British bred talent Cynthia Erivo has been tipped to take home a Tony Award next month for her role as Celie in Oprah Winfrey‘s revival of ‘The Color Purple’.

Nominated for Best Female Performance In A Leading Role at the event, the vocal powerhouse took to the stage on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ this week to highlight why.

Watch below as she performs ‘I’m Here’ – the production’s climatic number – and earns a standing ovation…

Stellar!

A gifted singer and actress, Erivo is an electrifying talent and has an oh so exciting future ahead of her.

One to watch!

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