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Broadway stars Audra McDonald, Will Swenson wed

by Mark Kennedy, Associated Press | October 8, 2012 at 9:41 AM
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Will Swenson and Audra McDonald attend the 66th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Will Swenson and Audra McDonald attend the 66th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theatre on June 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK (AP) — Audra McDonald and Will Swenson have tied the knot, cementing a relationship between two of Broadway’s best looking and talented stars.

According to a publicist for the bride, the couple married Saturday at their home in Croton-on-Hudson in New York. The bride’s wedding dress was designed by Esosa.

McDonald is mother to daughter, Zoe Madeline, 11, and Swenson is father to two sons, Bridger, 11, and Sawyer, 8. The couple looks forward to their new life together as husband, wife and “wee posse of three,” according to a statement.

McDonald recently won a record-tying fifth Tony Award in a revival of “Porgy and Bess” and Swenson was Tick in the “Priscilla Queen of the Desert.”

The couple became engaged while on vacation in Puerto Rico last winter.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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