From left: Laverne Cox, Cynthia Erivo and Danielle Brooks at the 2024 Oscars.Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty;David Fisher/Shutterstock
Mike Coppola/Getty;David Fisher/Shutterstock
Danielle Brooksis in good company at the2024 Oscars.
On Sunday night,The Color Purpleactress ran into her friend and former Broadway costarCynthia Erivoon the red carpet.
“The Color Purplereunion right here on the carpet, from Broadway to the Oscars,”E! Newsred carpet hostLaverne Coxsaid.
“And then Laverne,” Brooks, 34, added. “It’s such a full circle moment.”
This is far from the first time that the three have come together in celebration of the powerful musical. When Brooks and Erivo, 37, appeared in the Broadway show together, Cox, 51, visited them behind the scenes.
“I saw them on Broadway three times inThe Color Purple,” she said.
Danielle Brooks at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024.David Fisher/Shutterstock
David Fisher/Shutterstock
Brooks and Cox are also former costars who both appeared in Netflix seriesOrange Is the New Black. “My career started with being inOrange Is the New Blackwith you,” Brooks told Cox. “Then, I ended up being inThe Color Purplewith you on stage,” she gestured to Erivo.
TheInstant Dream Homehost also added a cheeky nod to Erivo’s green dress — a foreshadowing of her upcoming role as Elphaba in the movie version ofWicked.
“AndThe Color Purple, we at the Oscars today,” she concluded.
“We started from the bottom, now we truly are here. It can happen,” Brooks said.
A look back at Cox’s social media shows one of the moments she saw her friends on stage, alongside a photo of them at the time.
“There just aren’t words to express how amazing these two women @daniebb3 and @cynthiaerivo are in @bwaycolorpurple,” Cox wrote in a2015 Facebook post, alongside a photo of the three. “This play is so important and these performances are a glorious revelation. I feel so blessed to have gotten to see this show tonight. Just wow! Merry Christmas. ‘I’m beautiful and I’m here’.”
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