BILLY PORTER

Vocal Jazz / RnB • United States
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Singer, songwriter, composer, actor, playwright, director and vocal coach Billy Porter is a throwback to the old school entertainers who worked, literally, across a widestage platform, from theatre and film to television and musical revivals, and his Broadway-inspired mainstream and very theatrical approach has made him popular and much-awarded, but ironically, it has also made him anything but mainstream throughout his career. Born September 21, 1969 in Pittsburg, PA, Porter laid the groundwork for his career with thoughtfulness and care, graduating from the musical theater program at the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School, then earning a B.F.A. in drama from the Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts, and finally tacking on certification from the screenwriting program at UCLA. He came to public attention in musicals on Broadway, first in 1994’s revival of Grease!, then followed it with impressive turns in Songs for a New World (1995), Radiant Baby read more...
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BILLY PORTER Billy Porter album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Billy Porter
Vocal Jazz 1997
BILLY PORTER Billy's Back on Broadway album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Billy's Back on Broadway
Vocal Jazz 2014
BILLY PORTER Billy Porter Present s: The Soul of Richard Rodgers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Billy Porter Present s: The Soul of Richard Rodgers
RnB 2017

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BILLY PORTER At the Corner of Broadway + Soul album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 At the Corner of Broadway + Soul
Vocal Jazz 2005

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