Cynthia Erivo OPENS Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade After Losing Voice

Cynthia Erivo OPENS Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade After Losing Voice

[Music] Fresh off her Wicked press tour, Cynthia Revo is back on center stage. On Thursday, November 27th, the Tony winner opened the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a powerful performance of Nina Simone’s Feeling Good. [Music] It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new life for me. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Afterwards, the actress cut the parade’s ribbon alongside a few of the Radio City Rockets. Now, let’s have a parade. [Applause] Plus, she also joined NBC’s Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Copy for a quick chat. The 38-year-old’s performance comes days after she lost her voice during the end of the Wicked for Good promotional tour, which forced her to take a step back from interviews, including at the New York City premiere. She did however make an appearance on the Today Show on November 20th, where she opened up to Guthrie about the incident earlier this month when a fan charged Ara Grande at the Wickedfor Good Singapore premiere, confirming to the TV anchor that her instinct was to protect her friend and co-star. This is full mama bear, Cynthia. little you just getting in there being like don’t you touch I mean that’s just pure instinct I guess I was really thinking I just wanted to make sure my friend was safe you know I I’m I’m sure he didn’t mean us harm but I just you never know with those things and I wanted to make sure that she was okay that was my first inst singer was walking the red carpet in Singapore alongside her co-star when an Australian man Johnson Wen rushed toward and put his arm around her after jumping the barricade Cynthia didn’t hesitate to intervene as castmate Michelle Yo was also on hand to assist. The moment went instantly viral with relieved fans praising Cynthia for taking quick action and setting another example of her and Ari’s unbreakable bond. when had been sentenced to nine days in prison after he was found guilty of being a public nuisance and is now reportedly banned from the country. [Music]

Fresh off her “Wicked” press tour, Cynthia Erivo is back on center stage! On Thursday, Nov. 27, the Tony winner opened the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a powerful performance of Nina Simone’s, “Feeling Good.” Afterwards, the actress cut the parade’s ribbon alongside a few of the Radio City Rockettes as she announced, “Now, let’s have a parade!” Erivo’s performance comes days after she lost her voice during the end of the “Wicked: For Good” promotional tour.