Audra McDonald, Patti LuPone To Play P-Town's Art House

Six-time Tony-winner Audra McDonald will return to Provincetown on August 21 for one show only, joined by husband and fellow-Broadway star Will Swenson.

It's all part of the Art House's 2016 summer season, including artists like Vanessa Williams, Kristin Chenoweth, Patti LuPone, Cheyenne Jackson, the Indigo Girls, Megan Hilty, Judy Kuhn, Gavin Creel and Steve Grand, among others.

This summer, the venue's marquee Broadway concert series will again encompass performances at both The Art House as well as Provincetown's Town Hall. The Broadway @ Town Hall concert series will help raise funds for the Tyler Clementi Foundation.

The Tyler Clementi Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to end online and offline bullying in schools, workplaces and faith communities.

The summer's star-studded lineup began with Varla Jean Merman & Ryan Landry's debut of "Brown is the New Pink," a hilarious women's prison parody of "Orange is the New Black," running through September 3, featuring the "Cutabitch Prison Girls" aka Penny Champagne, Liza Lott, Qya Marie and Jessica Barstis.

Varla Jean, Provincetown's reigning Queen of Commercial Street, debuts her brand new solo show "A Little White Music" from June 22 through September 3, with Gerald Goode at the piano. Next up, Well-Strung, the singing string quartet return for a fifth consecutive summer to debut their all new show directed by Jeffery Roberson, running from June 29 through September 10.

"RuPaul Drag Race" stars return by popular demand this summer, including Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon returning with cohort Major Scales in an all-new show from July 9 through September 17, and "Drag Race" star Courtney Act brings "The Girl From Oz" to The Art House July 12 through August 25 with John Thomas at the piano.

Emmy-winning comedian Judy Gold returns to take up residence on the Art House stage from July 14 through September 3.

Late summer heats up further with three leading ladies at Town Hall. "Drag Race" winner Bianca Del Rio will debut her "Not Today Satan" for P-town audiences on August 15 at 8:30 p.m. Kristin Chenoweth, star of Broadway's original "Wicked" as Glinda and Tony winner for "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown," and star of TV's "Glee" and Emmy-winner for "Pushing Daisies," with Mary-Mitchell Campbell at the piano August 16 for two shows only, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Audra McDonald, the historic six-time Tony-winner and star of Broadway's "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill," "Porgy and Bess," "Ragtime," "Master Class" and TV's "Private Practice" with special guest Will Swenson, returns to Ptown for one show only on August 21 with Seth Rudetsky as pianist/host.

Gavin Creel, Olivier Award Winning star of "She Loves Me," "The Book of Mormon" returns to the Art House lineup on August 26 & 27 @ 7 p.m. also with Rudetsky as pianist & host.

Last but certainly not least, Patti LuPone two-time Tony Award winner for "Gypsy," and as the original "Evita" on Broadway, makes her first return to P-town in three years this Labor Day weekend on September 4 at 6:30 p.m. in her show "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda" with music director Joseph Thalken at the piano.

The Art House is located at 214 Commercial Street Provincetown, MA 02657. For box office hours, call 508-487-9222.