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Broadway Stages One-Night Industrial Musical About Bills with a Starry Cast
entertainment1 month ago

Broadway Stages One-Night Industrial Musical About Bills with a Starry Cast

Broadway is mounting a one-night-only industrial musical, Bill Pay The Musical, at the Broadhurst Theatre on September 25, created as a marketing stunt for Ramp’s AI-powered bill-pay product. The show, framed in the mid-20th-century industrial-musical style, features Billy Porter, Jessica Vosk, and Billy Zane (with Rema Webb as Rampa and a full ensemble), a book by Kevin Zak, and music/lyrics by Jason Michael Snow. Production details, a ticket lottery at BillPaytheMusical.com, and ramped-up marketing context are included in press notes, with director Keaton Wooden and a broad team handling design, choreography, and production partners.}

via Playbill|
#bill-pay#billy-porter#broadway
From ICU to Broadway: Billy Porter Survives Severe Urosepsis and Returns to La Cage Aux Folles
health3 months ago

From ICU to Broadway: Billy Porter Survives Severe Urosepsis and Returns to La Cage Aux Folles

Actor Billy Porter survived a life-threatening urosepsis triggered by an undiagnosed kidney stone, required ECMO life support and emergency leg surgery, and is now preparing to return to La Cage Aux Folles; the piece explains how sepsis arises from infection, the progression to organ and limb complications, and emphasizes recognizing warning signs and seeking urgent care.

via Blavity News|
#billy-porter#ecmo#health
Encores! Brings All-Black La Cage aux Folles to NYC Center, Led by Porter and Brady
theater3 months ago

Encores! Brings All-Black La Cage aux Folles to NYC Center, Led by Porter and Brady

New York City Center Encores! presents an all-Black revival of La Cage aux Folles, directed by Robert O’Hara, with Billy Porter as Albin and Wayne Brady as Georges, running June 17–28 with a 28-piece orchestra and preserving the original 1983 orchestrations; the cast also features Alaman Diadhiou, Lance Coadie Williams, James Jackson Jr., Tonya Pinkins and more, with reviews from New York Theater, TheaterMania, and Playbill highlighting the production.

via Playbill|
#all-black-cast#billy-porter#encores
entertainment1 year ago

Broadway's 'Cabaret' to Close Early as Billy Porter Recovers from Sepsis

Broadway's 'Cabaret' at the Kit Kat Club will close early on September 21 due to star Billy Porter recovering from sepsis, with the production having played 18 previews and 592 performances. Porter’s health issue led to the decision, and his role will be shared by alternates Marty Lauter and David Merino for the final shows. The production, which opened last year, is not expected to recoup its $23 million investment.

via Deadline|
#billy-porter#broadway#cabaret
Broadway's Cabaret Revival Closes Early; Billy Porter Out Due to Illness
entertainment1 year ago

Broadway's Cabaret Revival Closes Early; Billy Porter Out Due to Illness

Broadway's immersive revival of 'Cabaret' will close earlier than planned on September 21 due to ticket sales struggles and Billy Porter's illness, ending a run of 592 performances. The production, which has been successful in London's West End, faced challenges on Broadway, leading to an earlier closure, with replacements for Porter including Marty Lauter and David Merino.

via Playbill|
#billy-porter#broadway#cabaret
"Beloved Star Eliminated on Whitney Houston Night: DWTS Recap"
entertainment2 years ago

"Beloved Star Eliminated on Whitney Houston Night: DWTS Recap"

In week 8 of Dancing With The Stars, guest host Billy Porter opened the show with a performance of Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know." The contestants danced to Houston's songs, with Charity Lawson receiving the highest score. Barry Williams and Jason Mraz were in the bottom three, and Williams was eliminated. Next week will be Taylor Swift night.

via Deadline|
#billy-porter#dancing-with-the-stars#elimination
Billy Porter Criticizes Harry Styles' Vogue Cover and Calls for More Diversity
fashion-and-entertainment3 years ago

Billy Porter Criticizes Harry Styles' Vogue Cover and Calls for More Diversity

Billy Porter expresses ongoing frustration with Vogue's decision to feature Harry Styles as the first man to wear a dress on the magazine's cover, suggesting that Styles was chosen because he is "white" and "straight." Porter, who claims to have sparked the conversation around gender-fluid fashion, criticized the use of his community to elevate Styles without any sacrifice on his part. Porter also revealed a conversation with Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, where he missed the opportunity to urge her to use Vogue's power to uplift leaders in the de-gendering of fashion movement within the LGBTQ+ community.

via Insider|
#billy-porter#fashion-and-entertainment#gender-fluid-fashion