Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis perform for a Greene Space audience
(Matthew Septimus)
Four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald returns to Broadway by way of “Catfish Row” this January in “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess”– a newly reworked version of the 1935 American opera. In this special edition of Soundcheck, McDonald joins us in the Greene Space with co-star Norm Lewis to talk about updating an American classic - and to perform songs from the Broadway show. (Watch video of the performance.)
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Comments [2]
Hey check out (and like) an interesting take on the play "Porgy and Bess" by one of the contributors of Culture Catch Mr. Thom at: http://culturecatch.com/theater/porgy-and-bess-audra-mcdonald
What a wonderful way for me to have spent the evening--listening to this lovely interview and performance. Thanks so much!
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