Billy Porter is a revolutionary Grammy, Emmy and Tony award winner.
We’re thrilled to welcome him to Omaha on May 24, when Black Mona Lisa hits Orpheum Theater.
Nikki & Spicoli Mornings talked with Billy ahead of the tour launch.
BILLY PORTER – “BLACK MONA LISA: VOLUME 1” TOUR ITINERARY 4/29/2023 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
5/1/2023 Salt Lake City, UT Eccles Theater
5/2/2023 Denver, CO Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
5/4/2023 San Jose, CA San Jose Center For The Performing Arts
5/5/2023 San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Theatre
5/6/2023 Los Angeles, CA Pantages Theatre
5/7/2023 Tempe, AZ Gammage Auditorium (ASU)
5/9/2023 Austin, TX The Paramount Theatre
5/10/2023 Dallas, TX Winspear Opera House
5/12/2023 San Antonio, TX Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
5/13/2023 Houston, TX Bayou Music Center
5/14/2023 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre
5/16/2023 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
5/18/2023 Detroit, MI Fisher Theatre
5/20/2023 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Symphony Center
5/21/2023 Madison, WI The Orpheum Theater
5/23/2023 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
5/24/2023 Omaha, NE Orpheum Theater
5/26/2023 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
5/27/2023 Louisville, KY Palace Theater
5/28/2023 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts
5/31/2023 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
6/1/2023 Philadelphia, PA The Met
6/2/2023 Washington, DC The Strathmore
6/3/2023 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino
Porter’s music career began in 1997 with the release of his self-titled (aka Untitled) debut album that generated the Top 10 single “Show Me “and “Love Is on the Way” which was featured in the hit movie First Wives Club. In 2019, Porter scored his first #1 on the Billboard US Dance Club chart with “Love Yourself.”
Porter is a veteran of the theater and has multiple credits including performances in Miss Saigon, Angels in America, Grease. In 2013, he was awarded his first Tony for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Lola in the Broadway smash hit production Kinky Boots. That role also won him the Drama Desk award and the Outer Critics Circle award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. Kinky Boots also brought him a Best Musical Theater Album Grammy for the Official Soundtrack.
Billy starred in all three seasons of the FX drama series Pose for which he was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and in 2019 won an Emmy award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. He became the first openly gay man to be nominated and win in any lead acting category at the Primetime Emmys. In 2020, Time magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential people in the world. His other television credits include Law and Order, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons and The Twilight Zone. Billy has been a correspondent in New Orleans and Times Square on Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve since 2019.
The following year, Billy released his highly anticipated memoir, Unprotected. He also covered the Juliet Roberts club classic “Caught in the Middle” for the Red Hot + Free album which supports underserved communities affected with HIV/AIDS. In 2021, Billy was presented with the Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS award.
In 2022, he won his second Tony award for Best Musical as a producer of A Strange Loop. He also made his directorial film debut with the modern Gen Z coming-of-age story, Anything’s Possible.
2023 is off to an exciting start with a role in the feature film 80 For Brady and will continue with the release of his new album Black Mona Lisa and a national tour.