Billy Porter News

Having recently begun their run in Broadway's Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Tony Award winner Billy Porter and Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace visited MSNBC's Morning Joe to discuss the production. Watch the interview now.

Recasting a star who is above the title of a musical is a tricky endeavor. That balance of someone who artistically fulfills the role and someone who can sell enough tickets to be worthy of the above-the-title placement is a complex one, and it seems to becoming a more and more common trend recently for shows, particularly star-driven revivals, to not do a second casting, even if they are financially successful.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 28, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Shoshana Bean, Tituss Burgess, Jordan Fisher and Joy Woods will lead a concert performance celebrating the 30th anniversary of Songs For a New World. Learn more here!

Billy Porter has returned to Broadway as the Emcee in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, a role he played earlier this year in the West End production. The Tony-winner recently visited Late Night with Seth Meyers to discuss the show, along with his beauty line Black Mona Lisa Beauty. Watch the interview!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 25, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace have officially joined the cast of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Check out photos of the duo meeting the press ahead of their run!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 24, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Broadway return of Mamma Mia! is now playing on Broadway. Meet the cast of Mamma Mia! here and find out who is starring in the show's Broadway stop!

Billy Porter is now playing the Emcee in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and, ahead of opening night, the Tony-winner stopped by TODAY to share his thoughts on joining the production. Watch the interview!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 22, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Billy Porter and Marisha Wallace will star as ‘Emcee’ and ‘Sally Bowles’ in the Tony Award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre. See photos here!

Emmy Award, GRAMMY Award, and three-time Tony Award winner Billy Porter and two-time Olivier Award nominee Marisha Wallace will return to Broadway in Cabaret. Watch in this video as they chat more about being back on Broadway and so much more!

Playing the Emcee on Broadway has been a longtime dream for Billy Porter. The Tony-winner, who steps into the shoes of the Cabaret host this week, visited CBS Mornings to talk about playing the role in the current Broadway production. Watch the interview!

Experience Yeston and Kopit’s opulent PHANTOM, on stage at The Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, NY in August. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Cabaret just celebrated a major milestone- its 2000th global performance! Watch as West End Cabaret veterans Eddie Redmayne, Mason Alexander Park, Layton Williams and more chat about the show's legacy on the red carpet.

Season three of “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” will premiere Thursday, Aug. 6 on Disney+. Ahead of the summer debut, the series has also been renewed for a fourth season, coming to Disney+ in 2026.  

It was another very strong month for Broadway, with three of the four weeks exceeding $40 million in total gross. This has been the strongest start to the Broadway season gross wise through the first four weeks. However, that pattern is unlikely to continue as many limited runs came to an end this month, as well as shows closing earlier than expected due to low sale.

This Bitter Earth, the UK directorial debut of Tony winner Billy Porter, is a play with a lot to say – about race, about activism, and about love. First produced in 2017, the show follows the twists and turns in the relationship between Jesse (Omari Douglas), a Black writer, and his boyfriend Neil (Alexander Lincoln), a white BLM activist.

Watch Broadway's next Sally Bowles, Marisha Wallace, singing 'Maybe This Time' from the beloved Kander & Ebb musical. Wallace will be joining the hit Broadway musical, alongside Billy Porter as the Emcee, on Tuesday, July 22.