Audra McDonald: One-Night Only in Weill Hall

Broadway Star and Award-Winning Actress Coming to Sonoma in January 2014

(Sept. 13, 2013 Sonoma County, CA) Broadway legend and two-time GRAMMY Award-winner Audra McDonald takes the stage of Weill Hall on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. for an intimate evening of favorite showtunes, classic songs from the movies, and original pieces.
Audra McDonald (Photo credit: Autumn de Wilde)

McDonald is recipient of a record-tying five Tony Awards, and recently returned to the concert stage after starring for four seasons on the hit ABC television series Private Practice. She is joined by a jazz ensemble for her first-ever concert at Sonoma State Universitys Green Music Center, part of the 2013-14 MasterCard Performance Series. She made her Broadway debut in 1992 while still in school at Juilliard. By 1994 she had earned her first Tony Award, and after the success of Ragtime in 1998, McDonald became the first person under the age of thirty to receive three Tony Awards. McDonalds ensuing career has been a showcase of artistic talent and range, receiving critical acclaim for her work in Broadway, film, television, and as a recording artist. She is a two-time Emmy Award nominee for her depiction of nurse Susie Monahan in the HBO movie Wit (2001) and as the wife of Sean Diddy Combs in the ABC television movie A Raisin in the Sun (2008). As a concert artist, McDonald has sung with nearly every major U.S orchestra including the San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago Symphonies. Noteworthy performances include Carnegie Halls 120th Anniversary, and A Broadway Celebration: In Performance

at the White House, for which McDonald sang at the request of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. In September 2013, McDonald opened the 102nd season of the San Francisco Symphony alongside Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, while simultaneously kicking-off her North American concert tour. Throughout her five-month circuit of the United States and Canada, she will treat audiences to songs from her recently released album, Go Back Home, which features works by notable composers including Sondheim, and Rodgers & Hammerstein. McDonald says of the album, If there were a Broadway show written about my life this would be the soundtrack. Additional information about Audra McDonald is available online at www.AudraMcDonald.net.

"If the government were

really serious about solving a problem like global warming, it might consider reaching out to Audra McDonald. Because simply put, the woman can do anything.

Washington Post

TICKET & VENUE INFORMATION Ticket prices range from $45 - $95 for this indoor-only concert and can be purchased online or over the phone. Season subscribers, donors, and MasterCard cardholders are eligible for priority purchasing sales timelines are as follows: Tuesday, September 17 at 10 a.m.
Pre-sale begins for Green Music Center season subscribers and Annual Fund donors (Benefactor Level and above).

Tuesday, September 24 at 10 a.m.

Pre-sale begins for all MasterCard cardholders.

Tuesday, October 1 at 10 a.m.

All tickets on-sale to the general public.

This performance is part of the 2013-14 MasterCard Performance Series, a 24-concert season that begins Sunday, September 15 with soprano Rene Fleming.

Nestled in the picturesque foothills of Northern Californias esteemed wine country, the Green Music Center is a program of Sonoma State University, and is a focal point for arts in the region, with its spectacular 1400-seat Weill Hall. For tickets or additional information about this concert, visit the Green Music Center website at http://gmc.sonoma.edu or call the Box Office at 866-955-6040 (open M-F from 8am4:30pm).

SPONSOR CREDITS
MasterCard Worldwide is the series presenting sponsor for Weill Hall at Sonoma State Universitys Green Music Center. MasterCards generous contributions help bring global musicians and talent to the university through the MasterCard Performance Series, as well as a future outdoor pavilion for music and dance. MasterCard is the preferred card of the Green Music Center and its venues. CONTACT US Please direct all general inquiries to greenmusiccenter@sonoma.edu or contact the Box Office at 866-955-6040 (open M-F from 8am-4:30pm).

MEDIA CONTACTS Members of the press seeking additional information, interview requests, or highresolution photographs should contact: Jessica Anderson Associate Director of Communications Green Music Center (707) 664-4122 jessica.anderson@sonoma.edu