Cynthia Erivo honors Dionne Warwick by singing ‘Alfie.’ It moved the icon to tears
LA TimesMusic legend and Twitter-X queen Dionne Warwick isn’t impressed by much, but a recent tribute performance from Cynthia Erivo brought tears to the five-time Grammy winner’s eyes. During the ceremony, which aired Wednesday night on CBS, “Wicked” star Erivo celebrated Warwick’s lifetime achievement with a moving rendition of the singer’s “Alfie.” In 1967, Warwick released her own take on the song, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The Kennedy Center Honors also paid tribute to actor Billy Crystal, theater star Renée Fleming, Bee Gees member Barry Gibb and musician-actor Queen Latifah with a star-studded ceremony hosted by vocalist Gloria Estefan, who received her honors in 2017. The Spinners and Mickey Guyton also paid tribute to Warwick with a performance of their upbeat song “Then Came You.” Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meg Ryan, Robert De Niro, MC Lyte, Ben Platt, Titus Burgess, Michael Bublé and Ariana DeBose also appeared to help celebrate the 2023 class of honorees.
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