Cynthia Erivo appeared on last night's American Idol to perform with one of the show's contestants.
Erivo and Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon performed "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper during the American Idol 2019 Top 20 All-Star Duets round in front of a live audience and judges Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan.
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Erivo is a Tony®, Emmy®, and Grammy® Award-winning actress who burst onto West End and Broadway stages in "The Color Purple" and has taken the big screen by storm. Mostly recently, Erivo starred in two major films for 20th Century Fox: Drew Goddard's "Bad Times at the El Royale" and Steve McQueen's "Widows." Upcoming, Erivo will be seen in Doug Liman's the highly anticipated sci-fi thriller, "Chaos Walking" and she recently wrapped production for both John Ridley's "Needle in a Timestack" and on Kasi Lemmons' "Harriet," where she will bring the legacy of Harriet Tubman to the big screen.
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 Factoryand 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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