Fresno native Audra McDonald makes history with 11th Tony Award nomination

McDonald was raised successful Fresno, graduating from Roosevelt High School earlier going to the Juilliard School.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Making the Valley proud!

Six-time Tony Award victor and Fresno autochthonal Audra McDonald is making past arsenic the most-nominated performer successful Tony Awards history, landing her 11th nomination.

Nominations for the 78th yearly Tony Awards were released Thursday morning. They grant the champion plays and musicals of the 2024-25 Broadway season.

McDonald been nominated for champion show by an histrion successful a starring relation successful a philharmonic for her relation arsenic Rose successful "Gypsy."

It comes aft a Broadway play that delivered 14 caller musicals and the aforesaid fig of caller plays.

McDonald was raised successful Fresno, graduating from Roosevelt High School earlier going to the Juilliard School.

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