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Cynthia Erivo’s Original Song Provides Lively Tony Awards And Earns A Standing Ovation – Watch
Cynthia Erivo brought the house down with an opening original song for the Tony Awards, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd.
Broadcasting live on CBS and streamer Paramount+, the inaugural moments of the fete began with Erivo backstage getting prodded by various backstage helpers into zhuzhing up her opening act with stunts and gimmicks in order to grab audiences and excite them: There were suggestions to push an assistant down the stairs à la Death Becomes Her(not to worry, there’s worker’s comp), while Abbott Elementary ‘s Larry Owens suggested she just do her famous run in “Defying Gravity.” And for some reason, Hugh Jackman wanted to know if he could order dozens of trombones? However, as Erivo strutted toward the stage in a dazzling, sequined off-the-shoulder red gown, she was met with Oprah Winfrey, with whom she recreated the viral finger-holding moment she previously shared with Grande during the press run for Wicked. As she sang “It’s our stories and our songs that let us soar,” she shouted out Tony nominees like Audra McDonald, Cole Escola and Sarah Snook (who just won Leading Actress for her one-woman role in The Picture of Dorian Gray).
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