Who is Cynthia Erivo?
Publication Information
New York, New York : Penguin Workshop, 2024.
Physical Description
50 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Audience
Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.
Summary
"Cynthia Erivo fell in love with performing when she was only five years old and sang "Silent Night" as a solo in a school Christmas play. When she grew up, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before beginning her career as a professional actress and singer. Cynthia made her Broadway debut in 2015 as Celie Harris in The Color Purple. This performance earned her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. In 2017, she won her first Grammy Award for the cast album of The Color Purple. Cynthia went on to play Harriet Tubman in the blockbuster film Harriet in 2019. This movie earned Cynthia her first Academy Award nomination as a lead actress. In 2024, Cynthia will star as Elphaba in the blockbuster movie musical Wicked"--
Contents
- Who is Cynthia Erivo?
- Born to perform
- Tumultuous teen years
- Purple reign
- First films
- Making her own music
- Broadway to books
- Timelines.
Subjects
- Actresses > Great Britain > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Singers > Great Britain > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Women, Black > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Women > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Actresses > Great Britain > Biography.
- Singers > Great Britain > Biography.
- Women, Black > Biography.
- Women > Biography.
- Erivo, Cynthia, 1987- > Juvenile literature.
- Erivo, Cynthia, 1987- > Biography.