Audra McDonald Is Divine in Sexy Movie Musical “Hello Again”

The origin of the word diva comes from the Latin word for “divine,” and when we talk about Black Broadway, there’s one person that fits that bill every time: Our Lady of Song, Audra McDonald. Though she’s played some fantastic leading ladies on stage, we’re excited to see her on the big screen again. No, not in Beauty and the Beast, but by another singing film role, this time as Sally, an diva and mistress to a senator (Martha Plimpton) in Michael Lachiusa’s movie musical, “Hello Again.”

If that job title sounds familiar, it’s because Audra performed Hello Again’s “Mistress of the Senator” on her 1998 album “Way Back To Paradise.” We get chills when we see McDonald’s name with Lachiusa’s because of their rich history of fabulous music. Lachiusa wrote “Marie Christine” (1999) and “See What I Wanna See”(2005); both starred McDonald.

“Hello Again” is the cinematic adaptation of LaChiusa’s celebrated Off-Broadway musical of the same name; inspired by Arthur Schnitzler’s controversial 1897 play “La Ronde.” Ten fleeting love affairs across a century in New York City history are explored through ten lust-filled musical episodes.

The film makes its rounds in film festival scenes across the country throughout the summer. While you wait to see if it’s coming to a theater near you, soothe your soul with this music video of McDonald from the film. It’s titled “Beyond the Moon” which is as apt description of the lengths we’ll go to find tickets to this amazingly sexy film.

“Hello Again” also stars Cheyenne Jackson (Xanadu), Martha Plimpton (Top Girls), Jenna Ushkowitz (Spring Awakening) and several others.

The film makes its rounds in film festival scenes across the country throughout the summer. While you wait to see if it’s coming to a theater near you, soothe your soul with this music video of McDonald from the film. It’s titled “Beyond the Moon” which is as apt description of the lengths we’ll go to find tickets to this amazingly sexy film.

“Hello Again” also stars Cheyenne Jackson (Xanadu), Martha Plimpton (Top Girls), Jenna Ushkowitz (Spring Awakening) and several others.