Two of the six nominees in the category this year were from an ethnic minority background: Cynthia Erivo, for the musical fantasy Wicked, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste, for the drama Hard Truths.
Erivo is only an Oscar away from EGOT status — she won a Tony in 2016 for her performance as Celie in “The Color Purple,” a Grammy for musical theater album for the same role and a Daytime Emmy for a performance on NBC’s “Today” show with “The Color Purple” cast.
Cynthia Erivo is taking on another musical for her next role. Cynthia Erivo is taking on another musical for her next role. On Tuesday, it was announced that the "Wicked" star and three-time Oscar ...
Cynthia Erivo’s latest gig proves how popular she is this award season. The Wicked star has been announced as the host of the 78th annual Tony Awards which will air live on CBS June 10 from the ...
Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. In the short video, Erivo can be seen and ...