Meet the Cast of ’Genius: Aretha’ w/ Cynthia Erivo, Shaian Jordan & More | Entertainment Weekly

Cynthia Erivo, Shaian Jordan, Suzan-Lori Parks and Courtney B. Vance sit down to discuss their new Emmy-winning anthology series GENIUS: ’Genius: Aretha.’ Before ever taking a meeting, Cynthia Erivo earned some R-E-S-P-E-C-T from the producers of Genius: Aretha by singing on a red carpet. Erivo was making her entrance at the 2019 Tony Awards when a reporter asked her to name her guilty-pleasure song. She responded with “Ain’t No Way,“ by Aretha Franklin, and sang a bit of it to demonstrate her love for the tune. Read more: Subscribe to EW ►► #Genius #ArethaFranklin #NationalGeographic #CynthiaErivo #ShaianJordan #Suzan-LoriParks #CourtneyB #NatGeo #Aretha #QueenOfSoul EW News Flash brings you breaking news and exclusive stories from the world of entertainment. We’re always on the pulse with the latest updates in music, TV, movie and celebrity news, an