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AIDS epidemic was taking over the US in the 1970s - 1980s causing a surge of AIDS awareness theatrical works
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Audra Ann McDonald was born in Berlin, Germany. -
Started musical training at age 9. Both of her parents were musicians 1979 -
McDonald graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School where she did theatre. -
Audra moves to New York City to study her undergraduate degree at Julliard. -
She acted in the production of “Carousel” as a original and won..... -
McDonald’s first role was “Ayah” as a replacement in The Secret Garden in 1991 -
Received the Bachelor of Music Performance degree in Voice from the Juilliard School for the Performing Arts -
Won a Tony award for "Best Featured Actress in a Musical", "Outstanding Actress in a Musical" from
Outer Critics Circle, "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical" from Drama Desk Award. -
"Masterclass" was premiered and McDonald played Sharon which will land her a.... -
Her first movie role was “Seven Servants” as an opera singer -
McDonald won her second Tony award as Sharon for "Best Featured Actress in a Play" -
Proposition 209 had just passed which means "The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting." -
McDonald played Sarah in the premier of Ragtime -
Audra won another Tony for "Best Featured Actress in a Musical" and "Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical" from the Outer Critics Circle -
Audra hosted and presented the 53rd annual Tony Awards with many others -
Large advancements happened with technology, primarily with Nokia and Nintendo. Hilary Clinton is the first First Lady to win public office -
She was nominated for 7 more Tony awards for "Best Featured Actress in a Play", "Best Actress in a Musical", and "Best Actress in a Play" but only won 3 of them.
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Audra got married to Peter Donovan, a musician and actor. -
McDonald has her first child with Peter Donovan was born in 2001 -
On 09/11, a terrorist attack was conducted on the United States. After the horrid terrorist attacks to the World Trade Center, Audra relocated to a home outside of Croton-on-Hudson -
Audra has worked in 14 theatre productions since 2001 to the present day and is currently working on a production that premieres on 12/14/24
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In 2009, Audra and Peter got divorced -
McDonald finds love again! She gets married to Will Swenson, theatre "powerhouse", in 2012 and are still together now. -
In 2015 President at the time Barack Obama awarded McDonald with the "National Medal of Art" which is only given to the people who contribute immensely to the arts in the United States. -
McDonald and Swenson had Sally James McDonald-Swenson in 2016 -
Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, theaters were forced to close. -
McDonald is currently working on a play that will premiere in December -
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