“According to queer media, I have been all over your social media,” Erivo said to the crowd, adding, “I don’t want you to grow too tired of me. There’s a [‘Wicked’] part two on the way, and we really need to hold space for that and feel the power in that.”
Before leaving the stage, as her “Defying Gravity” from the “Wicked” soundtrack boomed through the speakers, Erivo grabbed the mic and sang along for a snippet. You can watch that here.
Erivo then reunited with Gilchrist to watch drag queen Pattie Gonia’s lip sync performance of – what else? – “Defying Gravity.”
Cynthia Erivo, Pattie Gonia and Tracy E. Gilchrist attend the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on Dec. 11, 2024 in Hollywood, Calif.
Also at the event, Sheryl Lee Ralph delivered an emotional speech when presented with the Advocate of the Year award.
“I am a believer in the power of unity,” the “Abbott Elementary” star said. “The world may try to divide us, but our strength has always been in our ability to stand together, to lift one another and to remind each other that love — at its core — is unstoppable.”
Other honorees spotted at the party were Erivo’s longtime partner Lena Waithe, Shangela, Margaret Cho, Trixie Mattel, Olympian Tom Daley and his Oscar-winning husband Dustin Lance Black, Zaya Wade with dad Dwyane Wade and stepmom Gabrielle Union, professional race car driver and Ali Forney Center major gift officer Travis Shumake, Law Roach and Nina West.
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The guest list also included Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Marissa Bode, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Chris Perfetti, Mae Martin, Orville Peck, Harper Steele, Colton Underwood, Kevin McHale, Symone, Gigi Gorgeous, Lisa Ann Walter and Gigi Goode..
See more photos from the Out100 party below.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: (L-R) Cynthia Erivo and Reneé Rapp attend the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: (L-R) Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lisa Ann Walter attend the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: (L-R) Gabrielle Union, Zaya Wade and Dwyane Wade attend the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Orville Peck attends the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Marissa Bode attends the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Margaret Cho attends the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Colton Underwood attends the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Gigi Gorgeous attends the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Brian Michael Smith attends the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Tim Bagley attends the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Jesse Tyler Ferguson attends the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: (L-R) Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black attend the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Carl Clemons-Hopkins attends the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Christie Raleigh Crossley attends the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: (L-R) Symone and Gigi Goode attend the Out100 Event 2024 at NeueHouse Hollywood on December 11, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Out.com / equalpride)
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