Tony Awards 2014 Belong to Audra McDonald

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BY: STEPHEN A. CROCKETT JR., TheRoot

Audra McDonald is overcome with emotion after winning her record-breaking sixth Tony Award at Radio City Music Hall in New York on June 8, 2014.
Audra McDonald is overcome with emotion after winning her record-breaking sixth Tony Award at Radio City Music Hall in New York on June 8, 2014.

Sunday night’s 68th Annual Tony Awards were all about Audra McDonald and James Monroe Iglehart, as one became the most decorated Broadway actress of all time with her win and the other saw his decision to surpass being a pro wrestler and a Harlem Globetrotter pay off with his first Tony win.

McDonald wowed Broadway audiences with her portrayal of Billie Holiday’s struggle with drug and alcohol addiction in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. McDonald had to not only imitate the singer’s alcohol-fueled performances but also had to emulate her signature husky voice.

“I get to the theater at about 6 p.m. or 6:15 p.m. I need that time. I don’t let anybody come in from a half-hour on. I go really deep within myself,” she told the Wall Street Journal about her process to prepare.

Her best lead actress win makes this her sixth Tony surpassing five-time winners Angela Lansbury and the late Julie Harris, CBS News reports.

The 43-year-old actress got her career off to a strong start having won three Tony Awards by the time she was 28 for her performances in CarouselMaster Class, and Ragtime.

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