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Audra McDonald Talks Billie Holiday and HBO Special on Lady Day

ESSENCE April cover star Audra McDonald counts legendary blues singer Billie Holiday as one of her icons. On her HBO special, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, airing this weekend, McDonald reprises her role as Holiday, performing at one of her last concerts before her death in 1959.
By Essence · Updated December 6, 2020