Oh, and she has to do all that while belting out some truly iconic songs. Related ... s almost as if she invented the form. Related: Audra McDonald Says the Idea to Do Gypsy Came from Friend ...

NEW YORK — From Audra McDonald’s first divine note ... Mama Rose is thorny in attitude but flowery and luxurious in song. As she tells her father, “Anybody that stays home is dead!” ...