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VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo Performs 'Summertime' at the 2020 Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert

By: Jul. 06, 2020
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Tony and Grammy award-winning artist Cynthia Erivo performed "Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess" as part of her appearance at the 2020 Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert at The Met Philadelphia.

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Cynthia Erivo made her Broadway debut reprising her starring role as 'Celie' in the critically acclaimed revival of "The Color Purple." She first played the role in 2013 at London's Menier Chocolate Factory and her performance on Broadway earned her several awards, including the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, a Grammy award as a principal soloist on original cast recording of "The Color Purple" (Best Musical Theater Album), a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program, the Drama Desk Award, Theatre World, and Outer Critics Circle Awards.







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