Erivo, 37, played Celie in the musical adaptation of The Color Purple, alongside Hudson's Shug Avery. The musical — penned by Marsha Norman based upon both the novel written by Alice Walker and the 1985 Steven Spielberg film — also starred Danielle Brooks as Sofia.

As "Wicked" dominates the pop culture conversation, star Cynthia Erivo makes an appearance on Wednesday's "Jennifer Hudson Show." Erivo naturally

Nearly 10 years after Jennifer Hudson and Cynthia Erivo co-starred in the Broadway production of The Color Purple, the powerhouse vocalists sang a soulful duet during a Wednesday episode of the Jennifer Hudson Show.

Cynthia Erivo recently visited The Jennifer Hudson Sho and the two powerhouses came together to deliver a performance of Celie and Shug's song “What About Love?” from The Color Purple. They also reflected on their time in that production,