Audra McDonald, Tony Award winner, out of "Porgy and Bess" for weeks

Audra McDonald at the 66th Annual Tony Awards on June 10, 2012, in New York.

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(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Those wanting to see Audra McDonald in her Tony-winning role in "The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess" will have to wait a while longer.

The actress is temporarily stepping down from the Broadway production while she recovers from inflamed vocal cords. She is due to return July 3.

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Her spokesman said: "No one is more frustrated and disappointed than she is that she will be out of the show through the end of June, but she must adhere to her doctor's orders."

At the Tony Awards earlier this month, McDonald was named best lead actress in a musical and her show was named best musical revival.

Late Wednesday, a frustrated McDonald said she's endured cameras and mirrors shoved down her throat and must now be silent. She tweeted: "Want 2 scream but not allowed to speak."

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Inflamed vocal chords are a direct result of not properly singing. It's also ironic that she still has problems given that singers on stage also have a mic to amplify their untrained and tiny voices. She must be yelling or screaming her songs. She needs to seek rigorous voice classes with someone qualified in vocal pedagogy.