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.
‘Wicked’ Stars Idina Menzel & Cynthia Erivo Bring Their “Green Girl Power” To The 2024 Tony Awards
deadline.comIt was a Wicked union between Idina Menzel and Cynthia Erivo as the actresses and singers came together to close out the 2024 Tony Awards.
Menzel and Erivo took the stage at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City to present Best Musical, which ultimately went to The Outsiders.
However, before presenting the category nominees, Menzel shared a sweet moment with Wicked movie star Erivo. “I’m just going to go off the script real quick to say how excited I am to see what I know is going to be an amazing performance in that movie that you’re doing,” Menzel said, referencing the film adaptation of the Wicked musical. RELATED: Daniel Radcliffe Thanks A Crying Jonathan Groff After Tony Awards Win For ‘Merrily We Roll Along’: “I Will Never Have It This Good Again” Erivo said, “I love you,” with Menzel adding, “I just want to say green girl power.” Watch their exchange in the video below.Idina Menzel and Cynthia Erivo bring their “green girl power” to the #TonyAwards #Wicked pic.twitter.com/uYleM9Fxlw Menzel originated the role of Elphaba in the 2003 Broadway musical Wicked, character which Erivo will play on the big screen.
Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation will be broken into two parts, with the first part being released on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. The sequel is scheduled to drop the following year on Dec.
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