Audra McDonald November 12, 2006

Earning an unprecedented three Tony Awards before the age of 30 (Carousel, Master Class and Ragtime) and a fourth Tony in 2004 (A Raisin in the Sun), singer and actress Audra McDonald is frequently compared to legendary performers such as Judy Garland and Barbara Streisand. "With a voice that has more colors than a rainbow, and a surprising range of textures…McDonald could easily soar on pure vocal glory alone. But she is splendid, unaffected actress, too. And the emotional underpinnings of her interpretations, combined with utterly fresh phrasing…gives her an added magnetism." Chicago Sun-Times, August 2002

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