Billy Porter News

On Monday, October 14th, Broadway and Hollywood’s best will gather for Broadway Rallies for Kamala, a special event in New York City to mobilize audience members and remote viewers across the country to get involved in supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the final weeks leading up to Election Day, November 5th. Watch here!

Cabaret artist Sarah Boone will return to the Triad Theater with an encore performance of Mom Before Dad: A Young Woman of the Greatest Generation following celebrated performances in Florida, Los Angeles and Colorado.

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara has announced two special performances for the first production of its 2024/2025 season, the Off-Broadway hit comedy with plenty of bite, DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS, written by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen and directed by Jamie Torcellini.

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Sam Harris in Beyond the Rainbow, on Nov 1 & 2 - a nod to his legendary rendition of “Over the Rainbow,” featuring Harris’ singular, definitive interpretations of Broadway, pop, and standards by everyone from Sondheim to U2 and Kander & Ebb to Gaga and many more, along with his hilarious, self-effacing and topical wit.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Sam Harris in Beyond the Rainbow, on Nov 1 & 2 - a nod to his legendary rendition of “Over the Rainbow,” featuring Harris' singular, definitive interpretations of Broadway, pop, and standards by everyone from Sondheim to U2 and Kander & Ebb to Gaga and many more, along with his hilarious, self-effacing and topical wit.

As we dive into October, Broadway fans have plenty of new movies, shows, and music to look forward to! Check out what's coming to streaming this month, including a new season of Heartstopper, the filmed recording of Rachel Bloom's Off-Broadway show, and Ariana DeBose as an anxious chef in Prime Video's House of Spoils.

Grammy, Emmy and two-time Tony Award winner Billy Porter will direct a London stage production of This Bitter Earth by Harrison David Rivers. Emmanuel Imani and Alexander Lincoln will head an industry reading on November.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 23, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Lin-Manuel Miranda has revealed the complete tracklist for his upcoming WARRIORS album with Eisa Davis. The tracklist reveal follows the news that Ms. Lauryn Hill will be joining the album as Cyrus of Gramercy Riffs. The cast also includes Phillipa Soo, Busta Rhymes, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Nas, Billy Porter, and more.

The final group of voices has been unveiled for the star-studded cast of the concept album, WARRIORS including Ms. Lauryn Hill as Cyrus of Gramercy Riffs and the vocal cast of THE WARRIORS. 

A new video has been posted to the official Instagram account for Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis' upcoming concept album for their Warriors musical. The video teases an announcement coming on Wednesday, September 18- one month before the release of the album itself.

Grammy and two-time Tony Award Nominee Shoshana Bean and Tony Award winner J. Harrison Ghee will join three-time Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown for his Carnegie Hall solo concert debut on October 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM.

Cyndi Lauper, who wrote the music and lyrics for the musical Kinky Boots, has revealed that the musical may be headed for the big screen!

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara has announced the first production of its 2024/2025 season, the hilarious Off-Broadway hit comedy with plenty of bite, DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS, written by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen and directed by Jamie Torcellini.

Ucross has announced 57 fellowships for Fall 2024, offering visual artists, writers, composers, choreographers, and interdisciplinary artists uninterrupted time to work on creative projects at its Wyoming ranch.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis have unveiled the fifth group of voices for the star-studded cast of the concept album, WARRIORS. Busta Rhymes joins the cast as the voice of Brooklyn as well as THE BIZZIES: featuring Stephen Sanchez as Cal, Joshua Henry as Wanya, Timothy Hughes as Lance, and Daniel Jikal as Joon. 

Watch Billy Porter discuss Broadway for Harris on MSNBC's The Weekend in the video here!

Global powerhouse and visionary iconoclast Billy Porter proudly presents his anxiously awaited new EP, Black Mona Lisa Vol. 2: The Cookout Sessions, out now. Listen to the album here!

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis have unveiled the fourth group of voices for the star-studded cast of the concept album, WARRIORS and we've got the scoop.

Westport Country Playhouse has announced the cast for SATCHEL PAIGE AND THE KANSAS CITY SWING, set to open on September 9.