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  • Опубликовано: 27 дек 2016
  • I did not record this, all rights belong to the producers of The Color Purple.
    The Color Purple on Broadway May 11, 2016
    ​​Heather Headly (Shug Avery), Kyle Scatiffe (Harpo), Danielle Brooks (Sofia), Cynthia Erivo (Celie), Isaiah Johnson (Mister), Joaquina Kalukango (Nettie

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  • @mlaugh09
    @mlaugh09 6 лет назад +7914

    We sat in the 3rd row center and she hurled that at us. I couldn't move. It was breathtaking.

    • @laurendoaesthetic3079
      @laurendoaesthetic3079 5 лет назад +24

      Michael Laughlin lol!

    • @Love-Is-Kind
      @Love-Is-Kind 4 года назад +175

      Just heard her sing for the first time on the TERRELL RUclips channel and she rendered this song sitting right next to him. I'm sitting here bawling my eyes out and haven't seen the play but I've seen the movie countless times. I cannot imagine sitting that close to her while she's singing that song. I'd probably blubber and bawl my way right to the floor and faint. She is phenomenal!!!

    • @Gthefray
      @Gthefray 4 года назад +15

      Zanetta Tribble same here. I am in awe, speechless! I can‘t believe i am blessed enough to witness her gift. Amazing person and incredible voice/all around talent. Love love love... wow

    • @Suitelifeof_bre
      @Suitelifeof_bre 4 года назад +34

      Michael Laughlin OMG I was on the first row I had chills on my entire body and even my baby girl was in tears crying mommy at least she knows she’s beautiful and she love herself

    • @junogeronimo9422
      @junogeronimo9422 4 года назад +19

      You've been blessed with the holy water of Cynthia's saliva. Wish you bottled some to go around.

  • @sharonpowell1969
    @sharonpowell1969 5 лет назад +8750

    For every plain dark skinned black girl with short, nappy, super thick, coarse hair with full black African features who has been told, " you are not beautiful". I am one. Thank you

    • @kendravallis8953
      @kendravallis8953 5 лет назад +236

      You are more than beautiful❤️

    • @taniaodesho4601
      @taniaodesho4601 5 лет назад +159

      This is really powerful and made me cry

    • @sharonpowell1969
      @sharonpowell1969 5 лет назад +98

      Tania Odesho You are beautiful. I cried too but all I know is, we must love ourselves the way we are. We have value. This song just reminded me. Have a beautiful life, beautiful lady

    • @NegaDriaa
      @NegaDriaa 5 лет назад +68

      and we're here! we're here.

    • @RuBy-yz4hr
      @RuBy-yz4hr 5 лет назад +66

      We are all Gods creation and no matter what is your color we are equal..love and respect from the brown race ,the Philippines..

  • @michigantown
    @michigantown 3 года назад +2644

    this could (easily) be one of the best vocal performances of all time

    • @calleigh5887
      @calleigh5887 Год назад +51

      oh no questions asked she is the greatest singer who has ever lived

    • @k_perry
      @k_perry Год назад +11

      EASILY!!!!!!!!!

    • @TerrellAmari
      @TerrellAmari Год назад +13

      @@calleigh5887 she isn’t but she’s great

    • @yq4353
      @yq4353 Год назад +1

      @@TerrellAmari who’s the greatest

    • @AIRiahera
      @AIRiahera Год назад +24

      ​@@yq4353Whitney Houston

  • @annamathias5978
    @annamathias5978 4 года назад +1526

    And that’s on healthy belting. Period.

    • @officialmichaelcarrasco
      @officialmichaelcarrasco 3 года назад +2

      😍 ruclips.net/video/SJUUDx95RWE/видео.html

    • @catherineealy5952
      @catherineealy5952 3 года назад +14

      PERIODDD!

    • @pandapower5902
      @pandapower5902 3 года назад +41

      I think it helps that her head voice is so strong, in that middle range where chest turns to head voice. You have to keep that area strong so that it blends seamlessly and you can higher and louder without hurting yourself.

  • @samjohnson1376
    @samjohnson1376 6 лет назад +8553

    Let's keep in mind that this song is at the very end of Act II. This performance comes after singing a whole show, essentially. Pure class and grace. Bravo!

    • @ryanfaure3120
      @ryanfaure3120 5 лет назад +101

      Sam Johnson Ooooh just like Words Fail in Dear Evan Hansen 😢 These songs can really be damaging 😵

    • @paolav2887
      @paolav2887 5 лет назад +12

      @@ryanfaure3120 In a good way of course

    • @ryanfaure3120
      @ryanfaure3120 5 лет назад +63

      @@paolav2887 I meant damaging vocally for the performer

    • @paolav2887
      @paolav2887 5 лет назад +5

      @@ryanfaure3120 Ah

    • @paolav2887
      @paolav2887 5 лет назад +32

      @@ryanfaure3120 I thought you meant emotionally

  • @michaelgookin9707
    @michaelgookin9707 5 лет назад +4031

    Any Cynthia Erivo performance frustrates me because her tone is so consistent and she looks so relaxed. While singing with every ounce of emotion. Every performance is so natural. Teach me your ways.

    • @M.M.424
      @M.M.424 3 года назад +35

      Magnificent

    • @JordanDoww
      @JordanDoww 2 года назад +16

      agreed

    • @dimitries
      @dimitries 2 года назад +8

      She learned from the best. Fantasia taught her well. But we need Fantasia back

    • @SEFYH
      @SEFYH 2 года назад +64

      @@dimitries No Boo! Fantasia didn't teach Cynthia JACK SQUAT!!! I like Fantasia, but let's be clear... Cynthia Erivo is a force unto herself!!!! ALL BY HERSELF!

    • @lukeduberry3356
      @lukeduberry3356 Год назад +8

      That’s the power of training at RADA

  • @NicoleNg-qd5pw
    @NicoleNg-qd5pw 2 месяца назад +36

    This is single handedly my favorite solo performance of anything/anyone ever. Her voice is pure magic.

    • @tisheiamosley7530
      @tisheiamosley7530 2 месяца назад +1

      Agreed!!!!

    • @FreedomFighter2112
      @FreedomFighter2112 28 дней назад +1

      I've seen over 200 musicals and play and I have NEVER seen a greater performance in my life.
      I was totally captivated and crying like a baby

  • @SteveNYC11101
    @SteveNYC11101 4 года назад +443

    I was one of the merchandise managers for this show and every time I worked the merch sellers, some of the ushers, and bartenders would all come upstairs and stand in the back of the house and watch her do that number. EVERY.SINGLE.TIME!!!

    • @mp3holder94
      @mp3holder94 8 месяцев назад +4

      this makes me so happy!!!

    • @hannah11pell
      @hannah11pell 2 месяца назад +1

      I saw her do this live and I would have been there with you if I could have seen her more than once. That's amazing.

  • @adamkirkbride7143
    @adamkirkbride7143 5 лет назад +2344

    The cheer from the audience when she says “I’m beautiful” absolutely melts my heart

    • @pastaslut
      @pastaslut 2 года назад +56

      literally sobbing

    • @themetrosexual
      @themetrosexual 2 года назад +55

      The way she sang that part literally gave me goosebumps, the way she said it was so powerful

    • @timhunter1214
      @timhunter1214 Год назад

      If you never sawonce in saw this show (omg see it!) you know what her story is. Cynthia is not human.

    • @clairewalsh1779
      @clairewalsh1779 Год назад +11

      I saw her in this on Broadway..
      I was blessed and she got a standing ovation that I thought would never stop. It is an incredible memory for me.

    • @robhillman2238
      @robhillman2238 11 месяцев назад +1

      Why did you do this to me Cynthia? 😢😢 😂
      She’s a treasure.

  • @Averia89
    @Averia89 7 лет назад +5490

    I was here for this performance, and when I tell you the audience was shook I mean SHOOK. I grabbed the hand of the girl next to me and squeezed it - didn't even know her name. We were all there with Celie, and that walk at the end - get it mami!!!

    • @yolandavillegas4376
      @yolandavillegas4376 6 лет назад +400

      That might have been ME! hahaha! It happened @ our show and by the end of the play, we were all in tears and hugged each other - total strangers!!! That is the POWER of this play!!

    • @hannahsinclair7584
      @hannahsinclair7584 5 лет назад +83

      That’s what’s amazing a live theatre ! And what I love most about it

    • @jackbrown9476
      @jackbrown9476 4 года назад +28

      THE WALK yes!!!!

    • @iamplaid99
      @iamplaid99 4 года назад +37

      This is the kind of stuff I miss in quarantine

    • @JaZzYJR3
      @JaZzYJR3 3 года назад +2

      👏👏👏👏💯🕊💕🎯😂 WOW!!!. FOR #MISSCELIE !!.💯✊

  • @cameronwilson3577
    @cameronwilson3577 4 года назад +633

    Yikes almost forgot to watch this today.

  • @marintack138
    @marintack138 Год назад +176

    When I saw her sing this live it changed my life forever. I was in complete shock... tears, chills, all of it. I will never forget that feeling!

    • @csh
      @csh 5 месяцев назад +2

      #SAME and it still brings me to tears each time I see this.

  • @matteolambert7191
    @matteolambert7191 7 лет назад +3010

    I love the "I just did that" walk at the end

    • @colorpurplelover8571
      @colorpurplelover8571  7 лет назад +118

      Matteo Lambert SAME !!!!! It had style

    • @danafripp4120
      @danafripp4120 7 лет назад +89

      That "Celie Found Her Full Groove Without Any Of You" Strut!!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

    • @charissac3367
      @charissac3367 7 лет назад +43

      Precisely! You see how much of an influence Shug has on Celie in terms of building up her confidence and her persona from the time they met that it's quite fitting for Celie to display traits of Shug- the confident, know-it-all one.

    • @diefelo1
      @diefelo1 7 лет назад

      Adam Efimoff is Vanderbilt Trujillo tgv

    • @notsayingmyfullname3852
      @notsayingmyfullname3852 6 лет назад

      IKR 😂 I love it so freaking much

  • @alisagabrielle7813
    @alisagabrielle7813 6 лет назад +6140

    How did she do this every night my god

    • @MikeA15206
      @MikeA15206 4 года назад +382

      and twice on Wednesdays, and Saturday.

    • @jillsalkin7389
      @jillsalkin7389 4 года назад +110

      She stopped singing it, just performing it rarely.

    • @leahmayes2417
      @leahmayes2417 4 года назад +103

      Jill Salkin it’s part of the show lmao
      She can’t stop

    • @tokugawa578
      @tokugawa578 4 года назад +399

      @@leahmayes2417 yep she did that for years, continuously. But now, she stopped performing totally. It's been years actually, she said that the reason is that the character she's playing is penetrating under her skin and the feelings of the character became real to her. She felt really insecure, ugly, and every single emotion that the character is playing become her real life. Its not good for her, I'm glad that she stopped.

    • @tokugawa578
      @tokugawa578 4 года назад +12

      @@DM-wu9jk ruclips.net/video/E-Flmo07ddk/видео.html this is the conference that she's talking about.

  • @Nyx_Room
    @Nyx_Room 2 года назад +984

    Can you believe this woman is Playing Elphaba for the Wicked film adaptation? She's gonna SLAY it.

    • @e2theeyepie
      @e2theeyepie 2 года назад +52

      We're getting a non-screechy Elphaba?!? HOORAY!!!

    • @transportandtheatrekid2298
      @transportandtheatrekid2298 2 года назад +8

      After filming wicked she could play her on the west end

    • @Nyx_Room
      @Nyx_Room 2 года назад +2

      @@e2theeyepie lmao 😂 besides Willemijn Verkaik? Yasss

    • @Nyx_Room
      @Nyx_Room 2 года назад +1

      @@e2theeyepie who knows! That would be a revival of the broadway!!

    • @Nyx_Room
      @Nyx_Room 2 года назад

      @@transportandtheatrekid2298 revival of the broadway!

  • @keeengkoy9588
    @keeengkoy9588 2 года назад +1467

    If someone complains about Cynthia being Elphaba in the movie Im gonna send this to them. This performance proves how great of an actress and singer Cynthia really is, just look at the emotions she puts in her performance❤️❤️❤️

    • @SoulKnightKing
      @SoulKnightKing Год назад +10

      She's a Glinda at best. Not an Elphaba. Her voice is way too pretty

    • @keeengkoy9588
      @keeengkoy9588 Год назад +127

      @@SoulKnightKing I don't see anything wrong with Elphaba having a pretty voice, and I also believe Cynthia being ever so versatile will be able to add the right color to her voice when the time comes for her to finally sing.

    • @bbnffgvbnn8860
      @bbnffgvbnn8860 Год назад +33

      @@SoulKnightKing She'd be an amazing alphaba

    • @SoulKnightKing
      @SoulKnightKing Год назад +1

      @@bbnffgvbnn8860 she woukda been a passable Glinda

    • @bbnffgvbnn8860
      @bbnffgvbnn8860 Год назад +79

      @@SoulKnightKing First of all she didn't audition for glinda , the fact she got the role of elphaba shows how good and versitile a singer she is , why would they randomly give the role of elphaba to Cynthia if she wasn't great and callin her a passable glinda is just disgusting , stop trying to descredit Cynthia , i can odviously tell you're a hater

  • @chrisgomez8129
    @chrisgomez8129 7 лет назад +4644

    even though I'm not black nor a woman, this song has helped me in my darkest times and her performances inspire me every time I see her

    • @japaroldo
      @japaroldo 5 лет назад +55

      I always say the same thing!

    • @leonardo_Fabri
      @leonardo_Fabri 5 лет назад +167

      That's the beauty of art man. This song helped me a lot as well

    • @leonardo_Fabri
      @leonardo_Fabri 5 лет назад +289

      @IChangedMyMind Agreed, but lets be honest: the book (and the story itself) is a celebration of the underdogs and a poor, black woman in the late 19th century is the portrait of how the world can be cruel to some people, not all people. Alice Walker has made a stateman on how women of color are wiped out of their self love from the very start. So, the song was made for the power of black women and there's nothing wrong with that, as there's nothing wrong for everyone feel and see themselves in this song, as you said, once its speaking of how is possible overcame the hardness of life. Black women can be a model to everyone

    • @Raymondcurryjr
      @Raymondcurryjr 5 лет назад +98

      Music doesn't know race, it knows souls

    • @miadenae8629
      @miadenae8629 5 лет назад +56

      Mr. President no, it is! The book was written for the empowerment of black women. But go ahead and gentrify!

  • @nesssssa23
    @nesssssa23 6 лет назад +1413

    the power and control her voice has is all I want in life

    • @peacebwithu97
      @peacebwithu97 5 лет назад +3

      If you like her, you'd LOVE Celine Dion.

  • @thesourpatchkidd579
    @thesourpatchkidd579 2 года назад +632

    It's that quiet, powerful, honest, "I'm beautiful" that really makes this song, really just carries so much emotion, so much of the tone and spirit of this song and this performance.

  • @grl02
    @grl02 4 года назад +397

    her technical training is so beautiful, especially when she goes from singing in a high faint octave to changing her volume and tone in a matter of seconds with no crack in her voice or pitch problems.

  • @eggtime72
    @eggtime72 5 лет назад +2447

    She is one of the best vocalists I've ever heard

  • @smilealwaysnatasha3423
    @smilealwaysnatasha3423 5 лет назад +1786

    She squated for that note! Squat sis!

  • @Stesamb1991
    @Stesamb1991 Месяц назад +6

    To be in that audience, would be remarkable. I hope they appreciated what they were witnessing live… Incredible

  • @amarguerirem6890
    @amarguerirem6890 2 года назад +120

    I don’t need a studio version, I’m here everyday

  • @jamesn.osullivan4320
    @jamesn.osullivan4320 7 лет назад +659

    If you weren't appreciating her acting, you sure did when she delivered that beautifully pregnant pause before saying "I'm beautiful". Like, that's the character - years and years of depreciation and devaluing of self brought to an end.

  • @Dung_____
    @Dung_____ 7 лет назад +2820

    Her voice was in really good shape here. Not that it ever isn't, but she sounds really clean and kills this one. The sing out is beautifully mixed.

    • @smbboyer
      @smbboyer 6 лет назад +184

      There is only a sprinkle of head voice in that high G, sir. This is a full-out, Mariah Carrey-style, high belt. She mixes the Ds on the staff to prep for that high G, but it is indeed belted. Give the Queen her due praise.

    • @aderiusscott2220
      @aderiusscott2220 5 лет назад +48

      @@smbboyer ok for musical theory 101...

    • @futuresuperstar4life
      @futuresuperstar4life 4 года назад +9

      @@smbboyer I dont have perfect pitch which notes (words) are we talking about here because I really need to understand mix and belt and I DONT!!

    • @latrellcasey1544
      @latrellcasey1544 4 года назад +19

      Stephen Boyer i think shes still mixing though... Her voice sounds to clear and bright for her to not be mixing in a pinch of head lmao...

    • @zingandkai4285
      @zingandkai4285 4 года назад +18

      Definitely a STRONG mix that matches her belt on “sing out” gosh I love Cynthia. Her acting, her technique and her God Given voice! WHEW 🙌🏾

  • @hollie8331
    @hollie8331 4 месяца назад +29

    No matter how matter times I watch this, I will sob like a baby every time. Every. Time.

    • @Cheeks217
      @Cheeks217 4 месяца назад +3

      Every. Friggin. Time. 😢

  • @AnnaN-rn7ox
    @AnnaN-rn7ox 2 года назад +38

    I'm now totally convinced she's gonna be a great Elphaba

  • @JordanDoww
    @JordanDoww 7 лет назад +4321

    im ugly crying so hard right now

    • @commonsense863
      @commonsense863 5 лет назад +11

      Same! Still!

    • @marciahanna9284
      @marciahanna9284 4 года назад +7

      Still!!!

    • @TheCSPretty
      @TheCSPretty 4 года назад +7

      Every time

    • @Love-Is-Kind
      @Love-Is-Kind 4 года назад +13

      Count me in this group of "ugly cryin folks" when we hear her sing this song! LOL! And yes, I'm still sniffing with tears running down my face.

    • @kbs5525
      @kbs5525 4 года назад +3

      oooh girl me too

  • @sydneylee8844
    @sydneylee8844 7 лет назад +1184

    "i'm beautiful" aaaaaannnnnnnndddd i'm sobbing

  • @barbaraz8264
    @barbaraz8264 4 месяца назад +21

    One of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen on Broadway. 8 years later it still gives me chills!

  • @lightfootjf
    @lightfootjf 5 месяцев назад +33

    Who's on here listening to every version of this song available on repeat after watching the new movie. Fantasia is on another level. Can't wait for Wicked.

    • @IronheartvsMiles
      @IronheartvsMiles 5 месяцев назад +13

      Fantasia good, this better.

    • @oliveyim5216
      @oliveyim5216 4 месяца назад +4

      @@IronheartvsMilesjust watched the movie, Fantasia was amazing but she has a more mainstream sound but Cynthia’s got that strong broadway vibrato that’s what really makes it for me

    • @ernhole5435
      @ernhole5435 4 месяца назад +3

      Fantasia has more heart and her live version of this is my favorite but Cynthia has the better voice. Can't wait to see her in wicked

  • @GM-rh6vt
    @GM-rh6vt 4 года назад +573

    I've literally lost count of how many times I've watched this

  • @AiyanaWolfe
    @AiyanaWolfe 7 лет назад +2555

    I know nothing about this musical or what's going on why am I crying this is a first

    • @joeyharris4162
      @joeyharris4162 6 лет назад +87

      You really should go see it! If you think you are crying NOW....JUST YOU WAIT!

    • @meghanisapirate
      @meghanisapirate 5 лет назад +115

      It’s one of the most powerful songs in the history of musical theatre, imo.

    • @ieshagames
      @ieshagames 5 лет назад +44

      It was turned into a movie before it was turned into a musical. You've never seen the movie with Whoopi Goldberg?

    • @abiwright2726
      @abiwright2726 5 лет назад +42

      I know this is late but you should do read the book before watching anything- it makes this performance SO much more amazing

    • @anoushkaclarke-newell940
      @anoushkaclarke-newell940 4 года назад +12

      READ THE BOOK

  • @AudreyCee
    @AudreyCee 4 года назад +23

    Anyone else watched this approximately 1427 times? cried every time? 😫😫

    • @raianreyes999
      @raianreyes999 4 месяца назад

      i wept all the freaking time! now i sound like i have a cold

  • @dreadrington2449
    @dreadrington2449 3 месяца назад +7

    I’ve watched literally millions of performance videos, and seen hundreds of live shows, and this performance cuts through the screen and slaps you right in the face, shoots into your heart like an arrow, it’s like her eyes are looking directly at you. I cannot imagine how earthshaking this was to see live. How could you even breathe during this performance?! She is something truly not of this earth. Gobsmacked.

  • @NEVERwillIletUgo
    @NEVERwillIletUgo 5 лет назад +388

    WHEN SHE GOES "SINNNGGGGGG OUT" AT THAT TOP NOTE YOU CAN TELL IT'S NOT FULL ON HEAD VOICE BELT AND IT JUST PROVES HOW AMAZING HER VOCAL RANGE IS. LIKE THE PARTS WHEN SHE ISN'T SINGING YOU CAN HEAR A PEN DROP AND HER VOICE ABSOLUTELY FILLS THE ENTIRE ROOM.

  • @Sevyntwenny37
    @Sevyntwenny37 4 года назад +1727

    "But most of all, I'm thankful for loving who I really am..." Those words always hit me. I am thankful for being the gay black man that I am.... Love this...

    • @lindseyschatz3375
      @lindseyschatz3375 4 года назад +72

      i dont even know you but i love you and you are beautiful

    • @allie5995
      @allie5995 3 года назад +14

      I love you

    • @sofiacaracuta9240
      @sofiacaracuta9240 3 года назад +10

      Hello, I love you.

    • @jamesc2201
      @jamesc2201 3 года назад +28

      Being a black gay man is a tough fuckin life.

    • @tomatoMarz
      @tomatoMarz 2 года назад +11

      @@jamesc2201 Yeah. :/ Still havin problems with accepting myself, but I know I’ll love myself fully one day.

  • @JoannaShin
    @JoannaShin 4 года назад +60

    4:11 when the lighting starts drastically turning more purple when she sings “lovin who I REALLY am...” wowww

  • @newwickedbootslinks237
    @newwickedbootslinks237 2 года назад +50

    Who else is here because of the Wicked casting announcement and they didn't know much about Cynthia and this video has assured Elphaba is in good hands?

    • @danizinhaxxi
      @danizinhaxxi 2 года назад +9

      This!! Obviously I knew they wouldn’t cast just anyone to play Elphaba so I came expecting excellence, but wow!
      I’m ugly crying so hard after watching this

    • @laurengarfitt4397
      @laurengarfitt4397 2 года назад +2

      Yesss

    • @xbreakinggracex
      @xbreakinggracex 3 месяца назад +1

      THE TRAILER IS OUT 2 YEARS LATER

  • @TheVegetarianBaker
    @TheVegetarianBaker 7 лет назад +942

    Still gives me goosebumps every time I see this performance.

    • @markbendy26
      @markbendy26 6 лет назад +2

      The Vegetarian Baker same here, I love her and the song! And I'm vegan too. Lol!

    • @essji9302
      @essji9302 6 лет назад +2

      I agree! I love the power and the clarity and sweetness of her tone which makes her voice truly unique. Its beautiful!

    • @duhnoni
      @duhnoni 6 лет назад +2

      The Vegetarian Baker Me too!!! She’s magical.

    • @kklustra
      @kklustra 5 лет назад +1

      Vegetarian Baker, I'm so glad u commented and I was able to discover you. I just subscribed to your channel.

  • @jclark21218
    @jclark21218 6 лет назад +286

    I absolutely love how she transitions throughout this performance; from scared insecure to a fearless woman. oh!!! and that sing out part - knocks me out

  • @belenbiancaa
    @belenbiancaa 3 года назад +26

    Everyday, I'm listening to this song and each day I'm ugly crying. Who is with me?

  • @biancacarv
    @biancacarv 2 года назад +27

    Now, please, imagine this brilliant woman playing Elphaba. I can't even wait.

  • @tracywilliams9416
    @tracywilliams9416 7 лет назад +1059

    Such a clear voice and I can understand every word. Exceptional vocalist. I saw the play when Fantasia DID this song.

    • @raven567890
      @raven567890 7 лет назад +18

      Tracy Williams why the emphasis on DID ? Just curious

    • @Kolly_er
      @Kolly_er 6 лет назад +55

      raven567890 meaning she slayed or sang the song so well

    • @willwalker24601
      @willwalker24601 4 года назад +7

      It's not a play, it's a musical

    • @lydiascott5808
      @lydiascott5808 4 года назад +6

      @@willwalker24601 musical is a subcategory of play...

    • @willwalker24601
      @willwalker24601 4 года назад +8

      @@lydiascott5808 It technically is, but not really. It should be referred to as musical, because at the Tony Awards, for instance, they give out separate awards for Plays and Musicals. Cynthia Erivo got a Tony for best actress in a Musical, not best actress In a play.

  • @willwalker24601
    @willwalker24601 5 лет назад +479

    This is seriously the BEST musical theatre performance I've ever seen, and that is definitely saying something.

    • @robertlester1
      @robertlester1 Год назад +9

      I saw her perform this at the Menier Chocolte Factory in London.
      A small theatre seating around 200.
      The whole of The Color Purple was fabulous and her performance was the best I've ever witnessed in musical theatre. Almost the whole of the audience had tears streaming down their faces by the end of this song.

    • @mp3holder94
      @mp3holder94 11 месяцев назад

      agreed Will it’s absolutely amazing

  • @HughAbrego
    @HughAbrego 2 года назад +115

    Her incredible voice + defying gravity = out of this world !!

  • @marcparedes
    @marcparedes 4 года назад +882

    In the middle of this coronavirus pandemic, I find deep solace in this song and in this performance. THANK YOU. This, folks, is just one of the many reasons WHY WE ABSOLUTELY NEED THE ARTS.

  • @TheSpriceangel
    @TheSpriceangel 7 лет назад +1101

    "I'm Here......and I'm Beautiful" !! This is a declaration of one's self esteem. You cannot announce this to the world and walk away with your head down. You must "strut" like you meant what you said !!Fabulously delivered Cynthia !!

  • @Kail4ynv
    @Kail4ynv 7 лет назад +114

    "I'm beautiful" = instant tears

  • @gehrigbjr
    @gehrigbjr 2 года назад +80

    Colleen was not kidding. Shook.

    • @madelineoconnor2536
      @madelineoconnor2536 2 года назад +10

      Yes! I have been looking for someone who is from and Colleen’s video!

    • @namitoo
      @namitoo 2 года назад +6

      This was amazing, colleen was right that this would change our lives!!

    • @stephaniebotten9048
      @stephaniebotten9048 2 года назад +3

      I'm here from her video too. What a voice x

    • @Shappire0926
      @Shappire0926 2 года назад +3

      I am so happy she suggested us listening to this!

    • @art3mis898
      @art3mis898 2 года назад

      Yes that’s why I am here to

  • @hellooitsandy
    @hellooitsandy Год назад +85

    After almost 4 years of discovering this performance, I am still left in awe. My heart always feels it ALL.

  • @dontworryabit9809
    @dontworryabit9809 5 лет назад +422

    cynthia erivo, amber riley, and jessie j are the most underrated singers of our time and that’s a fact. THE EMOTION AND EFFORTLESSNESS IS INSANE.

    • @sheritahoward1709
      @sheritahoward1709 3 года назад +6

      Agreed period

    • @brennanmaynard4237
      @brennanmaynard4237 Год назад +8

      Well now Cynthia gets to play Elphaba, the recognition she deserves 😁

    • @ViolinfanaticOriginal
      @ViolinfanaticOriginal Год назад +11

      💯 I'll never understand why Jessie J doesn't have Whitney Houston level fame and recognition.

    • @brandonrice2833
      @brandonrice2833 Год назад +1

      @@ViolinfanaticOriginallet’s relax a bit lol.

    • @ViolinfanaticOriginal
      @ViolinfanaticOriginal Год назад +1

      @@brandonrice2833 I didn't even use all caps. I am relaxed. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @TheRedcat14
    @TheRedcat14 4 года назад +1153

    Walking into that theatre just to see a “cheap seat” show and I walked out finding the album on iTunes because I NEEDED TO LISTEN AGAIN AND AGAIN.
    Cynthia BLEW US ALL AWAY. Everyone near me cried at least once and then everyone gave her a standing ovation after this performance (among others). I felt ashamed to have never heard of “The Color Purple” before then because it became in instant favorite upon first viewing. An absolutely incredible cast and an even more incredible story that everyone should hear once.
    I. Adore. Her. I can’t wait to see Harriet for Cynthia alone!

    • @laugh_til_ithurts
      @laugh_til_ithurts 4 года назад +10

      TheRedcat14 watch the film as well if you haven’t seen it, directed by Steven Spielberg, stars Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg & Oprah Winfrey. Definitely a classic film

    • @MsSexyDiva4Lyfe
      @MsSexyDiva4Lyfe Год назад +1

      That’s one of my fave movies!! I asked my Hispanic friend if she ever saw it and she said no!! So we are gonna watch it together. Honestly, that movie makes me cry every..single..time

  • @Danzy241
    @Danzy241 Год назад +22

    Cried like a baby when I saw this live. Unbelievable.

  • @quentinagreen7756
    @quentinagreen7756 3 месяца назад +7

    This is my absolute favorite rendition of this song! Cynthia?!! WOW! I love her!!

  • @becasaurusbex8204
    @becasaurusbex8204 7 лет назад +662

    when they clap at I'm beautiful they really don't know what's coming

    • @zairemoorer9666
      @zairemoorer9666 6 лет назад

      Becky Owen what happened...

    • @jskuddy
      @jskuddy 5 лет назад +71

      I think they were clapping in agreement, not that they thought the song was over.

    • @PabloEmanuel96
      @PabloEmanuel96 3 года назад +3

      @@jskuddy I know
      But when you clap is because you got what you needed and are blown away
      And THEN she went out even further

  • @Toribonita
    @Toribonita 7 лет назад +2036

    [Celie]
    I don't need you to love me
    I don't need you to love
    I've got-
    I've got-
    I've got my sister, I can feel her now
    She may not be here, but she's still mine
    I know-
    I know she still love me
    Got my children, I can't hold them now
    They may not be here, but they still mine
    I hope
    They know I still love them
    Got my house, it still keep the cold out
    Got my chair when my body can't hold out
    Got my hands doing good like they s'posed to
    Showing my heart to the folks that I'm close to
    Got my eyes though they don't see as far now
    They see more 'bout how things really are now
    I'm gonna take a breath
    Gonna hold my head up
    Gonna put my shoulders back
    And look you straight in the eye
    I'm gonna flirt with somebody
    When they walk by
    I'm gonna sing out
    Sing out
    I believe I have inside of me
    Everything that I need to live a bountiful life
    And all the love alive in me
    I'll stand as tall as the tallest tree
    And I'm thankful for every day that I'm given
    Both the easy and hard ones I'm livin'
    But most of all, I'm thankful for
    Lovin' who I really am
    I'm beautiful
    Yes, I'm beautiful
    And I'm here

  • @kissame104
    @kissame104 Год назад +9

    This song is for anyone who has ever struggled with self-confidence. I am in my early 30s and still struggling.

  • @katetamme2067
    @katetamme2067 3 месяца назад +6

    I am the 4.1 million views on this video. I will never stop.

  • @miesy8435
    @miesy8435 6 лет назад +57

    i love how the entire audience is just mesmerized by her excellence

  • @decadencewhimsyandsarcasm
    @decadencewhimsyandsarcasm 5 лет назад +223

    Holy Jesus shitballs! The note on “im gonna siiiiing out”... hell, even Jennifer Hudson goes to head voice for it. Belting that is just.....fuuuuuuck

    • @darienjenkins3467
      @darienjenkins3467 5 лет назад +1

      Callum Orr. Agreed 100%

    • @DJisAwesome
      @DJisAwesome 4 года назад +4

      She used mixed chest so not 100% belt. Her voice is so controlled and she has a lot of technicality. Classic professional right there

    • @mattgrazewski5432
      @mattgrazewski5432 4 года назад

      It’s. In. Sane!

  • @mariamatias7015
    @mariamatias7015 2 года назад +8

    No singer has ever touched me the way she has done 😯.

  • @ma_geex
    @ma_geex 4 года назад +401

    Went back to this after George Floyd issue came up. Let us appreciate black people folks! They are beautiful, so as the others. Be kind to everyone.

    • @whiterose171
      @whiterose171 4 года назад +14

      God bless you ❤️

    • @John-fp1yz
      @John-fp1yz 3 года назад +2

      !!!

    • @benjaminjackson9449
      @benjaminjackson9449 3 года назад +15

      @@susanq6030 just because he wasn’t a model citizen doesn’t mean he deserved to die. And that goes for anyone.

    • @8thwonder0608
      @8thwonder0608 3 года назад +3

      Racial harmony is a fantasy. We will never be appreciated. Tonight Georgia's govenor signed voter suppression legislation into law, which of course disproportionately affects black people. Jim Crow 2.0.

  • @HaleyGriswold
    @HaleyGriswold 5 лет назад +41

    Please take me back to four years ago when I was working double time to pay to see this show for the second time because I was so MOVED after the first I saw it. Cynthia Erivo is unreal.

  • @ameliafaulkner9605
    @ameliafaulkner9605 7 лет назад +63

    I had the honor of seeing Cynthia in The Color Purple on broadway last March. Right as the song began, everyone was in tears!!

  • @odincarlston3144
    @odincarlston3144 4 месяца назад +5

    I was super lucky to see this live. Her performance was so powerful you could have heard a pin drop. Even up in the balcony it was like you were next to her and she was talking to you. I was sobbing, totally unforgettable. Amazing performance and amazing story

  • @felixchristianjr5509
    @felixchristianjr5509 2 года назад +8

    That strut at the end... she knew she just slay y'all wigs

  • @danafripp4120
    @danafripp4120 7 лет назад +512

    She's just a REVELATION. Oh, I am so proud of myself for investing in a ticket to experience this production before it closed! No words for my transformation.

    • @JenniLeigh81
      @JenniLeigh81 7 лет назад +15

      Agreed! I feel so fortunate to have been an audience member for her stunning work as Celie. Her voice is nothing short of a miracle.

    • @whoever_81
      @whoever_81 5 лет назад +1

      I am proud of you too!

    • @carolineg.1209
      @carolineg.1209 5 лет назад +3

      And this is when us poor European we cry all of our tears. We cannot witness that beauty every day live 😪

    • @joe.combatsports
      @joe.combatsports 5 лет назад

      Caro she’s European :)

  • @rosetaylor-riley7474
    @rosetaylor-riley7474 7 лет назад +623

    Do you have any idea of the lengths I would go to to have her voice. She is a miracle.

  • @HarringtonTribal
    @HarringtonTribal 4 года назад +54

    This will go down in history as one of the greatest musical theatre performances of all time. Not this evening specifically, but Cynthia Erivo telling Celie's story, night after night.

  • @Moonlight-tr7jv
    @Moonlight-tr7jv 3 года назад +149

    I think she's one of the most magnificent singers ever. She has so much emotion and soul into this performance. She certainly has a great spirit, a goddess.

  • @becasaurusbex8204
    @becasaurusbex8204 7 лет назад +715

    Am I the only one who really wants that outfit to come into popular fashion??

    • @VickyGlee
      @VickyGlee 7 лет назад +63

      Becky Owen Whatever. If you want, you can wear it! Is cool :)

    • @kklustra
      @kklustra 5 лет назад +43

      You can!!! Just do it. Wear what moves YOU and don't worry about "popular fashion." It will be Becky Owens' style. The only fashion that matters. Yes!

  • @JordanDoww
    @JordanDoww 7 лет назад +3137

    absolutely beautiful.

  • @leesegrmr4579
    @leesegrmr4579 2 года назад +9

    This should be required viewing in every school ever

  • @Arbnor55
    @Arbnor55 7 лет назад +195

    Not only is she an incredible actress! Shes also one of best singers ever! I would rank her amongst the great vocalist that came before her!

  • @partyinthetardis
    @partyinthetardis 7 лет назад +567

    This one makes me sob every time.

    • @kittybookitty
      @kittybookitty 7 лет назад +23

      www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cynthia-erivos-final-the-color-purple-performance_us_5874fff0e4b043ad97e5c562
      This will make you sob even more...

    • @katrinaraysaulis257
      @katrinaraysaulis257 7 лет назад +2

      Me too!

    • @emilyroque4217
      @emilyroque4217 7 лет назад +3

      partyinthetardis me too omg

    • @goodneighborsw
      @goodneighborsw 7 лет назад +7

      partyinthetardis i can't even sing it to myself without crying tbh

    • @LiLi-zm6xk
      @LiLi-zm6xk 7 лет назад

      yep.

  • @LaurenOrion
    @LaurenOrion 3 года назад +205

    Im 21 and only recently started loving my brown skin. I didn’t grow up around my coloured family, just the white side so no one taught me that it’s beautiful. I’ve only ever heard that I was too dark to fit with the white people in and not dark enough to be with the coloured people. I’m not there yet but songs like these are so important for people who feel or have felt like that.

    • @littlepawML
      @littlepawML 2 года назад +5

      You're beautiful. And i know exactly what you mean. I'm also one of the brown Asians.

    • @LaurenOrion
      @LaurenOrion Год назад +6

      @@littlepawML it’s truly f’d up that we were taught this way

    • @actj700
      @actj700 Год назад +4

      That hit me in the gut like nobody's business. I'm a middle eastern/white mix. I'm too ethnic for the white people. I'm too white for the middle eastern group. This is why inclusion and representation matters!

    • @alicepowell24
      @alicepowell24 5 месяцев назад

      I'm an elderly black woman who wears her hair naturally and walks into a room like the beautiful black queen I am.

  • @karlzarate
    @karlzarate 2 года назад +386

    everyday on repeat.....

  • @charm_mrahc
    @charm_mrahc 6 лет назад +1381

    I can’t believe people say Fantasia’s version is better. Cynthia had the best version emotion wise, technique wise and just plain the way it sounds. I felt and actually UNDERSTOOD every word because she enunciated every letter. Her voice is crystal clear and beautiful in the way she executes this.

    • @colorpurplelover8571
      @colorpurplelover8571  6 лет назад +257

      Char M. Well to be very honest.... everyone has their opinion and I see why people say Fantasia's is better because she connects with Celie the most throughout all the women who have played the part. She's lived Celie's life if you really think about it but I think BOTH WOMEN ARE AMAZING ! I just think comparing them... just doesn't make any sense and besides they were in different versions and if you listen closely...you can tell I'm Here was rewritten a bit.

    • @jeibal02
      @jeibal02 6 лет назад +14

      Color Purple Lover that is a stupid comment. She is nowhere near a comparison for Cynthia.. and both the Tonys and the critics agreed.

    • @aaronnewman7573
      @aaronnewman7573 5 лет назад +190

      different interpretations. from a technical standpoint, yes cynthia was better, but fantasia purposefully squalled and cried and yelled and slurred her words to portray the emotion celie was feeling. the character isn't the most educated person, so the bad diction was more of a stylistic choice based off of celie rather than fantasia just having bad enunciation. fantasia also isn't a broadway vocalist, so she doesn't exactly sing like one. both were excellent

    • @melissa90ify
      @melissa90ify 5 лет назад

      This comment is A1

    • @colorpurplelover8571
      @colorpurplelover8571  5 лет назад +59

      Jae your comment is ignorantly stupid. Just because critics say this and that doesn’t mean anything. Just because critics say something... doesn’t make it true ( talking in general ) everyone HAS THEIR OWN OPINION WHEN THEU SEE ANYTHING. You bringing critics into this is stupid. Clearly you know nothing.

  • @Rae_Naeee
    @Rae_Naeee 4 года назад +67

    She grabbed me threw the phone!! 🙌🏽
    When she threw her shoulders back and walked off!!!!
    Yessss sistah!!

  • @Andrea-qm7nh
    @Andrea-qm7nh 7 месяцев назад +7

    the best casting choice in history

  • @AkaTinaSmith96
    @AkaTinaSmith96 3 года назад +36

    the last note is of course jaw dropping but Ciely finally realizing "Im beautiful." That part always does it for me!

  • @mariahb8927
    @mariahb8927 7 лет назад +290

    She has one of the most amazing voices that I have ever heard. I can just feel it!

  • @macidismuke4326
    @macidismuke4326 6 лет назад +44

    Has anyone else seen this maybe 500 times? I'm not joking. Like, I've listened to this more hours than I've slept this month

    • @macidismuke4326
      @macidismuke4326 4 года назад +2

      I forgot I commented on this two years ago! Wow I just came back to it randomly. still listen to this a lot

    • @troy7835
      @troy7835 4 года назад

      Maci Dismuke same

    • @primbautista7479
      @primbautista7479 4 года назад

      @@macidismuke4326 proud of ya

  • @michelleortiz8372
    @michelleortiz8372 Год назад +33

    I don't need you to love me
    I don't need you to love
    I've got-
    I've got-
    I've got my sister, I can feel her now
    She may not be here, but she's still mine
    I know-
    I know she still love me
    Got my children, I can't hold them now
    They may not be here, but they still mine
    I hope
    They know I still love them
    Got my house, it still keep the cold out
    Got my chair when my body can't hold out
    Got my hands doing good like they s'posed to
    Showing my heart to the folks that I'm close to
    Got my eyes though they don't see as far now
    They see more 'bout how things really are now
    I'm gonna take a deep breath
    Gonna hold my head up
    Gonna put my shoulders back
    And look you straight in the eye
    I'm gonna flirt with somebody
    When they walk by
    I'm gonna sing out
    Sing out
    I believe I have inside of me
    Everything that I need to live a bountiful life
    And all the love alive in me
    I'll stand as tall as the tallest tree
    And I'm thankful for every day that I'm given
    Both the easy and hard ones I'm livin'
    But most of all, I'm thankful for
    Lovin' who I really am
    I'm beautiful
    Yes, I'm beautiful
    And I'm here

  • @dereklippincott2803
    @dereklippincott2803 3 года назад +4

    This ladies and gentlemen is why she has a Tony, Emmy, and a Grammy!!!!

  • @judekristine7163
    @judekristine7163 5 лет назад +34

    the crying gasp at 2:45 is all of us gods damn I am drowning in a sea of emotion

  • @jkimchi
    @jkimchi 5 лет назад +109

    Almost forgot to watch this today

  • @thomaschapman9112
    @thomaschapman9112 Год назад +4

    It’s the walk away after she’s done the performance. She knows she ate 🤩

  • @floowing7544
    @floowing7544 2 года назад +35

    She’s going to be a fantastic elphaba

  • @itsme_jessica0764
    @itsme_jessica0764 5 лет назад +61

    This woman’s voice touches my soul

  • @jjparkin
    @jjparkin 4 года назад +73

    I saw this show 7 times. EVERY performance this was one of the major Times Cynthia has each heart in the audience in the palm of her hand. At every performance she stopped the show with everyone of her songs. Three standing ovations. God, I miss this show. Her and Heather was magical.

  • @timhunter1214
    @timhunter1214 Год назад +5

    She is out of her body during this. Perfection. 😍😭😍😭

  • @k_perry
    @k_perry Год назад +3

    “I’m beautiful” gets me EVERY TIME

  • @daddytravels
    @daddytravels 7 лет назад +63

    I watched this show on the 2nd night of previews on Broadway. I walked in because I was and still am a big fan of Jennifer Hudson, but during the show.... Cynthia Erivo earned my respect. What a gift. What an artist. I'm so grateful to have watched this LIVE.

  • @gmoala
    @gmoala 7 лет назад +262

    There will be no one like her

  • @ezgwain8038
    @ezgwain8038 4 года назад +51

    This really touched me, I have struggled with my self-esteem for so long and i'm starting to see how beautiful I really am. Thank you.

    • @lilme2me
      @lilme2me 3 года назад

      You are beautiful. Are light. Are wonderfully made! I hope you continue to focus on self-love.

  • @kyra3
    @kyra3 4 года назад +64

    What a powerhouse. The way that she demands that she be heard, while still showing so much emotion and control within the song, is absolutely incredible.

  • @austenluvr
    @austenluvr 5 лет назад +25

    Her voice is utterly ridiculous... I can't believe people are born with this...stunning.