VIDEO: Audra McDonald Gets Her Own JEOPARDY Category; Shares Dream Role

By: Mar. 26, 2016
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On last night's JEOPARDY, Audra McDonald received her very own video category titled "Audra McDonald on Broadway." In the category, contestants were challenged with trivia based on five of her six Tony Award winning performances. Want to test your knowledge? A bonus sixth answer in the category read: "Audra received her classical vocal training at this New York conservatory, graduating in 1993." [*See below for the question.]

In a featured 'JBuzz' video, JEOPARDY asked the SHUFFLE ALONG star, "Given all your successes, is there a role you still long to play?" Check out her response below!

McDonald currently stars on Broadway in SHUFFLE ALONG, now in previews. The actress became a three-time Tony Award winner by the age of 28 for her performances in "Carousel," "Master Class," and "Ragtime," placing her alongside Shirley Booth, Gwen Verdon andZero Mostel by accomplishing this feat within five years. She won her fourth in 2004 for her role in "A Raisin in the Sun," a role she reprised for a 2008 television adaptation, earning her a second Emmy Award nomination.

In 2012, McDonald scored her fifth Tony Award win for her portrayal of Bess in Broadway's "The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess" thus tying a record held by Angela Lansburyand Julie Harris for most TONY AWARDS won by an actor. This past June she made history by winning her sixth Tony Award for her role as Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill."

*JEOPARDY answer:: "What is Julliard?"

Image courtesy of Jeopardy



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