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Audra McDonald receives Emmy nomination for HBO’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill

Screen Shot 2014-04-23 at 5.05.41 PM copyAs announced this morning, Audra McDonald has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for portraying Billie Holiday in HBO’s Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.

Lady Dat at Emerson’s Bar & Grill was filmed before a live audience at Cafe Brasil in New Orleans, recreating the atmosphere of the Broadway production that earned Audra her record-breaking sixth Tony Award in 2014.

Watch Lady Day on HBO and tune in to the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing September 18, 2016, on ABC.

New York Times ‘Table for Three’ with Audra McDonald and Zachary Quinto

IMG_5052Audra McDonald met with Zachary Quinto and Philip Galanes in the Stanford White Studio at the Lambs Club earlier this summer to talk acting beginnings and how their experiences brought them closer to the stage. Check out this Sunday’s New York Times and learn more about their personal and professional journeys and how it led to their involvement with Covenant House and The Trevor Project, two organizations dedicated to helping young people in need.

Read the full article here.