Audra McDonald Appears in Central Park for Free 6/29 Concert

On June 29th at 7 PM, Audra McDonald will perform with gospel singer Liz McComb for a free concert in Central Park's Rumsey Playfield.

"An Evening with Audra McDonald and Liz McComb" will be presented in collaboration with Carnegie Hall as part of the Central Park SummerStage series.

McDonald, who will star in the Roundabout Theatre Company's spring 2007 revival of the musical 110 in the Shade, won Tony Awards for her performances in Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime and most recently, A Raisin in the Sun. She has also appeared on Broadway in Henry IV and Marie Christine. "Way Back to Paradise," "How Glory Goes" and "Happy Songs"are her solo albums. McDonald's film and television credits include It Runs in the Family, "The Bedford Diaries," "Mister Sterling," Cradle Will Rock, "Law and Order: SVU," the telemusical of Annie, and the HBO movie Wit. She is also acclaimed as a concert artist, and was recently seen in the Houston Grand Opera's double bill of Michael John LaChiusa's (who are you? I Love You) and Francis Poulenc's La Voix Humaine.

The park can be entered at 69th Street and Fifth Avenue on the East Side or at 72nd Street and Central Park West on the West Side for McDonald's concert.

Visit www.summerstage.org for more on the SummerStage series.