Cynthia Erivo sits in a Century City recording studio on a recent afternoon, mulling over her choice of footwear the other night.

The British singer and actor — whose overlapping work in music, film, television and theater have put her an Oscar win away from EGOT status — has just returned to her adopted home of L.A. from Houston, where she performed with that city’s symphony orchestra in a gig that featured her interpretations of songs by or associated with the likes of Nina Simone, Etta James, Tina Turner and Ann Peebles.

“It’s one of my favorite things to do,” she says of the concert, a version of which she’s booked to bring to cities across the country this year. “I do my own makeup and I do my own styling — just bring along whatever I bring along.”

Erivo, 38, is widely regarded a

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