"He took a backseat to Duke Ellington back in the day because he was queer," the Pose star said of Billy Strayhorn, the subject of a new musical he produced about the jazz artist's life. Porter went ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Director Kent Gash and choreographer Dell Howlett keep the cast in constant motion ...

Actor and singer Darius de Haas plays Billy Strayhorn in the new show. “I want something to live for / Someone to make my life an adventurous dream,” goes Billy Strayhorn’s “Something To Live For.” ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- He was a legendary jazz composer, a gay icon and an inspiration to many people in the Black community. Now there is a new show at Pittsburgh Public Theater telling the story and ...

EXCLUSIVE: Billy Porter has joined the producing team of the Broadway-aimed Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For, a new musical about jazz great Strayhorn set to make its world debut next month at ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The cast features Broadway star and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” regular Darius de ...

Rihanna, Tool, Lou Reed, Metallica. The past couple nights, she performed Billy Strayhorn’s 1948 jazz standard “Lush Life.” ...

Celebrate the enduring musical legacy that sprang from the 30-year collaboration of Duke Ellington and composer, pianist and arranger Billy Strayhorn, who helped shape the sound and spirit of American ...