Audra McDonald
Theatre

Year
Show
Role
Notes
1992
The Secret Garden
Ayah (replacement)
St. James Theatre 1992 – January 3, 1993
1994
Carousel
Carrie Pipperidge
Vivian Beaumont Theater February 18, 1994 – January 15, 1995
1995
Master Class
Sharon Graham
Philadelphia Theatre Company March 1995
1995
Something Wonderful
Performer
Gershwin Theatre July 12, 1995
1995
Master Class
Sharon Graham
John Golden Theatre October 26, 1995 – June 29, 1997
1997
Ragtime
Sarah
Ford Center for the Performing Arts December 26, 1997 – October 29, 1999 January 10–16, 2000
1999
Marie Christine
Marie Christine L'Adrese
Vivian Beaumont Theater October 30, 1999 – January 9, 2000
2000
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Lucy, The Beggar Woman
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center May 4–6, 2000
2001
Dreamgirls
Deena Jones
New York Actor's Fund Benefit Concert
2003
Passion
Clara
Ravinia Festival August 22–23, 2003
2003
Henry IV
Lady Percy
Vivian Beaumont Theater October 28, 2003 – January 18, 2004
2004
A Raisin in the Sun
Ruth Younger
Royale Theatre March 30 – July 11, 2004
2004
The Seven Deadly Sins: A Song Cycle
Performer
Carnegie Hall June 2, 2004
2005
Passion
Clara
Lincoln Center March 30 – April 1, 2005
2005
Wonderful Town
Eileen
Berlin Philharmonic
2006
La voix humaine/Send (who are you? I love you)
Singer
Houston Grand Opera, March
2007
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Jenny
Los Angeles Opera February 2007
2007
110 in the Shade
Lizzie Curry
Studio 54 April 13 – July 29, 2007
2009
Twelfth Night
Olivia
Delacorte Theater June 25, 2009 – July 12, 2009
2011
Porgy and Bess
Bess
American Repertory Theater August/September, 2011
2011
Porgy and Bess
Bess
Richard Rodgers Theatre December 17, 2011 – September 23, 2012
2014
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Lucy, The Beggar Woman
Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center March 5–8, 2014
2014
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Billie Holiday
Circle in the Square Theatre March 25, 2014 – October 5, 2014
2015
A Moon for the Misbegotten
Josie
Williamstown Theatre Festival August 2015
2016
Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed
Lottie Gee
Music Box Theatre March 14 – July 24, 2016
2017
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Billie Holiday
Wyndham's Theatre June 27, 2017 – September 9, 2017
2019
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune
Frankie
Broadhurst Theatre May 4 - August 25, 2019

Question: What show did Audra McDonald perform as Billie Holiday, and what was the first year she played the role?
Answer: In 2014, Audra McDonald performed as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill.