Star of stage and screen Cynthia Erivo told Stephen Colbert that she is looking forward to being the host — and not a nominee — ahead of the 78th Tony Awards .

The “Wicked” star won a Tony nine years ago for her performance as Celie in the 2016 revival of “The Color Purple,” but she’ll take the stage for the first time as host this Sunday. She told Colbert on Thursday that waiting to see if you take home an award is actually more nerve-wracking than leading the night’s festivities.

“Your job is to make sure everyone has a good night, and you usher people through the evening,” Erivo said. “That is, for me, fun – hard work, but I really enjoy it.”

The “Late Show” host then asked Erivo who she’d like to see take home the season’s top Broadway prizes, and she answered congenially: “Everyo

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