Broadway star Audra McDonald's 2006 solo album "Build A Bridge" included many fascinating covers. On this album she often goes outside of the box of "Musical Theatre Songs."
One of the wonderful surprises for me was a lovely version of John Mayer's "MY STUPID MOUTH." The lyrics work extremely well when sung by a woman, and this could actually be a theater "character song."
Other cool covers on this album include Rufus Wainwright's "Damned Ladies," Nellie McKay's "I Wanna Get Married," and the Elvis Costello/Burt Bacharach collaboration "God Give Me Strength."
She also sings theater songs from composers Adam Guettel (Light in the Piazza) and Ricky Ian Gordon.
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