Just yesterday, Tony Award winner Billy Porter whose recent studio album Billy Porter Presents The Soul of Richard Rodgers debuted at 2 on the iTunes RampB charts and Tony Award nominee Stark Sands who appears alongside Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in Spielberg's upcoming The Papers officially returned to Kinky Boots, reprising the roles they created as Lola and Charlie, respectively, through January 7, 2018.
- 9/27/2017
- by Jennifer Broski
- BroadwayWorld.com
Today is Billy Porter's birthday and also the 20th Anniversary of his first album, Billy Porter Untitled on AampM Records. To celebrate both, he's re-releasing the album today, in a special 20th Anniversary Edition available for free on SoundCloud.
- 9/21/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Billy Porter won a Tony Award for his performance as Lola in Kinky Boots. His other Broadway credits include Shuffle Along, Miss Saigon, Five Guys Named Moe, Grease, and Smokey Joe's Caf . Off-Broadway,...
- 9/21/2017
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony- and Grammy Award-winner Billy Porter releases 'Carefully Taught The Remixes' Bee amp El Sony Masterworks Broadway available now on all digital platforms and streaming via digital subscription services. DownloadStream 'Carefully Taught - The Remixes' Here, or click below to listen...
- 9/1/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Billy Porter is not Lola.That is is message that the politically opinionated Tony winner is trying to spread in his hometown. Porter, who just performed a concert at Pittsburgh's Hartwood Acres, has just written a piece explaining some of his 'offensive' comments onstage. Porter writes...
- 8/31/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig announced today that Tony Award winner Billy Porter whose recent studio album Billy Porter Presents The Soul of Richard Rodgers debuted at 2 on the iTunes RampB charts and Tony Award nominee Stark Sands who appears alongside Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in Spielberg's upcoming The Papers will return to Kinky Boots this fall.
- 8/2/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Bay Street Theater amp Sag Harbor Center for the Arts haveannounced the cabaret series Music Mondays continues on Monday, August 14 at 8 pm with Billy Porter Tony Award winner for Kinky Boots.
- 7/26/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Watch below as special guest Billy Porter performs from his new album- 'Lady Is a Tramp' and 'Edelweiss.'...
- 7/23/2017
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
Brendon Urie is ready to take his place as Broadway’s newest (rock) star.
The Panic! at the Disco frontman will make his Broadway debut in Kinky Boots on May 26, and People has an exclusive first look at him in character, complete with a pair of ruby-red, thigh-high stilettos! Through Aug. 6, Urie will star as Charlie Price, a shoe factory owner who befriends a drag queen named Lola who helps him save his family’s business.
A musical theater aficionado, the rocker, 30, has been a fan of the Cyndi Lauper-scored musical since the first time he saw it.
“I...
The Panic! at the Disco frontman will make his Broadway debut in Kinky Boots on May 26, and People has an exclusive first look at him in character, complete with a pair of ruby-red, thigh-high stilettos! Through Aug. 6, Urie will star as Charlie Price, a shoe factory owner who befriends a drag queen named Lola who helps him save his family’s business.
A musical theater aficionado, the rocker, 30, has been a fan of the Cyndi Lauper-scored musical since the first time he saw it.
“I...
- 5/16/2017
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
On Saturday, Billy Porter delivered a stirring call to action for all members and allies of the Lgbtq community.
At the 28th GLAAD Media Awards in New York, the Kinky Boots star received the Vito Russo Award, an honor bestowed upon an out member of the media who has worked to promote acceptance. Presenting him with the honor was his longtime friend Rosie O’Donnell, who accepted the award herself in 2003.
People has exclusive video footage of Porter’s acceptance speech, during which he shared a moving story, recalling the time in 1996 that he visited The Rosie O’Donnell Show while still in the closet.
At the 28th GLAAD Media Awards in New York, the Kinky Boots star received the Vito Russo Award, an honor bestowed upon an out member of the media who has worked to promote acceptance. Presenting him with the honor was his longtime friend Rosie O’Donnell, who accepted the award herself in 2003.
People has exclusive video footage of Porter’s acceptance speech, during which he shared a moving story, recalling the time in 1996 that he visited The Rosie O’Donnell Show while still in the closet.
- 5/9/2017
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
The 28th GLAAD Media Awards in N.Y.C. had a very special surprise guest this year: Rosie O’Donnell.
The actress and television personality took the stage Saturday at the New York Hilton Midtown to bestow the Vito Russo Award upon Broadway star and longtime friend Billy Porter, opening her speech with a very honest personal admission.
“Things have been rough in my family in the last week. Let’s just say I feel strongly Joan Crawford was framed,” said O’Donnell, 55, likely referring to the late actress’s strained relationship with her older children, as chronicled in Mommie Dearest.
The actress and television personality took the stage Saturday at the New York Hilton Midtown to bestow the Vito Russo Award upon Broadway star and longtime friend Billy Porter, opening her speech with a very honest personal admission.
“Things have been rough in my family in the last week. Let’s just say I feel strongly Joan Crawford was framed,” said O’Donnell, 55, likely referring to the late actress’s strained relationship with her older children, as chronicled in Mommie Dearest.
- 5/7/2017
- by Jen Juneau
- PEOPLE.com
Debra Messing is speaking out and urging others to take action in support of the Lgbtq community.
The 48-year-old Will & Grace star received the Excellence in Media Award to a standing ovation at the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on Saturday night, and gave a powerful nine-minute speech encouraging Americans to resist President Donald Trump's decisions.
Related: 'Will & Grace' Star Debra Messing to Be Honored With Excellence in Media Award at GLAAD Media Awards
Presented by Girls actor Andrew Rannells, the award is given to media professionals who have made a significant difference in promoting Lgtbq acceptance.
"We all must remember that one great show or character or news story can alter our culture permanently," the actress stated, before urging those in the audience to call their senators. "When we make noise, they pay attention."
In addition to making a plea to Ivanka Trump to "do something" about "women's issues," Messing gave a...
The 48-year-old Will & Grace star received the Excellence in Media Award to a standing ovation at the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City on Saturday night, and gave a powerful nine-minute speech encouraging Americans to resist President Donald Trump's decisions.
Related: 'Will & Grace' Star Debra Messing to Be Honored With Excellence in Media Award at GLAAD Media Awards
Presented by Girls actor Andrew Rannells, the award is given to media professionals who have made a significant difference in promoting Lgtbq acceptance.
"We all must remember that one great show or character or news story can alter our culture permanently," the actress stated, before urging those in the audience to call their senators. "When we make noise, they pay attention."
In addition to making a plea to Ivanka Trump to "do something" about "women's issues," Messing gave a...
- 5/7/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
GLAAD, the world's Lgbtq media advocacy organization, announced today that it will honor Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor and singer Billy Porter with the Vito Russo Award at the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City at the New York Hilton Midtown on May 6, 2017. The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Lgbtq community.
- 4/26/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
They’ll eat cake by the Hudson River!
Dnce — who recently released their new single “Kissing Strangers” featuring Nicki Minaj — will kick off the GLAAD Media Awards with a performance in New York May 6.
In addition to the Joe Jonas-fronted act’s set, Tony winner Billy Porter will be honored at the 28th annual event, which recognizes members and allies of the Lgbtq community for their advocacy work.
“Billy Porter is a trailblazer who has helped move inclusion forward for marginalized communities in theatre and music communities,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said of the Kinky Boots star,...
Dnce — who recently released their new single “Kissing Strangers” featuring Nicki Minaj — will kick off the GLAAD Media Awards with a performance in New York May 6.
In addition to the Joe Jonas-fronted act’s set, Tony winner Billy Porter will be honored at the 28th annual event, which recognizes members and allies of the Lgbtq community for their advocacy work.
“Billy Porter is a trailblazer who has helped move inclusion forward for marginalized communities in theatre and music communities,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said of the Kinky Boots star,...
- 4/26/2017
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
Tony and Grammy Award-Winner Billy Porter releases his new studio album, Billy Porter Presents The Soul of Richard Rodgers via Bee amp El Sony Masterworks Broadway today - available on all digital platforms and streaming via digital subscription services. The new album features fan favorites 'Edelweiss', 'Carefully Taught', 'My Funny Valentine' and 'Oh, What a Beautiful Morning'.Get Billy Porter Presents The Soul of Richard Rodgers Here, and listen to two tunes from the album below Already landing on the charts, the album is ranked 2 on the iTunes RampB chart and is ranked 40 overall.
- 4/14/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Grammy and Tony winner Billy Porter is infusing his soulful style into the songbook of one of America’s most iconic composers — and he’s invited some very special friends along for the journey.
The 47-year-old singer and actor, known for his award-winning role in Broadway’s Kinky Boots, is teaming up with greats like India.Arie, Deborah Cox, Todrick Hall and more on his fourth studio album — Billy Porter Presents the Soul of Richard Rodgers (out Friday).
People’s got the exclusive first listen of Porter’s collaboration with a cappella supergroup Pentatonix, as they tackle Rodgers’ 1943 tune “Oh,...
The 47-year-old singer and actor, known for his award-winning role in Broadway’s Kinky Boots, is teaming up with greats like India.Arie, Deborah Cox, Todrick Hall and more on his fourth studio album — Billy Porter Presents the Soul of Richard Rodgers (out Friday).
People’s got the exclusive first listen of Porter’s collaboration with a cappella supergroup Pentatonix, as they tackle Rodgers’ 1943 tune “Oh,...
- 4/13/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Hallelujah!
Brendon Urie will make his Broadway debut in Kinky Boots. From May 26 to Aug. 6, the Panic! at the Disco frontman will star as shoe factory owner Charlie Price in the glam musical.
“I’m thrilled to be making my Broadway debut with this fantastic company,” Urie said Tuesday in a statement. “I’m a huge fan of Kinky Boots and musical theatre, and am honored to be joining the cast.”
The announcement comes after Urie, 29, has enjoyed a particularly successful year. Since Panic!’s Frank Sinatra-inspired fifth LP Death of a Bachelor dropped in January 2016, the pop-punk act...
Brendon Urie will make his Broadway debut in Kinky Boots. From May 26 to Aug. 6, the Panic! at the Disco frontman will star as shoe factory owner Charlie Price in the glam musical.
“I’m thrilled to be making my Broadway debut with this fantastic company,” Urie said Tuesday in a statement. “I’m a huge fan of Kinky Boots and musical theatre, and am honored to be joining the cast.”
The announcement comes after Urie, 29, has enjoyed a particularly successful year. Since Panic!’s Frank Sinatra-inspired fifth LP Death of a Bachelor dropped in January 2016, the pop-punk act...
- 4/11/2017
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday March 20, Tdf honored the entire production of Kinky Boots with a one-night-only concert Tdf Honors Kinky Boots to raise funds for Tdf's access and education programs. Composer Cyndi Lauper and directorchoreographer Jerry Mitchell welcomed the crowd followed by performances by the show's original stars Billy Porter, Annaleigh Ashford and Stark Sands, former Lolas Todrick Hall and Alan Mingo, Jr. former Lauren Jeanna de Waal, former Charlie Andy Kelso, the entire current Broadway cast and Angels' from previous casts.
- 3/30/2017
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Huntington Theatre Company presents the explosive Pulitzer Prize winner TopdogUnderdog by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk Award winner Billy Porter The Colored Museum at the Huntington and Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway. Performances run now throughApril 9, 2017 at the Avenue of the Arts Bu Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below...
- 3/13/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Because Billy Porter and his husband decided to get married 16 (!) days into their engagement, they planned their day around the essentials: close friends and family, a few cases of bubbly — and a handsome cake, of course.
The Broadway star, 47, and his longtime partner Adam Smith — the 35-year-old co-owner of eyewear company Native Ken — said “I do” on Jan. 14 at a pal’s Chelsea penthouse in Manhattan. After exchanging vows, the newlyweds toasted with champagne and dessert from N.Y.C.’s Empire Cake: a two-tier confection, complete with bow ties and his-and-his cake toppers.
The sweet treat was a perfect fit for the intimate soirée,...
The Broadway star, 47, and his longtime partner Adam Smith — the 35-year-old co-owner of eyewear company Native Ken — said “I do” on Jan. 14 at a pal’s Chelsea penthouse in Manhattan. After exchanging vows, the newlyweds toasted with champagne and dessert from N.Y.C.’s Empire Cake: a two-tier confection, complete with bow ties and his-and-his cake toppers.
The sweet treat was a perfect fit for the intimate soirée,...
- 1/25/2017
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
Four of the brilliant stars who lit up the Broadway stage as 'Lola' in the TonyAward-winning Best Musical, Kinky Boots - Billy Porter, Wayne Brady, Alan Mingo, Jr. and Todrick Hall -will all be appearing at a special one-night-only concert fundraiser in support of Theatre Development Fund's Tdf education and access programs as Tdf Honors Kinky Boots on Monday, March 20 at 8pm at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre 302 West 45th Street, NYC.
- 1/25/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Rosie Perez opened up about growing up in poverty at an Inauguration Day concert in New York City Friday.
Perez, 52, spoke to an excited crowd at a concert designed to raise money for national organizations dedicated to protecting civil rights, women’s health and environmental protection.
“They can’t win. We can’t have hate win,” she said of the incoming Trump administration. “Especially the kids that are less than in regards to living in poverty. We have someone who might be the head of housing who said that poverty is a choice.”
She continued: “My a– didn’t choose to be poor.
Perez, 52, spoke to an excited crowd at a concert designed to raise money for national organizations dedicated to protecting civil rights, women’s health and environmental protection.
“They can’t win. We can’t have hate win,” she said of the incoming Trump administration. “Especially the kids that are less than in regards to living in poverty. We have someone who might be the head of housing who said that poverty is a choice.”
She continued: “My a– didn’t choose to be poor.
- 1/21/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
BroadwayWorld is pleased to stream Live the star-studded 'Concert for America.'The sold-out show - created and produced bySeth RudetskyandJames Wesley- will feature performances and appearances byBetty Buckley, Michelle Collins, Lilla Crawford, Brian d'Arcy James, Sharon Gless, Judy Gold, Richard Kind, Judy Kuhn, Anika Larsen, Liz Larsen, Caissie Levy, Beth Malone, Carrie Manolakos, Stephanie Mills, Jessie Mueller, Kate Mulgrew, Julia Murney, Bebe Neuwirth, Kelli O'Hara, Piper Perabo, Rosie Perez, Billy Porter, Randy Rainbow, Caroline Rhea, Alice Ripley, Chita Rivera, Shayna Steele, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Ben Vereen, Lillias White, Betsy Wolfeand more.
- 1/20/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway’s biggest stars are lending their voices to an Inauguration Day concert in New York City Friday, designed to raise money for national organizations dedicated to protecting civil rights, women’s health and environmental protection.
The event is already sold out, but People and Entertainment Weekly is streaming the show live from N.Y.C.’s Town Hall beginning at 3 p.m. Est — right here on People.com.
It’ll also be streaming on the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (Pen). Go to People.com/Pen, or download the app for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xumo, Chromecast, Xfinity,...
The event is already sold out, but People and Entertainment Weekly is streaming the show live from N.Y.C.’s Town Hall beginning at 3 p.m. Est — right here on People.com.
It’ll also be streaming on the People/Entertainment Weekly Network (Pen). Go to People.com/Pen, or download the app for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xumo, Chromecast, Xfinity,...
- 1/20/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Broadway star Billy Porter and his longtime partner Adam Smith said “I do” this weekend — and while they were only engaged for 16 days, their big day was nearly eight years in the making!
The performer and his husband first met at a dinner with mutual friends in February of 2009, shortly after Smith moved to New York City from Los Angeles.
“I sat next to Billy,” says Smith, 35, co-owner of the eyewear company Native Ken. “I found out later that wasn’t by accident!”
Indeed, Porter spotted his future husband en route to the restaurant in N.Y.C.’s Hell...
The performer and his husband first met at a dinner with mutual friends in February of 2009, shortly after Smith moved to New York City from Los Angeles.
“I sat next to Billy,” says Smith, 35, co-owner of the eyewear company Native Ken. “I found out later that wasn’t by accident!”
Indeed, Porter spotted his future husband en route to the restaurant in N.Y.C.’s Hell...
- 1/18/2017
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
Billy Porter just took his final curtain call as a single man!
The Broadway has star married his longtime partner Adam Smith, his rep confirms to People exclusively.
“We’re looking forward to understanding and learning how to share your life with somebody,” Porter, 47, told People Friday in an interview ahead of the wedding. “I’m really thrilled to figure out what that means — together, with my soul mate!”
Decked in Thom Browne and Prada suits, the grooms wed Saturday during an intimate ceremony in Manhattan, exchanging vows — and platinum Cartier bands — at a close friend’s Chelsea penthouse. Afterward,...
The Broadway has star married his longtime partner Adam Smith, his rep confirms to People exclusively.
“We’re looking forward to understanding and learning how to share your life with somebody,” Porter, 47, told People Friday in an interview ahead of the wedding. “I’m really thrilled to figure out what that means — together, with my soul mate!”
Decked in Thom Browne and Prada suits, the grooms wed Saturday during an intimate ceremony in Manhattan, exchanging vows — and platinum Cartier bands — at a close friend’s Chelsea penthouse. Afterward,...
- 1/14/2017
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
Starring in a Broadway production, eight shows a week, is no easy task, let alone having to sing and dance in full drag and sky-high heels.
But Todrick Hall is clearly up for the challenge when he steps into those iconic shoes as Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway beginning Tuesday -- a role first made famous by Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2005 British film and later by Billy Porter, who won a Tony Award for his turn as a drag queen who helps a struggling factory owner by creating a line of sturdy stilettos.
It’s the gig of a lifetime for Hall, who got his start on the Great White Way before moving to Los Angeles to pursue YouTube.
Watch: Go Behind the Scenes of Todrick’s ‘Steak and Eggs’ Video
“I’m the most nervous I’ve ever been,” Hall admits to Et. “I never dreamed that I would come to New York...
But Todrick Hall is clearly up for the challenge when he steps into those iconic shoes as Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway beginning Tuesday -- a role first made famous by Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2005 British film and later by Billy Porter, who won a Tony Award for his turn as a drag queen who helps a struggling factory owner by creating a line of sturdy stilettos.
It’s the gig of a lifetime for Hall, who got his start on the Great White Way before moving to Los Angeles to pursue YouTube.
Watch: Go Behind the Scenes of Todrick’s ‘Steak and Eggs’ Video
“I’m the most nervous I’ve ever been,” Hall admits to Et. “I never dreamed that I would come to New York...
- 11/1/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
by MoreHorror In Hollywood,
Ernest Serrano’s Grim Weaver will be featured at the historic NOHO7 Laemmle Theater in North Hollywood from October 28 through October 31, 2016. The Laemmle Theater is located at 5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601. The Laemmle Theater phone number is (310) 478-3836. There will be 28 showings of the film at the NOHO7 Laemmle.
“Grim Weaver” stars Sid Burston (Exit Strategy, Get Thee Behind Thee), Art Roberts (Interstellar Wars, Slink), Roxanne Dover (The Shield, Miles Away), Malika Perkins Blessing (The Perfect Man), Belinda Fruge (Unspeakable Indiscretions), among many other talented actors. The film features Dawna Lee Heising of More Horror in Hollywood as Debbie Cory.
As a child in Newark, New Jersey, “Grim Weaver” director Ernest Serrano had two seemingly conflictual dreams - to enter into law enforcement and to write, direct, produce, and distribute independently produced films. Serrano enlisted in the Navy upon graduation from Barrington High School and...
Ernest Serrano’s Grim Weaver will be featured at the historic NOHO7 Laemmle Theater in North Hollywood from October 28 through October 31, 2016. The Laemmle Theater is located at 5240 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601. The Laemmle Theater phone number is (310) 478-3836. There will be 28 showings of the film at the NOHO7 Laemmle.
“Grim Weaver” stars Sid Burston (Exit Strategy, Get Thee Behind Thee), Art Roberts (Interstellar Wars, Slink), Roxanne Dover (The Shield, Miles Away), Malika Perkins Blessing (The Perfect Man), Belinda Fruge (Unspeakable Indiscretions), among many other talented actors. The film features Dawna Lee Heising of More Horror in Hollywood as Debbie Cory.
As a child in Newark, New Jersey, “Grim Weaver” director Ernest Serrano had two seemingly conflictual dreams - to enter into law enforcement and to write, direct, produce, and distribute independently produced films. Serrano enlisted in the Navy upon graduation from Barrington High School and...
- 9/27/2016
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Hillary Clinton's competition just got pitch-slapped. Elizabeth Banks led dozens of stars in harmonizing for Hillary in a new campaign anthem video, which made its debut Tuesday night at the Democratic convention. "My friends and I, we believe in this idea of 'Stronger Together,' we believe in Hillary Clinton. So we made something for her," Banks told the convention crowd. A dizzying array of stars like Connie Britton, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ian Somerhalder and Mandy Moore - even Jane Fonda makes a cameo, however croaky - all sang their support for Clinton to Rachel Platten's "Fight Song...
- 7/27/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Hillary Clinton's competition just got pitch-slapped. Elizabeth Banks led dozens of stars in harmonizing for Hillary in a new campaign anthem video, which made its debut Tuesday night at the Democratic convention. "My friends and I, we believe in this idea of 'Stronger Together,' we believe in Hillary Clinton. So we made something for her," Banks told the convention crowd. A dizzying array of stars like Connie Britton, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ian Somerhalder and Mandy Moore - even Jane Fonda makes a cameo, however croaky - all sang their support for Clinton to Rachel Platten's "Fight Song...
- 7/27/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Maya Rudolph and Martin Short hosted a crew of Broadway stars on the show who paid tribute to the victims of the Orlando shooting with a cover of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's classic song "What the World Needs Now Is Love." The song has been released on iTunes to benefit the Lgbt Center of Orlando.
Broadway all-stars come together for “What The World Needs Now Is Love” on #MayaAndMarty. #BroadwayForOrlandohttps://t.co/JfddFwZRjv
— Maya & Marty (@MayaAndMarty) June 22, 2016
Vocalists included Megan Hilty, Sean Hayes, Frankie Grande, Fran Drescher, Billy Porter,...
Broadway all-stars come together for “What The World Needs Now Is Love” on #MayaAndMarty. #BroadwayForOrlandohttps://t.co/JfddFwZRjv
— Maya & Marty (@MayaAndMarty) June 22, 2016
Vocalists included Megan Hilty, Sean Hayes, Frankie Grande, Fran Drescher, Billy Porter,...
- 6/22/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Broadway all-stars come together for “What The World Needs Now Is Love” on #MayaAndMarty. #BroadwayForOrlandohttps://t.co/JfddFwZRjv
— Maya & Marty (@MayaAndMarty) June 22, 2016 Over 40 Broadway stars joined together for the first live performance of the Broadway for Orlando cover of "What the World Needs Now Is Love."
For Tuesday's episode of NBC's Maya & Marty, a star-studded ensemble gathered at Studio 6A in 30 Rockefeller Plaza to perform the Burt Bacharach-Hal David anthem they had recorded at Avatar Studios just three days after the June 12 massacre in Orlando.
The theater community banded together to raise their voices in support for the...
— Maya & Marty (@MayaAndMarty) June 22, 2016 Over 40 Broadway stars joined together for the first live performance of the Broadway for Orlando cover of "What the World Needs Now Is Love."
For Tuesday's episode of NBC's Maya & Marty, a star-studded ensemble gathered at Studio 6A in 30 Rockefeller Plaza to perform the Burt Bacharach-Hal David anthem they had recorded at Avatar Studios just three days after the June 12 massacre in Orlando.
The theater community banded together to raise their voices in support for the...
- 6/22/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- People.com - TV Watch
[Embedcode {Broadway all-stars come together for “What The World Needs Now Is Love” on #MayaAndMarty. #BroadwayForOrlandohttps://t.co/JfddFwZRjv— Maya & Marty (@MayaAndMarty) June 22, 2016 }] Over 40 Broadway stars joined together for the first live performance of the Broadway for Orlando cover of "What the World Needs Now Is Love." For Tuesday's episode of NBC's Maya & Marty, a star-studded ensemble gathered at Studio 6A in 30 Rockefeller Plaza to perform the Burt Bacharach-Hal David anthem they had recorded at Avatar Studios just three days after the June 12 massacre in Orlando. The theater community banded together to raise their voices in support for the loved ones of the 49 innocent victims of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub. Over 50 people were also injured. Among those in attendance...
- 6/22/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
[Embedcode {Broadway all-stars come together for “What The World Needs Now Is Love” on #MayaAndMarty. #BroadwayForOrlandohttps://t.co/JfddFwZRjv— Maya & Marty (@MayaAndMarty) June 22, 2016 }] Over 40 Broadway stars joined together for the first live performance of the Broadway for Orlando cover of "What the World Needs Now Is Love." For Tuesday's episode of NBC's Maya & Marty, a star-studded ensemble gathered at Studio 6A in 30 Rockefeller Plaza to perform the Burt Bacharach-Hal David anthem they had recorded at Avatar Studios just three days after the June 12 massacre in Orlando. The theater community banded together to raise their voices in support for the loved ones of the 49 innocent victims of the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub. Over 50 people were also injured. Among those in attendance...
- 6/22/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Broadway stars got together on Tuesday's episode of Maya and Marty to show solidarity with Orlando's Lgbt community. Hosts Maya Rudolph and Martin Short joined the group in the first live performance of the single, "What the World Needs Now Is Love," which was recently recorded by dozens of Broadway stars to benefit the Lgbt community in Orlando after the mass shooting that left 50 dead and more injured. Megan Hilty, Sean Hayes, Bd Wong, Jessie Mueller, Billy Porter, Fran Drescher and more stars performed the new version of the Burt Bacharach-Hal David song while images
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- 6/22/2016
- by Jennifer Konerman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Broadway's biggest stars have united under one melody with the hope to raise money for the victims of the Orlando shooting, including the families who lost loved ones in the June 12 attack at Pulse nightclub that left 49 people dead and more than 50 others injured. Over 60 stars and singers of note—including Sara Bareilles, Billy Porter, Sarah Jessica Parker and Whoopi Goldberg—collaborated on a rendition of Burt Bacharach's "What The World Needs Now," which they coined "Broadway for Orlando." Just three days after the shooting, the artists gathered at Avatar Studios in New York City to record their call for peace and love. Available for purchase on both the...
- 6/20/2016
- E! Online
Tony winners, theater makers, and the Great White Way’s newest additions gathered on June 15 to record a special rendition of “What the World Needs Now” to benefit the victims of Orlando’s mass shooting on June 12. To bring the song to a wider audience, the outstanding group will appear on the Tuesday, June 21, telecast of NBC’s “Maya and Marty,” starring Maya Rudolph and Martin Short, to perform the updated rendition of the Burt Bacharach and Hal David tune. Featured on the track are “Waitress” writer Sara Bareilles and actors Jessie Mueller, Kimiko Glenn, and Keala Settle; Gloria Estefan, whose life is currently on stage in “On Your Feet!”; Tony Award winners Audra McDonald, Billy Porter, Kelli O’Hara, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Idina Menzel; “Frozen” star Kristen Bell; and many more. Fans can purchase the song here; all proceeds will benefit the Glbt Community Center of Central Florida.
- 6/20/2016
- backstage.com
Broadway's biggest stars are rallying together to support the Lgbt community in wake of the Orlando gay nightclub shooting. A slew of theater and Hollywood stars - dubbed Broadway for Orlando - will record a cover of Jackie DeShannon's 1965 hit "What the World Needs Now Is Love," and the track will be available for download on Monday. One-hundred percent of the proceeds from sales of the song - available to preorder for $1.99 on BroadwayRecords.com - will go to benefit the Lgbt Center of Central Florida. Sara Bareilles, Roger Bart, Kristen Bell, Wayne Brady, Matthew Broderick, Michael Cerveris, Fran Drescher,...
- 6/15/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
Broadway's biggest stars are rallying together to support the Lgbt community in wake of the Orlando gay nightclub shooting. A slew of theater and Hollywood stars - dubbed Broadway for Orlando - will record a cover of Jackie DeShannon's 1965 hit "What the World Needs Now Is Love"; People and Playbill will exclusively release the music video of the A-list chorus; and the track will be available for download on Monday. One-hundred percent of the proceeds from sales of the song - available to preorder for $1.99 on BroadwayRecords.com - will go to benefit the Lgbt Center of Central Florida.
- 6/15/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
In response to the news of the massacre in Orlando, Florida in the early hours of Sunday morning, organizers of the Tony Awards announced that tonight’s ceremony will be dedicated to the victims of the shooting. In what is being called the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, 50 were killed and at least 53 were injured at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. The Tony Awards Twitter account issued this statement: “Our hearts are heavy for the unimaginable tragedy that happened last night in Orlando. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of those affected. The Tony Awards dedicate tonight’s ceremony to them.” The Pulse nightclub is frequented by members of the Lgbt community, and the shooting occurred when people across the country were celebrating Lgbt Pride Month with events this weekend. The Tony Awards and the larger theater community have long had close ties to the Lgbt community. Tony winners have thanked same-sex partners in their acceptance speeches for years, long before gay marriage was legalized. Kisses between gay couples onstage have shown the level of acceptance felt inside Radio City Music Hall. Out gay entertainers have hosted several Tony telecasts, including Alan Cumming, Sean Hayes, and Neil Patrick Harris. Tonight’s ceremony, the 70th Annual Tony Awards, will be hosted by James Corden, broadcast from 8 to 11 p.m. live Et and delayed Pt on CBS. Hamilton, with a record-breaking 16 nominations, is expected to be a big winner. Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda is among the Broadway celebrities to tweet support for Orlando: pic.twitter.com/D7HSofDxLK — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 12, 2016 Oh wow. Devastating news.Praying for the victims of the shooting in Orlando and their families.Heartbreaking and senseless.I am so sorry.???????????? — Sara Bareilles (@SaraBareilles) June 12, 2016 Hearing about this senseless & horrific tragedy in #Orlando. Heartbroken for my Lgbtq brothers & sisters. Time for change. #GunControlNow — Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) June 12, 2016 I'm broken from this Orlando tragedy. My heart is with all of the families and our community there. #prayfororlando — Nick Adams (@TheNickAdams) June 12, 2016 Horrified and heartbroken on yet another day. #Orlando — Lesli Margherita (@QueenLesli) June 12, 2016 Gonna be difficult to celebrate Tonys tonite but so proud to be in a community that celebrates everyone and gives a giant Fu to hate. — Lesli Margherita (@QueenLesli) June 12, 2016 Praying for Orlando. ???????????? — Billy Porter (@theebillyporter) June 12, 2016 Tonight, every note I sing will be in remembrance of the lives taken in Orlando. ???? — Laura Benanti (@LauraBenanti) June 12, 2016...
- 6/12/2016
- by Emily Rome
- Hitfix
As newly-out-as-gay Kenny on The Real O'Neals, Noah Galvin has won the hearts and eyes of America.
Galvin is able to hold his own against the hilarious Martha Plimpton on the ABC sitcom, but there's a lot more to the 22-year-old than just comedy chops.
Here are five things to know about the young actor:
1. Working with Cirque Du Soleil inadvertently led him to becoming a cook.
"When I was thirteen, I spent half the year working for Cirque Du Soleil as a singer and was homeschooling throughout," says Galvin. "But when the tutoring Cirque provided ended, I had zero...
Galvin is able to hold his own against the hilarious Martha Plimpton on the ABC sitcom, but there's a lot more to the 22-year-old than just comedy chops.
Here are five things to know about the young actor:
1. Working with Cirque Du Soleil inadvertently led him to becoming a cook.
"When I was thirteen, I spent half the year working for Cirque Du Soleil as a singer and was homeschooling throughout," says Galvin. "But when the tutoring Cirque provided ended, I had zero...
- 5/24/2016
- by Patrick Gomez, @PatrickGomezLA
- People.com - TV Watch
As newly-out-as-gay Kenny on The Real O'Neals, Noah Galvin has won the hearts and eyes of America. Galvin is able to hold his own against the hilarious Martha Plimpton on the ABC sitcom, but there's a lot more to the 22-year-old than just comedy chops. Here are five things to know about the young actor: 1. Working with Cirque Du Soleil inadvertently led him to becoming a cook."When I was thirteen, I spent half the year working for Cirque Du Soleil as a singer and was homeschooling throughout," says Galvin. "But when the tutoring Cirque provided ended, I had zero...
- 5/24/2016
- by Patrick Gomez, @PatrickGomezLA
- PEOPLE.com
A re-imagined version of the 1921 musical Shuffle Along one of the earliest stage hits starring, written and directed by African-Americans, will open this week on Broadway. Working alongside such Tony-winning Broadway legends as Savion Glover, Audra McDonald, Billy Porter and Brian Stokes Mitchell are young performers making their debut on the Great White Way. Today on CBS, Maurice DuBois gave 'Sunday Morning' a peak backstage.
- 4/24/2016
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Performances begin tomorow, Tuesday, March 15, for Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, the new production that presents both the 1921 musical itself, and additionally details the events that catalyzed the songwriting team of Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, and librettists F.E. Miller and Aubrey Lyles, to create this groundbreaking work. Shuffle Along has a new book and is directed by George C. Wolfe, choreographed by Savion Glover, and stars six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, Tony Award winners Brian Stokes Mitchell and Billy Porter, and Tony Award nominees Brandon Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry, heading a cast of 34. Opening night is Thursday, April 28 at the Music Box Theatre 239 West 45 Street.
- 3/14/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The night before Audra McDonald's "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" premiered on HBO, the 6-time Tony award winner appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" during which she talked about how she prepped for playing Billie Holiday for "Lady Day," as well as her views about diversity on Broadway and Hollywood, and the importance of how the upcoming Broadway musical she co-stars in (with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Brandon Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry), "Shuffle Along," fits into that ongoing narrative. Watching this, I realized that I've rarely seen her do late night talk shows over the years, so this was kind of a...
- 3/14/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
ProducersDaryl RothandHal Luftigannounced today that Alan Mingo Jr. will play 'Lola' in the Tony Award-winning musicalKinky Boots at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre 302 West 45th Street, beginning March 29, 2016. Mingo, who comes to Broadway straight from the Toronto production of Kinky Boots, succeeds Emmy Award-winner Wayne Brady in the role. Brady, who took over the coveted part of 'Lola' from Tony Award-winner and original star Billy Porter in November 2015, plays his final performance on March 27, 2016.
- 2/8/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Music Box Theatre box office 239 West 45th Street opens Monday, February 1st at 10am for tickets to Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, a new production that presents both the 1921 musical itself, and additionally details the events that catalyzed the songwriting team of Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, and librettists F.E. Miller and Aubrey Lyles to create this ground-breaking work. Shuffle Along will star six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald, Tony Award-winners Brian Stokes Mitchell and Billy Porter, and Tony Award-nominees Brandon Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry.
- 1/29/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
A friendly reminder Rehearsals begin on Monday, January 18th for Shuffle Along Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, a new production that presents both the 1921 musical itself, and additionally details the events that catalyzed the songwriting team of Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake, and librettists F.E. Miller and Aubrey Lyles to create this ground-breaking work. Shuffle Along will star six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald, Tony Award-winners Brian Stokes Mitchell and Billy Porter, and Tony Award-nominees Brandon Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry.
- 1/15/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
National YoungArts Week will culminate with the organization's largest annual fundraiser, the YoungArts Backyard Ball Performance and Gala, tonight, January 9,presented by MaxMara and emceed by Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, singer and director, YoungArts Alumnus Billy Porter 1987 Winner in Theater. During the event, YoungArts will honor director and actress Rosie Perez and director Robert Wilson with the Arison Award, as well as performer, Tony Award nominee, YoungArts Master Teacher and 1997 YoungArts Winner in Theater Tony Yazbeck with the Arison Alumni Award, for their outstanding contributions and indelible impact on the arts.
- 1/9/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Inspirational Broadway - an evening of Broadway, RampB, Gospel, and Pop classics featuring Broadway's brightest lights and an ensemble of uplifting voices - has added special guest stars Adam Pascal, Eden Espinosa, Telly Leung and Jarrod Spector. The concert takes place at B.B. King Blues Club amp Grill on February 15, 2016 at 730 Pm Doors at 600 Pm. Michael McElroy and The Broadway Inspirational Voices will be joined by previously-announced performers Billy Porter, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Joshua Henry and Marcus Paul James. The music will be performed with the signature soul and innovative musical arrangements of the Grammy-nominated Broadway Inspirational Voices. This event will help benefit the Biv Outreach Program. Tickets begin at 30, and can be purchased by visiting httpwww.bbkingblues.com.
- 12/16/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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