At 26, and only a few years out of drama school, Cynthia Erivo is making the sort of London theater splash of which dreams are made. The diminutive powerhouse opened on July 15 at the Menier Chocolate Factory as Celie in director/designer John Doyle’s UK premiere of The Color Purple, and the raves began pouring in within minutes of the tempestuous, foot-stomping opening-night ovation, including a love letter fr…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:58PM on July 17, 2013