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McDonald Performs in Bringing Back the Music Concert, Oct. 28

By: Oct. 07, 2005
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Audra McDonald will perform in Bringing Back the Music, an October 28th concert at Avery Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center, Broadway at 65th Street) that will feature the four-time Tony Award winner alongside singer/songwriter Randy Newman and musicians from both the New York Philharmonic and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestras.  Opera star Beverly Sills will emcee the event, which starts at 8 PM.

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Proceeds from Bringing Back the Music will go to the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, whose members were affected by Hurricane Katrina.  Lorin Maazel, Leonard Slatkin and Carlos Miguel Prieto will serve as conductors, and will lead performances of pieces by George Gershwin, Aaron Copland, Charles Ives and Newman.

McDonald is a four-time Tony Award winner 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 network drama "Mister Sterling," the television musical version of Annie, and the HBO movie Wit.  She is also acclaimed as a concert artist.

Tickets for Bringing Back the Music are priced at $25, $50, $75 and $500.  They can be ordered by calling (212) 875-5656 or by visiting the Avery Fisher Hall box office. For more information, visit www.nyphil.org.





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