Audra McDonald - 'The Gilded Age' [LIVE]

About this episode

Audra McDonald reflects on her struggles, career, and contributions to Black history in 'The Gilded Age'.

In front of an audience of students at Chapman University, the legendary Broadway star — who has been nominated for and won more acting Tonys than anyone else — and TV character actress reflects on the early struggles that led her to attempt suicide, finding her voice and confidence on stage, overcoming her fear of screen acting and, most recently, highlighting a little-known chapter of Black history on three seasons of Julian Fellowes' critically-acclaimed HBO drama series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Audra McDonald

Topics covered

• Broadway
• mental health
• Black history
• screen acting
• The Gilded Age

Keywords

• Audra McDonald
• The Gilded Age
• Broadway
• mental health
• HBO
• Julian Fellowes
• Black history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chapman University, HBO

Books & works: The Gilded Age

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