In high school, Talia Khan was passionate about musical theater. So, she was thrilled when she got to go to New York and see one of her idols, Audra McDonald, perform on Broadway in “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.” She waited at the stage door to meet her after the show, and she told McDonald how much she hoped to be a successful singer, too. As Khan recounts the conversation, McDonald said, “I won’t tell you not to do that, but get a degree first. You need to…
