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News See Color Purple Cast Perform on Today Show The performance came moments after the show’s Tony nominations were announced.
Cynthia Erivo, Joaquina Kalukango and cast in The Color Purple Matthew Murphy

The cast of the Broadway musical The Color Purple appeared on NBC's Today show May 3 to perform a specially staged version of the show's title song.

The hosts interviewed star Cynthia Erivo just minutes after she, and her show, were nominated for Tony Awards. Here is the clip, courtesy of NBC News’ Today.

It's the second installment in Today's Broadway Week promotion, May 2-5 that began with Waitress. Upcoming shows scheduled to perform this week are as follows:

May 4: Cast of Tuck Everlasting (postponed due to rain; rescheduled for May 13 during the 8 AM hour.
May 5: Cast of She Loves Me

 
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