Cabaret & Concert NewsTony Winner Cynthia Erivo Joins Elsie Fest 2019 as HeadlinerThe upcoming star of Harriet joins previously announced headliners Gavin Creel and Ariana DeBose.
By
Dan Meyer
September 25, 2019
Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple) has joined the list of headliners at Elsie Fest 2019 October 5. Erivo returns to the Broadway music festival after headlining in 2016, where she performed “I Can Do Better Than That” from The Last Five Year and “You Will Be Found” from Dear Evan Hansen.
The upcoming Harriet star joins previously announced headliners Gavin Creel and Ariana DeBose with performances from Broadway’s upcoming Jagged Little Pill, Rodgers and Hammerstein organization’s R&H Goes Pop series, and A Very Potter Musical.
Newly added performers also include Pose star Dyllón Burnside; Joshua Bassett and Olivia Rodrigo from Disney+’s upcoming High School Musical: The Musical: The Series;and The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical composer-lyricist Rob Rokicki.
Created by Emmy winner Criss (American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace), Elsie Fest celebrates the best of music from stage and screen. The musical festival is executive produced by Criss, Ricky Rollins, Eleni Gianulis, Jordan Roth, and Dr. Sidney J. Stern. Elsie Fest is a The Bowery Presents production.
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The two-time Tony recipient will reprise some of his most loved numbers from The Boy From Oz, The Greatest Showman, and more in From New York, With Love.