Previews + Extras
On Broadway
S7 E9 - 30s
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. investigates the family histories of Broadway stars Audra McDonald and Mandy Patinkin, discovering ancestors whose struggles laid the groundwork for their success.
Mandy Learns He Had Family Members in the Holocaust
S7 E9 - 2m 25s
Mandy Patinkin believed for years that his family was not murdered during the Holocaust, through his conversation with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. he sadly learns that they were one of the victims.
Audra McDonald Is Related to Sean “Diddy” Combs!
S7 E9 - 1m 18s
Audra MacDonald learns that she is DNA cousins with her former Broadway costar, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs.
Audra Reacts to Seeing Her Ancestors Listed as Property
S7 E9 - 1m 12s
In an 1860s census, we uncovered a slave schedule listing Audra McDonald’s ancestor as property, which caused a mixture of emotions for Audra.
Maternal Third Great Grandparents Freed from Slavery
S7 E9 - 1m 20s
“Look what they did. Look at what they achieved.” Audra McDonald is moved to learn her maternal third great-grandparents survived slavery, started a family, and purchased land post-Civil War.
Mandy Explains His Favorite Line in Literature
S7 E9 - 1m 14s
As long as there is one person on Earth that remembers you, it isn’t over.” Mandy Patinkin explains his favorite line in literature from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel” as it relates to his family discoveries.
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