Cynthia Onyedinmanasu Chinasaokwu Erivo (born 8 January 1987) is an English actress, singer, and songwriter.
She is known for her performance as Celie in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple, for which she won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, the latter two she shared with the rest of the cast.
Erivo ventured into films in 2018, with roles in the heist film Widows and the thriller Bad Times at the El Royale. In 2019, she portrayed abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet, for which she earned nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Gen Z might not be that familiar with composer Henry Mancini, but he’s one of the most celebrated musicians of all time and the Hollywood Bowl paid tribute to him while opening the 2024 season! Michael Buble and Cynthia Erivo were special guest artists joining conductor Thomas Wilkins on stage at the iconic venue on Sunday night (June 23) in Los Angeles.
While Mancini passed away in 1994, the Bowl threw him a 100th birthday celebration with all proceeds benefiting the Los Angeles Philharmonic and its learning and community programs. Keep reading to find out more… For those who don’t know, Mancini was a four-time Oscar winner off of 18 nominations and 20-time Grammy winner off of 72 nominations.
He’s best known for writing songs like “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and “Days of Wine and Roses” from the movie of the same name.
He also composed the Pink Panther theme! During the Hollywood Bowl tribute concert, Cynthia performed “Days of Wine and Roses,” “Crazy World” with the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, and “Le Jazz Hot,” which brought the crowd to their feet.
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