Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
#1Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/24/14 at 10:08pmI was at his new play tonight and he sat right behind me. I heard him say he is taking 2 weeks off to fix his new show, While I Yet Live, which is fantastic!!!
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#2Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/24/14 at 10:42pmOh. He's not IN the show?
brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
#2Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/24/14 at 10:44pmNo, Billy is not in the show he wrote. But the cast is AMAZING!!!!! Worth checking out. I will be returning in a few weeks to see the changes.
#3Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/25/14 at 12:26amHe's still in Kinky Boots?
brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
#5Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/25/14 at 12:49amI thought he left Kinky Boots ages ago.
brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
#6Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/25/14 at 1:12amI am just repeating what I heard him say, he is taking 2 weeks off to fix his new show.
KathyNYC2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/2/10
#7Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/25/14 at 9:58am
"I thought he left Kinky Boots ages ago."
That would be incorrect.
#8Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/25/14 at 8:32pm
Weird. I remember a report that he was leaving.
Well good for him. That role is exhausting.
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#9Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/25/14 at 8:40pmBecause you've played it so many times, and you would know? There was never a report about him leaving, or even a rumor.
#10Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/25/14 at 9:44pm
To be fair, when they announced when Stark and Annaleigh were leaving early this year, the article stated that Billy would be staying "at least through July 14th" or something like that. Obviously, he's stayed past then. But it's not crazy for someone to think he may have left by now.
"...and in a bed."
Updated On: 9/25/14 at 09:44 PM
#11Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/26/14 at 12:10amI usually try to keep my tongue in my mouth when I read senseless and stupid responses but suttonr your response to Meyerd584 drew my fingers to the keyboard. Re-read your post and give yourself a good hard slap [wherever it hurts the most]-you are a naughty poster.
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#12Billy Porter takes 2 weeks off from Kinky Boots
Posted: 9/26/14 at 12:29am
I honestly found him too over the top/paint by the numbers/sassy McSass black DIVA in the show, but I think he's smart and knows he's not going to get a role like this and is happy to stay as long as the audience claps and the checks clear. He knows big parts don't come along for him every season so he's happy to keep truckin until the show closes or he gets another gig.
