It was in August when showrunner Shonda Rhimes stated in an interview with TVGuide.com, on her medical drama Private Practice, that she would love to "lure back Broadway star Audra McDonald (Naomi) one more time before the series ends." Skip ahead 3 months later, to last November, to news that Audra McDonald would indeed return for the series finale of the show, which is set to air at the end of January. McDonald would naturally reprise her role as Dr. Naomi Bennett, a role she departed at the end of season 4, so she could be closer to her New York-based family; she then went on to star in Broadway's...
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