Washington, June 9 -- Cynthia Erivo, known for her work in productions like 'Wicked: For Good', stunned everyone with her performance at the opening of the Tony Awards.

The host, a Tony winner, was joined by Oprah Winfrey backstage at the CBS ceremony for a moment that paid tribute to this year's Tony-nominated musical revival Sunset Blvd. and a memorable moment on the press tour for the first 'Wicked' film, when co-star Ariana Grande grabbed Erivo's finger, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Erivo walked over to Winfrey and asked what she was doing there, and the mogul said she had to be there.

Erivo asked, "What do you do when everybody tells you what you need to do?," as per the outlet.

Winfrey replied, "Forget about them, babe. ...