Private Practice Star Audra McDonald Is Engaged!

Four-time Tony Award winner will tie the knot with fellow Broadway thesp Will Swenson

By Natalie Finn Jan 04, 2012 1:07 AMTags
Will Swenson, Audra McDonaldJohn Lamparski/WireImage

Audra McDonald has found her way back to paradise.

The Private Practice star is engaged to fellow Broadway veteran Will Swenson after a two-act courtship—they were costars in 2007 but didn't start dating until they reprised their roles in the same show three years later.

"Thanks 4 all of the sweet congrats on our engagement. We're super happy and excited," McDonald tweeted today.

Wait, is it getting warmer in here...?

McDonald and Swenson met in 2007 when they costarred in the Broadway revival of 110 in the Shade. Romance didn't spark until 2010, however, when they reteamed for a two-week run of the show to benefit the Hale Center Theater in Utah.

Swenson moved on to star in the hit revival of Hair, while McDonald scored her role on Private Practice and is slated to star in a revival of Porgy and Bess opening this month.

She divorced husband Peter Donovan in 2009 after nine years of marriage. They have a daughter together, 10-year-old Zoe Madeline. Swenson has two sons, Bridger and Sawyer, with his ex-wife.