VideoWATCH: Mandy Patinkin Likens Finding Your Roots Experience to Carousel QuoteCheck out an exclusive clip ahead of the Season 7 premiere, featuring Patinkin and Audra McDonald.
By
Dan Meyer
April 23, 2021
In the April 27 Season 7 premiere of PBS’ Finding Your Roots, Tony winner Mandy Patinkin explores his heritage, comparing the experience to his favorite line from Carousel. Check out an exclusive clip from the episode above.
“As long as there’s one person on earth who remembers you, it isn’t over,” Patinkin quotes from Oscar Hammerstein’s libretto to host Henry Louis Gates, Jr.. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel was last seen on Broadway in a 2018 revival.
An emotional Patinkin also says that he’ll be looking at the names of his ancestors again and again to keep their memory alive and “pretend that I had a life history with them, because why not?” The star also discusses a rift between his mother and grandfather that he hopes would be amended if the two were still alive today.
As previously announced, the episode will also feature six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald. It premieres at 8 PM ET; check local listings.
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Look Back at Tony Winner Mandy Patinkin On the Stage
Look Back at Tony Winner Mandy Patinkin On the Stage
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Mandy Patinkin and Mary Beth Hurt in Trelawny of the "Wells"
Mandy Patinkin and Mary Beth Hurt in Trelawny of the "Wells"
Laurence Luckinbill, Patricia Elliott and Mandy Patinkin in The Shadow Box
Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin in rehearsal for Evita
On hand to mark the occasion were director Rachel Chavkin plus fellow original cast members André De Shields, Amber Gray, Patrick Page, and Eva Noblezada.
In celebration of the musical's first performance, members of the cast shared precious photos and videos to congratulate their childhood selves on their Broadway debut.
Set in 2024 London, the musical follows a reimagined iteration of the famous detective as he tracks down an unexplained death in the infamous environmental protest camp.
