Broadway and TV star Audra McDonald on InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse

4-time Tony Award winner and "Private Practice" star Audra McDonald sits down with Ernie Manouse to talk about her evolution as a performer and tells Ernie how her inability to make scrambled eggs nearly derailed her career!! Don't miss this candid conversation with the Broadway star of such hits as "Raisin in the Sun," "Ragtime," "Master Class," and "Carousel." Episodes of InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse are available on DVD at houstonpbs.org.

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[Judill]

Thank you for uploading this interview! Audra is so inspiring.

[kahdjahxx]

I love Audra. She has been my inspiration in bettering my choral and stage performance

[Misty15big]

i love this interview... took alot of inspiration from Audra to help me become a better writer :)

[hrbananah]

That performing arts high school in Fresno still exists. It's called Roosevelt School of the Arts and I went there myself. I saw Audra just after I graduated when she had just won her first Tony. She was very friendly and gave a great performance. I've been a fan ever since.

[carolinestrange]

Audra is so wonderful.