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Billy Porter

The Soul of Richard Rodgers

Sony - Masterworks Broadway

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08/14/2017 - Bay Street Playhouse / Sag Harbor, NY
08/19/2017 - Paramount Theater / Provincetown, MA
08/20/2017 - Paramount Theater / Provincetown, MA
12/20/2017 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
12/21/2017 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
12/22/2017 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
12/23/2017 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
12/25/2017 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
12/26/2017 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
12/27/2017 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
12/28/2017 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
12/29/2017 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
12/30/2017 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
01/02/2018 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
01/03/2018 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
01/04/2018 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
01/05/2018 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
01/06/2018 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
01/07/2018 - The Al Hirschfeld Theatre / New York, NY
1 Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (Pentatonix & Billy Porter)  
2 My Romance (Leslie Odom Jr.)  
3 If I Loved You (Renee Elise Goldsberry & Christopher Jackson)  
4 With a Song in My Heart (Brandon Victor Dixon & Joshua Henry)  
5 I Have Dreamed (Patina Miller)  
6 My Funny Valentine (Cynthia Erivo)  
7 I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair (Todrick Hall & Billy Porter)  
8 This Nearly was Mine (Deborah Cox)  
9 Bewitched (Ledisi featuring Zaire Park)  
10 Carefully Taught (India.Arie & Billy Porter)  
11 Lady is a Tramp (Billy Porter featuring Zaire Park)  
12 Edelweiss (Billy Porter)  
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Tony and Grammy Award-Winner Billy Porter's new studio album, Billy Porter Presents - The Soul of Richard Rodgers, will be released April 14, 2017 and is available for pre-order now, it was announced today by Bee & El and Sony Masterworks Broadway.  The album, which features new, soulful takes on classic Richard Rodgers songs, includes solos and duets from the following artists  (in addition to Porter himself):  Tony and Grammy Award winners Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton) and Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton), Tony Award-winner Patina Miller (Pippin), Grammy Award winners Pentatonix and India.Arie, Tony Award nominees Brandon Victor Dixon (Shuffle Along), Joshua Henry (Violet), and Christopher Jackson (Hamilton), alongside YouTube sensation and Kinky Boots star Todrick Hall and multiple Grammy Award nominees Deborah Cox and Ledisi.

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  • 'Hey everybody, prepare yourself' for Billy Porter / AV CLUB
    Posted At: June 15, 2019

    "Hey everybody, prepare yourself," is how Stephen Colbert welcomed Kinky Boots and Pose star (and "fashion icon") Billy Porter to Wednesday's Late Show. And while that might smack of old-school timidity in the face of one of the most gloriously outrageous and talented performers out there, Colbert was more than game to let Porter both give him a quick accessory makeover, and speak feelingly about how the...

  • WTCC's James Lewis wishes Richard Rogers, a Billy Porter happy birthday
    Posted At: June 28, 2017

    Tony and Grammy Award-Winner Billy Porter new studio album, 'Presents - The Soul of Richard Rodgers.' Released last April through Sony Masterworks Broadway, the album features new, soulful takes on classic Richard Rodgers songs, includes solos and duets from Billy himself along with Tony and Grammy Award winners such as Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton) an...

  • Billy Porter does yeoman's effort updating Richard Rodgers songbook / Jazz Weekly review
    Posted At: May 24, 2017

    Tony and Grammy Award winning vocalist Billy Porter takes the Richard Rodgers songbook and brings it up to date in an R&B influenced mood with a rich collection of guests. The trick on a production like this is to retain the core of the songwriter's melody and not lose it in the techno-rhythm of the modernity. Porter does a yeoman's effort, with some clever vocals with Pentatonix on "Oh, What A Beaut...

  • Billy Porter Presents - The Soul of Richard Rodgers / Playbill
    Posted At: April 14, 2017

    Broadway star Billy Porter duets on classic showtunes with fellow Tony Award winners Leslie Odom Jr. and Cynthia Erivo on his new album Billy Porter Presents The Soul of Richard Rodgers. Pop stars India.arie, Ledisi and the Pentatonix will also be highlighted on the Sony Masterworks Broadway album, whose official release date is April 14. The album features new, soulful takes on classic Richard Rodgers s...
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