Friday, February 22, 2013
Billy Porter on Getting Snatched for Kinky Boots, Being a 'Proud Mama' and the Hard Road of a Broadway Diva
Broadway.com: Broadway powerhouse Billy Porter stopped by Show People with Paul Wontorek to discuss how his leading lady role in Kinky Boots is the culmination of a dazzling but difficult career.
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Wow. Well first I want to say that his description of the experience of bikram yoga makes me never want to try it. The "smell" sounds very unappealing. I also think it is very interesting how he wanted to make that distinction between his character, Lola, and his personality. I find it interesting that even though this is a fantastic role and it is his return to the stage he didn't really want to be associated with the "character" of his character. However, it's very impressive that he can play such an opposite part. I also think It's fantastic how "out and proud" he is, and its interesting how much the combination of the 90s and his sexuality affected his life. Not to mention, how much CMU seems to have affected his life. He spends a lot of the video talking about his training how that got him ready to play this part. Billy Porter is another CMU connection that I had no idea about. Its clear that his career was launched here and I think that's so amazing.
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