Audra McDonald chats with Colbert about being a “tornado” on stage as Mama Rose In “Gypsy”

Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning theater legend Audra McDonald is the first Black woman to play the lead role in “Gypsy” on Broadway, where her performance as Mama Rose is said to have the impact of a whirling cyclone. “Gypsy” is on Broadway now at the Majestic Theatre and has just been extended through the summer. In this appearance last night with Stephen Colbert, McDonald shares how it was the late, beloved Broadway star Gavin Greel who first planted the seed for McDonald to take on the role.