Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
#1Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 9:41am
http://www.goldderby.com/article/2017/cynthia-erivo-daytime-emmy-the-color-purple-egot/#utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=social_bar&utm_content=top_amp&utm_id=1202079600
Congrats to a very talented woman!
froote
Broadway Star Joined: 2/14/17
#2Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 9:48am
I think getting an Emmy for performing a song you perform 8 times a week on Broadway on a daytime TV show is completely bizarre, but congrats to her.
#3Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 11:04am
Who knows? Her Harriet Tubman movie could be the Oscar contender she needs.
#4Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 11:07am
Whoopi Goldberg's? EGOT is always debated. She got the Tony for producing Millie & her Emmy is for Hollywood Squares.
Same for Erivo, getting an Emmy for a 4 minute appearance on a talk show? I don't know.
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#5Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 12:00pm
This board's obsession with EGOTs is bizarre.
#6Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 12:06pm
Just one measly little Oscar?
MadsonMelo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/24/14
#7Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 12:24pm
Well, Margo Martindale won an Emmy for guest actress for 48 seconds, 4 minutes is much more lol
carnzee
Broadway Star Joined: 9/2/11
#8Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 12:34pm
MadsonMelo said: "Well, Margo Martindale won an Emmy for guest actress for 48 seconds, 4 minutes is much more lol
What part?
And I also get annoyed by the EGOT stuff, but it's fun for others, so...
#9Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 12:56pm
Good for her. She's a great performer with a great work ethic. It's nice to see that kind of artistry awarded.
#10Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 1:07pm
carnzee said: "MadsonMelo said: "Well, Margo Martindale won an Emmy for guest actress for 48 seconds, 4 minutes is much more lol
What part? "
I believe for The Americans where she won two best Guest Actress Emmys.
#11Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 1:12pm
Tony, Grammy & Emmy within ONE YEAR? That's insane.
Also Whoopi now has another Daytime Emmy for hosting The View.
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trpguyy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
#12Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 1:19pm
hork said: "This board's obsession with EGOTs is bizarre."
And it wasn't even a "thing" until 30 Rock.
froote
Broadway Star Joined: 2/14/17
#13Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 1:19pm
IdinaBellFoster said: "Tony, Grammy & Emmy within ONE YEAR? That's insane."
It would be if they all weren't for the same thing.
#14Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 1:37pm
carnzee said: "MadsonMelo said: "Well, Margo Martindale won an Emmy for guest actress for 48 seconds, 4 minutes is much more lol
What part?
And I also get annoyed by the EGOT stuff, but it's fun for others, so...
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Imagine getting annoyed by the "EGOT stuff"
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Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#15Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 1:50pm
I'm an EGOT away from an EGOT.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
CT2NYC
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
#16Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 1:52pm
trpguyy said: "hork said: "This board's obsession with EGOTs is bizarre."
And it wasn't even a "thing" until 30 Rock.
I've known about the EGOT for at least 30 years, mainly as a bit of trivia. Back then, only 3 had achieved it, and, as a kid, I always knew that Rita Moreno was one of them. Of course, with the addition of awards categories, it's easier to get, but that doesn't make it any less impressive. In any event, it was definitely a "thing" before 30 ROCK.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#18Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 1:57pm
Everyone knows it's the PEGOT that matters.
#19Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 2:03pm
I actually remember the REAL originating article. The reporter mentioned that Phillip Michael Thomas had EGOT tattooed on him. He explained the meaning and how it was his goal.
#20Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 2:05pm
CT2NYC said: "trpguyy said: "hork said: "This board's obsession with EGOTs is bizarre."
And it wasn't even a "thing" until 30 Rock.
I've known about the EGOT for at least 30 years, mainly as a bit of trivia. Back then, only 3 had achieved it, and, as a kid, I always knew that Rita Moreno was one of them. Of course, with the addition of awards categories, it's easier to get, but that doesn't make it any less impressive. In any event, it was definitely a "thing" before 30 ROCK.
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But I think that is the very point some are trying to make - it does make it a bit less impressive if it doesn't seem to be as competitive. I find it a bit odd that someone can apparently have TV's highest honours for singing a song, and of course the Grammy for cast albums is not as competitive as say the major categories. On the other hand, as perhaps the most prestigious award available in entertainment to get an Oscar will almost always seem like a massive accomplishment.
I am happy for Cynthia, but I can't help but raise a slight eye brow.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
CT2NYC
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/17
#21Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 2:19pm
My point is that, with only 12 EGOT winners, it's still an exclusive "club." Loophole or not, they're not handing them out like candy, and it's hardly Cynthia's fault that she was able to parlay her Tony-winning performance into a Grammy and an Emmy. I consider it a testament to how special it was.
#22Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 2:26pm
Erivo wining an Emmy for this performance is no less ridiculous than Audra McDonald receiving an Emmy for introducing Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - In Concert with the New York Philharmonic.
froote
Broadway Star Joined: 2/14/17
#23Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 2:28pm
Bear in mind that this Emmy category has only been around for a few years, so with the addition of silly categories like this EGOTs may become a lot more common. I have no issue with principal vocalists on cast recordings winning Grammys (especially when they're as essential as Cynthia) and of course think she is well deserving of her Tony but no I'm not going to be impressed that she's won an Emmy for basically nothing.
Additionally, whilst the performance was lovely, it's no better than any of the 'Best of Broadway' performances that have been featured on the Today Show this week (well maybe except the Groundhog Day one). Do all of those performers deserve Emmys now too?
#24Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 2:39pm
I'm still a little confused how it counts as an Emmy for her when the nomination was submitted like this:
Outstanding On-Camera Musical Performance in a Daytime Program
Cynthia Erivo and the Cast of The Color Purple
Today Show (NBC)
But hey, however that works, good for her.
I do think my one issue is that she's won three major awards for one role. We all know she's brilliant, but it's the stage performance on TV and on the album. I just wish they could have spread the wealth throughout her career, not that she's actually got a foothold in the States.
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#25Cynthia Erivo is an Oscar away from an EGOT
Posted: 4/29/17 at 2:48pm
TheQuibbler said: "Erivo wining an Emmy for this performance is no less ridiculous than Audra McDonald receiving an Emmy for introducing Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - In Concert with the New York Philharmonic.
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Didn't she also play the beggar woman?
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
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