Audra McDonald performs in London on 17 January 2016. Picture: Michael Wilson
Record-breaking American stage and screen performer Audra McDonald’s forthcoming show at the Leicester Square Theatre in London on 17 January sold out in four hours. Due to overwhelming demand, the Broadway star has now added a 3pm matinee show scheduled for the same day.
Producer Ollie Rosenblatt commented: “It’s wonderful to be welcoming Audra back to the UK after so many years, and it’s a great pleasure to be adding a second show.”
This is McDonald’s first London show in 15 years, the gifted soprano last appeared on the London stage in 2002 when she became only the second American invited to be guest soloist at the Last Night of the Proms in over a century.
In what is being billed as an intimate show, McDonald’s 2016 return to the West End will feature material from a wide range of both familiar and lesser-known composers.
Classically trained at New York’s prestigious Juilliard School, McDonald has appeared with some of the world’s most famous orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic. The singer’s glittering career has also included starring roles in many of Broadway’s biggest shows (Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, Porgy and Bess, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill), a successful recording career and an incredible 17 performances at New York’s legendary Carnegie Hall.
Angela Thomas
www.leicestersquaretheatre.com
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