My Life in the Theatre - Audra McDonald

One of the recurring multimedia series we make at Playbill is called My Life In The Theatre, and you can find it in the Playbill programs on Broadway, on our YouTube page, and on our website. The premise is simple: we hand a theatre legend a binder filled with Playbills of their past stage shows, and they talk to us about their time in each. The first episode we edited for this podcast was with Jonathan Groff, which got a great listener response. We wanted to turn our most recent installment into another podcast episode, especially because it features the absolute legend that is Audra McDonald, the most Tony-awarded actor in Broadway’s history, who had just finished her run in the iconic revival of Gypsy.

We’ll set the scene: it’s Audra McDonald at a table, with a microphone and a big binder filled with a lot of Playbills, and a lot of memories.

For those who want to watch this episode instead, click this link here!

01:39 - The Secret Garden

03:34 - Carousel

08:17 - Master Class

11:12 - Ragtime

14:25 - Marie Christine

17:51 - Henry IV

20:43 - A Raisin in the Sun

22:40 - 110 in the Shade

25:14 - Porgy and Bess

26:55 - Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill

30:01 - Shuffle Along, Or….

31:58 - Frankie and Johnny in the Clare

34:12 - Ohio State Murders

36:28 - Gypsy

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