Tituss Burgess to Perform One Night Only at El Rey Theatre

Tituss Burgess, star of the hit Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and a veteran of Broadway's The Little Mermaid, Guys and Dolls, and more will appear live in concert for one night only at El Rey Theatre. Music direction by James Sampliner.

The concert will be held November 29 at 9pm. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at http://www.theelrey.com/events/detail/344778.

Tituss Burgess is an Emmy and SAG-nominated actor who has emerged as one of the entertainment industry's most versatile and dynamic performers, with his work in television and theater generating both critical and commercial acclaim. He emerged as the breakout star of Netflix's award-winning comedy "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," currently in its third season, after becoming a fan-favorite on Tina Fey's Emmy-winning NBC series "30 Rock." Burgess has appeared on Broadway in Guys and Dolls, The Little Mermaid, Jersey Boys and Good Vibrations. Regionally he has also performed in productions of The Wiz and Jesus Christ Superstar. Burgess has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, a SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and two Critics' Choice TV Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He was also awarded Best Actor at the 2015 Webby Awards and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy at the 2015 Gold Derby TV Awards. His other television credits include "A Gifted Man", "Blue Bloods", and "Royal Pains". Burgess lent his voice to two major studio films: The Angry Birds Movie and Smurfs: The Lost Village. He will also join the cast of the upcoming "Departures," set to be released in 2018. Burgess recently acquired the rights to the beloved film The Preacher's Wife, for which he's writing an original score and lyrics. In addition, Burgess evolved his solo music career in 2012 with the debut of his album Comfortable, in which he wrote the music and lyrics for ten of the eleven songs.