Erivo on near-EGOT status: 'Iām just going to keep working'
Read full article: Erivo on near-EGOT status: 'Iām just going to keep working'FILE - Actress Cynthia Erivo poses for a portrait during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 10, 2019. Erivo portrays Aretha Franklin in the National Geographic miniseries Genius: Aretha. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK ā āThe Color Purpleā turned into Grammy, Tony and Emmy gold for Cynthia Erivo. The performerās brilliant performance in the Broadway revival won her the 2016 Tony for best actress in a musical. āI guess I didnāt expect to be this close this soon,ā Erivo told The Associated Press of her almost-EGOT status.