Tag: Billy Porter

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Happy birthday Billy Porter

If you don’t follow THE Billy Porter on Twitter, you should.  Funny, outrageous and shares unexpected nuggets of wisdom du jour.

Today is the Tony Award-winner’s birthday, so I’m celebrating with his music and talent since I can’t be with him in person.  I’ve known Billy for over 20 years and couldn’t  be prouder of who and where he’s taken his life journey.

Celebrating Billy’s birthday “some” years ago…

He’s been stopping the show on Broadway for over 20 years and still doing it.  The video from below takes us back to 1994 when he appeared on The Tonight Show performing “Beauty School Dropout.”  I remember watching this live at home and screaming!  Billy sings his face off!  

Thank you Mr. Kinky Boots for all the laughs, talent and smarts you bring to every table.

Love you muchly.

And while we’re at it, let’s just go for the Big Montage of Billy singing through the years”

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Kinky Boots’ Tony Award-winner Billy Porter on The Artie Lange Show

I love that the host says “What’s up, Bill?” at the top of the interview.

And the idea that Keith Richards came to Kinky Boots but didn’t know Billy wasn’t a “biological lady” when meeting Billy.

Fun interview. Love seeing Billy do all kinds of press.

Get it, Billy!

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NYC: Billy Porter opens the new Monday Musicals series at XL Nightclub

Billy Porter opens the new Monday Musicals series at XL Nightclub

Monday Musicals has kicked off with an exciting lineup of special events at XL Nightclub beginning with a performance by Tony Award winning Kinky Boots star Billy Porter who helped launch the series last night.

New York City’s largest “straight-friendly” cabaret and dance nightclub is also welcomes a new face to its team. Dougie Meyer, the new Director of Promotions & Events for XL Nightclub,  will carry over the concept of Musical Mondays, which will be enhanced, supercharged and dubbed “MondayMusicals at XL,” to the Hell¹s Kitchen hotspot housed within THE OUT NYC urban resort.

“After an off the charts first year in business in 2012, the addition of Dougie Meyer will help maintain XL¹s position as the number one gay nightclub in NYC,” says XL Nightclub partner Ian Reisner.

For reservations, more information and the club¹s complete calendar of events, please visit www.xlnightclub.com, call 212.239.2999 or email info@xlnightclub.com.

Photos via Kevin Thomas Garcia.

Billy Porter and two of his co-stars – THE Kinky Boots!

(via Broadway World)

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Kinky Boots – “Hold Me In Your Heart Remix” featuring Billy Porter

The Kinky Boots phenomenon continues its meteoric rise, from the Broadway stage, to the dance floor, club culture and beyond.

Wayne G. & LFB give the remix treatment to Billy Porter and his Tony Award-winning role of Lola, with “HOLD ME IN YOUR HEART ANTHEM REMIX”

(via press release)

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NYC: Tony Award winner Billy Porter to kick off new “Monday Musicals at XL”

The owners of XL Nightclub have just announced that they will be ‘taking over’ Musical Mondays, renamed “Monday Musicals,” and will kick off with an exciting lineup of special events beginning with a performance by Tony Award winning Kinky Boots star Billy Porter on August 12th.

XL Nightclub will carry the concept of ‘Musical Mondays’ enhanced, supercharged and dubbed “Monday Musicals at XL,” to the Hell¹s Kitchen hotspot housed within THE OUT NYC urban resort.

For reservations, more information and the club¹s complete calendar of events, please visit www.xlnightclub.com, call 212.239.2999 or email info@xlnightclub.com.

More info at BroadwayWorld.com

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KINKY BOOTS’ Billy Porter featured in new “Land of Lola” Anthem Remix

The Kinky Boots phenomenon continues its meteoric rise, from the Broadway stage, to the dance floor, club culture and beyond.

Wayne G. & LFB give the remix treatment to Billy Porter and his Tony Award-winning role of Lola, with “LAND OF LOLA ANTHEM REMIX.”

Dance, kids!

Tony Award-winner Billy Porter as the fabulous “Lola”

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Tonight in NYC – “Broadway Bares 23: United Stripes of America”

Broadway’s sexiest night of the year has arrived: The 23rd annual edition of Broadway Bares, entitled Broadway Bares 23: United Strips of America, is presented at Roseland Ballroom June 23 at 9:30 PM and midnight to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

United Strips of America, according to press notes, “celebrates America’s fruited plains and mountains majesties. A bi-coastal couple will set out on separate, sexy journeys through a dozen states – encountering scantily clad inhabitants along the way – in hopes of reuniting in the heartland.” Max von Essen (Evita) and Michael Cusumano (Chicago) appear throughout the show as the couple. Guest stars also include two-time Tony nominee Christopher Sieber (La Cage aux Folles), 2013 Tony nominee Charl Brown (Motown The Musical), Lesli Margherita (Matilda The Musical), Kate Rockwell (Rock of Ages) and Eric LaJuan Summers (Motown The Musical).

Roseland Ballroom is located at 239 West 52nd Street. Although the 9:30 PM show is sold out, tickets for the midnight show can be purchased online at broadwaycares.org or by calling (212) 840-0770, ext 268. A limited number of tickets also may be available between 3 PM and 7 PM June 23 in the lobby of Roseland Ballroom.

Through 22 editions, Broadway Bares has raised more than $9.8 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

(via Playbill)

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Finale of KINKY BOOTS on The Today Show

Actor Billy Porter talks about his best actor Tony win and joins his fellow “Kinky Boots” cast mates for a performance of the finale number of the show, which won six Tony awards.

Drag queens and folks in thigh-high, high heel boots. One Million Moms will be writing a letter in 3, 2, 1…

“Change your mind and you change the world.”

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