square Theatre. She returns to Broadway this spring in Shuffle Along, directed by George C. Wolfe and choreographed by Savion Glover; previews being March 15, and tickets are on sale now at shufflealongbroadway.com. She will be seen on the big screen in Disney's forthcoming live-action film of Beauty and the Beast.

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  • Friday, January 15, 2016
    Audra McDonald to Bring "Lady Day" to London in West End Debut

    Audra McDonald will bring her Tony Award-winning portrayal of Billie Holiday in Lanie Robertson's musical play Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill to London, making her West End Debut with a limited nine-week run at Wyndham's Theatre starting June 25, 2016.

    "London is my second favourite city in the world, and I’ve always wanted to perform in the West End," McDonald tells the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye. "I'm just so tickled that it’s finally coming together; and I’m especially thrilled that it’s this particular project."

    Tickets are available now at delfontmackintosh.co.uk.

    Audra McDonald made history and became Broadway’s most decorated performer when she won her sixth Tony Award for Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill in 2014. In addition to setting the record for most competitive wins by an actor, she also became the first person to receive awards in all four acting categories. The show’s run at the Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway was extended four times due to high demand.

    It was announced last week that HBO's presentation of Audra McDonald in Lady Day, filmed before a live audience at Café Brasil in New Orleans in 2014, will premiere on Saturday, March 12.

    McDonald performs two shows in London this Sunday at the Leicester Square Theatre. She returns to Broadway this spring in Shuffle Along, directed by George C. Wolfe and choreographed by Savion Glover; previews being March 15, and tickets are on sale now at shufflealongbroadway.com. She will be seen on the big screen in Disney's forthcoming live-action film of Beauty and the Beast.

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