Cynthia Erivo to Receive the Inaugural Icon Award From USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, Launch Scholarships at USC and the University of Oxford (EXCLUSIVE)

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Cynthia Erivo, Academy Award nominee and current star of “Dracula” on the West End, will sit for a career-spanning conversation at the University of Oxford next month.

On May 5, the Tony, Grammy and Emmy winner will join Dr. Stacy L. Smith, founder of USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, to sit for the discussion and to accept the inaugural Icon Award. Erivo will also announce a eponymous scholarship for the USC School of Dramatic Arts and the Cynthia Erivo Film Bursary for Oxford, supporting students studying drama, theater, film and other areas of entertainment.

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