Tribute to Prince by Jennifer Hudson - "Purple Rain" at The Color Purple ☔️ 

Took my ass to church! JHud and Cynthia are incredible.

That moment when Cynthia looks at Jennifer!!! 🔥🔥

I would pay so much on itunes for a full studio version

jennifer killed it, and she was reading lyrics while singing!

"Girl in the yellow pants"???? Y'all need to put some respect on Ms Cynthia Erivo's name

OMG. This is incredible. They embodied the passion, intensity, and truth that was Prince. Rest in Power.

Jennifer Hudson is one of the best female vocalists in the world , such power and emotion , she's going to be as huge as Whitney you go girl x

Still have chills 7 years later. I'm pretty sure this launched Cynthia's career.

OH MY GOD, I COULD FEEL Jennifer's PAIN AND DON'T FORGET THE YOUNG LADY IN YELLOW

YELLOW PANTS!!!! KILLED IT.

God damn it, who's cutting all these onions in here. This was a beautiful tribute.

THank god for cameras on phones.

who the hell is yellow pants!!!! girl u killed that!!! #shedidthat

The lady in the yellow trousers (pants) is Cynthia Erivo :) Nigerian British singer-songwriter and theatre actress.. Great tribute! R.I.P Prince #legendsliveon

After getting the news of the passing of Prince, I held it together all day...until I got here and the tears started flowing. Thank you Jennifer and cast. We love you Prince. May you continue to rock in heaven!

that girl in yellow is a POWER HOUSE

For anyone who may not have checked the past Tony's,yellow pants is the goddess that is Cynthia Erivo. I suggest you look up "I'm here" by her.

Cynthia Eviro's voice is truly spellbinding....this was a heart felt tribute...R.I.P. Prince...

OMG THEY SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG THAT

That woman in the yellow pants, Wow!

I was here for Cynthia UNTIL Jennifer came and shut shit ALL THE WAY DOWN. Even Cynthia had to look at her like "Girl you better sang your ass off."🔥🔥😂😂😂

This was an amazing tribute to Prince. Thanks Jennifer Hudson, you're voice is amazing and the other young lady has a beautiful gift as well. Felt like you guys we're taking me to church as well. RIP Prince.

sis in the yellow,just wow...God bless.

I will always come back to this impromptu performance. Prince could not be more proud in the heavens of this rendition. Great voice, beautiful souls, true artists never die. RIP The Artist

yep, I'm 47 yr old, bawling my eyes out. Amazing tribute, beautiful crowd. RIP and thank you Prince.

Man, the girl in the yellow pants sounds a lot like Jennifer Hudson, and can "sang"

They killed this......

Came here for a song..... got feels.

MInute 3:26. Jennifer hits a top C. TOp soprano C. Omigod.

Daaaaaang. The escalation in ms cynthia erivo’s voice. They took us straight to heaven!

Why they look like they catching the holy ghost in there?😂😂😂😂😂😂 they den brought purple rain to church😂😁😂

Jennifer Hudson omg! That voice....beautiful

i swear if prince was already in heaven, he must have come back to earth the moment just to hear this. No lie dude was right there

So much power in their voices yet with no MIC on😮😮🔥🔥WOW

Holy shit Cynthia Erivo! And Jennifer Hudson (who we already knew was amazing) is incredible in this too. I'd listen to a studio version of this.

Jhud and the girlmin Yellow Pants😍😍They smashed the song

Never realized it til now but purple rain (the chord progression, structure, and lyrics) is a traditional black gospel song.

Emotional tribute, amazing x

If this doesn't go viral I don't know what life is... Actually one of the best tributes I've seen 👏 R.I.P prince 😭

When she hit that octave, I got chills. Wonderful tribute.

Damn! when yellow pants hit that first note, I just held my breath I thought it was too high but they blew me away going even higher... hit my soul dead on...Prince forever

I wish that I would have been able to meet Brother Prince Rogers Nelson if only to convey the difficulties of living in constant pain. I'm grateful my brother rests free of pain awaiting Jehovah's call to wake. I'm grateful for the example of a man who had literally everything a man could want but still took note and consciousness of his spiritual need and humbled himself in service of our heavenly father! I'm inactive and I am still mourning the death of a spiritual brother I never met but in a way I did know him through his music. I always feel like once this happens or that happens I can go back to Jehovah and I do miss my brothers. I'm just tired from sickness and depression and loneliness. I know that many don't trust the witnesses but before the clinical depression I lived a full life in Jehovah's service and now there's no joy in anything. I'm literally fighting the temptation to skip the rest of my living years and join you in sleep to await Jehovah's call! I'm not strong enough to make it to the new system. I'm so tired and i envy your rest although i know i shouldn't .Maybe some of us need to check out before their time. I'm so alone

No words can describe 💔 This was ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, I was in such shock yesterday, just devastated and watching this , I lost it. I Love You Prince💜👑

DANG CYNTHIA ERIVO VOICE... #BOOM💥💥💥💥💥🎤🎤 with the beautiful #JHUDSON... #AMAZING!!

I have never cried and mourned an artist's death before...but Prince. I grew up on his music and both of my parents loved him. They are both gone now as well....listening to this song, seeing people stand up in the audience out of respect and admiration and realizing how deeply he touched all of us brings back so many memories. I, as well as millions are heartbroken. RIP PRINCE...

who the fuuuuck is the girl in yellow? ??? She is out of this wooorld!! Her voice is like OH MY GOD.

gave me chills watching

...and here I thought I ran out of tears yesterday

Wonderful performance Jennifer & group. Prince would have been very honored.

Beautiful tribute..Girl in yellow Slayed!..JH amazing as usual

This is the first tribute that made me cry. It's amazing and beautiful. RIP Prince.

How can you not get emotional after seeing that! 💜

This is one of the best renditions I've heard besides Fantasia's tribute to Prince singing Purple Rain. I would purchase this if they recorded it. Sing Ladies!!

Amazing. Now that same woman Cynthia will be playing Queen Aretha. What a great range of voice.

So happy I got to see this amazing cast live. They continue to bring joy and happiness and faith to broadway and used their talents tonight to remember a musical & cultural icon. I can't rave enough about Cynthia Erivo.

omg that girl with the yellow pants on is so amazing!

I think I might go to church this Sunday - that feeling you get when you need to hear those angelic voices.

😍😍😍 Jennifer Hudson😍😍😍👑👑👑

Wow! A beautiful tribute to Prince! I'm in tears...RIP Prince

Cynthia Erivo +Jennifer Hudson= tudo 😍😍😍😍

I hadn't cried yet until watching this tribute. I'd come close but this took the cake for me.

The woman in the yellow pants is Cynthia Erivo! Amazing

Touching!! Forgot how powerful and dynamic stage singers/performers are, *WOW*!!

I love the beginning when he says "this is gonna be amazing" yessss it was!!!!!

this was beautiful!

Just came here for a good cry.

Lawwwwddd!!! I just can't take it! Beautiful tribute, cast. Rest beautifully, Prince!

Really surprised no one is complaining about vertical. ..... So i will

Crying PURPLE TEARS for PRINCE R.I.P. #PRINCEFAN4LIFE !!!

Wow. That was a wonderful and very touching tribute. R.I.P Prince. A true legend, you will be missed and never forgotten.

My GOD ! Y'all better sang!

Beautiful tribute. The voice that started carried the moment fittingly, keeping it on the one remembered. Well appreciated Cynthia Ervio.

Lord. I think I was just in church. Goosebumps!

Hair-raising tribute to Prince, just wonderful...

Cynthia Erivo, can sang, I won't to see the show now, that was beautiful!

Wow! Completely speechless. ...

No matter what nobody says Jennifer Hudson has power no one can deny but that girl in yellow shine bright but baby Jennifer is bright red son and you can’t miss her when she blows

Thank you so much for posting this, I had kept it together all day until just now!

OMG. Jennifer is amazing.. I never knew before she is amazing, powerful and strong voice. I think this is best "purple rain" cover song. and that yellow pants girl is also amazing they kill it!!!

Way to take up an octave and read the room! That's what I'm talking about! Got some goosebumps!

No words...I am stunned

Holy cow can I up vote this 100 times? #sang

*Tears...*

this was everything!

Incredible. Thank you.

Omg!!! Jennifer Hudson is Amazing 👏👑 tenia mucho que no la oía llegar a C6!!! Hermoso tributo para Prince. RIP

Absolutely Awesome! RIP Prince...

That is amazing! Thank you for sharing!

I'm in tears. So beautiful.

WOW GOT CHILLS, STUNNING.

Goose bumps!

Thank you so much for sharing this with the world.

Amazing voices, Amazing Tribute!

FABULOUS......thank you for posting!

Thank you so much for sharing this.

completely spellbinding, absolutely extraordinary. thank you for sharing this. RIP Prince. you will live on through your music, no doubt.

AMAZING. I watched it like 10 times and it gives me chills each and every time!

I've been watching videos on here for the past 20 years and have never commented, until now.....and I couldn't help myself! What Prince brought to the table is nothing less that this fantastic cast.....and he would be so, so appreciative of all the cast because that's what he loved - he loved the underdogs and being a loser on American Idol is something that could surely cause one to give it up....and just look at Jennifer Hudson, palms to the sky, on stage, in Broadway praising Prince♥

having a goose bump here...

Thanks! Just beautiful because comes from the heart, I can see it...