Audra McDonald News

The nation's most beloved spectacle, the Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, returned for the 87th year of magic on Thursday, Nov. 28 (9 a.m.-noon) throughout the country on NBC. We'll be posting videos from the parade as they pop up, check out the first video featuring 'Sixteen Going on Seventeen' from THE SOUND OF MUSIC, introduced by star Carrie Underwood!

A fascinating new featurette promoting the upcoming live TV presentation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic family friendly musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC is now available to view, centering on the famous score of the show.

Carrie Underwood has come under fire on social media for her upcoming turn as 'Maria' in THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE on NBC.

DISASTER! -- the hilarious, acclaimed 1970s disaster movie musical now playing Off-Broadway at the St. Luke's Theatre (308 W. 46th Street) - is getting into the holiday spirit by adding a performance to this week's schedule - and by offering a discount for those who come with canned goods (to be donated to charity). Those who come to the St. Luke's Theatre on Friday, November 29th with 2 canned goods will be eligible to purchase $25 tickets to that afternoon's special matinee performance at 1:30 PM. All collected canned goods will be donated to charity. The St. Luke's Box Office will open at on Friday, 12/29 at Noon ($25 tickets are available IN-PERSON ONLY on a first-come, first-served basis while supply lasts).

'The Making of The Sound of Music Live!' premieres on NBC tonight, November 27 at 8pm. The special, produced by NBC News' Peacock Productions, provides an exclusive, behind the scenes look at the three month countdown to 'The Sound of Music Live!,' a three-hour live event, premiering on Thursday, December 5 at 8/7C.

From Mary Martin on Broadway to an Oscar-Winning film to international status, THE SOUND OF MUSIC has touched countless people on its journey through history.

Stephen Moyer stopped by last night's LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON on NBC and talked about the process of getting ready to appear in 'The Sound of Music Live!'.

Producer David Binder officially announces Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner James Franco & Chris O'Dowd will make their Broadway debuts in Of Mice and Men, a new production directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro. Of Mice and Men, one of the greatest and most enduring American classics, has not been seen on Broadway in 40 years.

The complete cast for the hotly anticipated upcoming NBC live TV presentation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic family-friendly musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC has now been officially announced.

NBC has just released the full cast list and you can check it out below:

'The Making of The Sound of Music Live!' premieres on NBC Wednesday, November 27 at 8pm. The special, produced by NBC News' Peacock Productions, provides an exclusive, behind the scenes look at the three month countdown to 'The Sound of Music Live!,' a three-hour live event, premiering on Thursday, December 5 at 8/7C.

NBC's THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!, starring Carrie Underwood as Maria and Stephen Moyer as Capt. Georg von Trapp, is set to air on Thursday, Dec. 5 (8 PM ET) on NBC. Also in the cast are Audra McDonald ('Private Practice'), who has won fiveTony Awards and two Grammys, as Mother Abbess; Tony Award winner Christian Borle ('Smash'), who will portray von Trapp family friend Max Detweiler; and Tony winner Laura Benanti ('Go On'), who will portray Elsa Schrader, the captain's one-time fiancee.$ Below, BroadwayWorld brings you the Times Square billboard for the upcoming special!

NBC's THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!, starring Carrie Underwood as Maria and Stephen Moyer as Captain von Trapp, will be released on DVD on December 17, 2013, according to a listing on Amazon.

Today we are talking to a terrifically talented and versatile stage and screen performer who has excelled in many arenas throughout her compellingly varied career - comedy, drama, stand-up, cabaret, jazz and beyond - the fiercely, fabulously idiosyncratic and ebulliently engaging Lea DeLaria. Espousing upon a wide range of topics and tracing her unique professional trajectory thus far, DeLaria sheds some light on a few of her most fondly remembered stage roles - revivals of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW and ON THE TOWN on Broadway, as well as Off-Broadway turns in LITTLE FISH and PROMETHEUS BOUND included - as well as recounts her experiences participating in a handful of feature films, new and old, as well - including the recent Hallmark original movie musical DEAR DUMB DIARY. Most importantly, DeLaria recounts her experiences starring on the Netflix mega-hit series ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK and offers a glimpse of the major impact that the pop culture lynchpin has had on her own life since its 2013 debut - while also preliminarily previewing what we can expect from Season Two, too. Plus, DeLaria reflects on her recording legacy, detailing the conception and production of some choice cuts from her many arresting albums - such as 'Broadway Baby', 'The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd', 'Puff' and 'Sleigh Ride' - as well as shares first news on her new album project, highlighting the music and lyrics of David Bowie. Additionally, DeLaria teases her upcoming scandalously titled series of holiday-themed shows at NYC cabaret hotspot 54 Below occurring in late December while also offering her candid perspective on favorite Christmas tunes and the season itself. All of that, FURTHER TALES OF THE CITY memories and much more in this engaging conversation with a true Broadway and Hollywood original.

NBC spoke with the leads of the highly anticipated live presentation of 'The Sound of Music Live!', set to air on Thursday, Dec. 5 (8 PM ET). Click below for one-on-one interviews with Carrie Underwood, Christian Borle, Audra McDonald and more!

A uniquely arresting new music video has been created in promotion of the upcoming NBC live TV presentation of Rodgers & Hammerstein's cherished musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC showcasing a highlight from the celebrated score re-imagined for a 2013 audience.

A new hour-long special tracing the casting, rehearsals, soundtrack recording and overall production of NBC's upcoming live telecast of Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic family-friendly musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC is now set to air a week before the live telecast itself.

Laughing Dog Media has announced Broadway star and vocal powerhouse JAMES BARBOUR'S Special Guest Artists at his Sixth Annual Holiday Concert. STEPHEN WALLEM will join Mr. Barbour on stage Saturday, December 7. MARY TESTA will join Mr. Barbour on stage Thursday, December 12.