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Audra McDonald anwill wed Broadway actor Will Swenson.
updated 1/5/2012 1:41:55 PM ET 2012-01-05T18:41:55

Audra McDonald is giving marriage another shot!

The 41-year-old "Private Practice" star and four-time Tony Award winner is engaged to Broadway star Will Swenson, Us Weekly can confirm.

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

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This will be second marriage for McDonald, who divorced bassist Peter Donovan in 2009 after nine years of marriage; she and Donovan have a daughter, Zoe Madeline, 10. It will also be the second for Swenson, 38, who has two sons — Bridger and Sawyer — with ex-wife Amy Westerby.

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The couple met in 2007 while costarring in Broadway's "110 in the Shade." They began dating in 2010.

Copyright 2012 Us Weekly

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