Audra McDonald’s New Year’s Eve Concert Will Be Seen on PBS’ Live from Lincoln Center

Tony Award winner Audra McDonald’s New Year’s Eve concert with the New York Philharmonic, Audra McDonald Sings the Movies for New Years’ Eve, will be broadcast live on PBS’ Live from Lincoln Center series on Sunday, December 31 at 8pm.

The concert will be conducted by Tony winner Ted Sperling, McDonald’s longtime musical director. It will feature selections from such films as The Wizard of Oz, A Star is Born, Cabin in the Sky, A Little Night Music, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and My Fair Lady.

McDonald has won Tony Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Carousel and Ragtime, and Tonys for Best Featured Actress in a Play for Master Class and A Raisin in the Sun. She also received a Best Actress Tony nomination for Marie Christine. Next spring, she will star in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of the Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical 110 in the Shade opposite Steve Kazee and John Cullum. She recently released the CD Build a Bridge on Nonesuch Records.

For tickets to the concert, call 212-721-6500 or visit www.lincolncenter.org.