Audra McDonald Makes Tony Award History
A udra McDonald Broadway Veteran, has become the most decorated actress in Tony Awards history. NEW YORK — A Broadway veteran, a newbie and a former host Audra McDonald has made history as the woman to win the greatest number of Tony Awards for acting - and to win in each category. Last night, she received the prize for Best Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her performance as Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill" putting her ahead of five-time winners Angela Lansbury and the late Julie Harris for the most competitive wins by an actress. This is her sixth Tony Award, including previous honors for her performances in "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess," "Carousel," "Master Class," "Ragtime" and "A Raisin in the Sun." She beat Tyne Daly from "Mothers and Sons," LaTanya Richardson Jackson in "A Raisin in the Sun," Cherry Jones of "...