Billy Porter
Theatre Credits, Bio and Tickets
Billy Porter is starring as The Emcee alongside Marisha Wallace's Sally Bowles in Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club in the West End.
Porter made his Broadway debut in the ensemble of the original 1991 Broadway production Miss Saigon, and his breakthrough stage role came in 1994 in Grease.
His biggest stage role to date has been the drag queen Lola, which he originated, in the Broadway premiere of Kinky Boots in 2013, winning him the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. He returned to the role for a limited engagement from 2017-18.
Recently, Porter played Pray Tell in TV series Pose — about New York City's ball culture — which earned him an Emmy Award as well as Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award nominations.
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Didi Conn makes appearance at performance of Secret Cinema's 'Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical'
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'Burlesque' musical sets new UK tour dates, postpones London run to 2027
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Simon Russell Beale, Rupert Everett, and more to star in Donmar Warehouse new season
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Casting announced for Kit Buchan and Jim Barne's 'Mona Loser' workshops
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Improv show 'Shamilton!' to run at the Other Palace
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First look at Leslie Odom, Jr. in 'Hamilton' in the West End
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'Stranger Things' actor Linnea Berthelsen to star in 'Darkling' at the Bush Theatre
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Andrew Barth Feldman to star in new musical 'Nero' in London
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'Cirque Berserk!' to return to the West End
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Summer Strallen to join the cast of 'Beetlejuice' in the West End
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