Broadway Star Audra McDonald on Racism, Tonys, Mama Rose, and Her Elephant Plan

Dec 26 2022 by The Daily Beast

 
Emilio Madrid

At a recent Carnegie Hall concert, Broadway star Audra McDonald sang “Rose’s Turn” from the musical Gypsy, delighting the assembled and raising one of the most intriguing casting questions in musical theater: will—and if so, when will—this most lauded and awarded of actors take on the legendary role?

“Well, it’s the King Lear of roles for women in musical theater,” McDonald, winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, told The Daily Beast in a recent Zoom call....

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