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Audra to guest star on CBS’s “The Good Wife” on March 10

Runnin' With The DevilOn Sunday, March 10 at 9pm EST / 8pm CST, Audra joins the cast of CBS’s Emmy-nominated series “The Good Wife” for an episode titled “Runnin’ with the Devil.” Audra plays Liz, Alicia’s (Julianna Margulies) former Georgetown classmate and current foe. The episode also introduces two other new faces: Wallace Shawn is Lemond Bishop’s other attorney while Jess Weixler plays Kalinda. Visit TVguide.com to see photos from the episode.

Audra to be honored at The Drama League’s 29th Annual Musical Celebration of Broadway this Monday

Screen Shot 2013-02-06 at 1.28.06 PMThis Monday, Audra will be the honoree at The Drama League’s 29th Musical Celebration of Broadway at Manhattan’s famed Pierre Hotel. The black-tie gala supports The Drama League’s educational initiatives for promising young artists. This past May Audra received the Drama League’s 2012 Distinguished Performance Award for her role in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess. “Audra McDonald, in my view, is the once-in-a-generation performer of our time,” Drama League executive director Gabriel Shanks said in a statement. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to honor her achievements in film, television, recording, and in the theater.”

The gala, featuring dozens of stars from Hollywood and Broadway in a one-night-only evening of musical selections drawn from Audra’s career, will be hosted by Broadway, TV and Film stars Taye Diggs (Rent, ABC’s “Private Practice”) and Phylicia Rashad (“The Cosby Show,” A Raisin in the Sun).  Performers include Tony Award winners Brian Stokes Mitchell, Patti LuPone, Zoe Caldwell, Steve Kazee, Nikki M. James, Anthony Crivello, Broadway veterans David Alan Grier, Victor Garber, Norm Lewis, Mary Testa, Tony Sheldon, Michael Arden, Seth Rudetsky, Nikki Renee Daniels, Valisia Lekae, and New York State Senator Tom Duane (all subject to change and availability).  The production is directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge (Ragtime) with musical direction by David Evans (Marie Christine) and produced by Mr. Danforth.