Pittsburgh native Billy Porter preparing for hometown return
He’s a Pittsburgh performing legend and this weekend, he’s returning home.Emmy Grammy and Tony winner Billy Porter’s first R&B album dropped in the 1990s.”The business was very homophobic at the time, so it didn’t work out so well for me at the time, but now it is,” the Pittsburgh native told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 anchor Shannon Perrine. Porter says no matter where Pittsburghers are on the Billy train, his “Black Mona Lisa” tour will fill in any part of his career you may have missed. Take a look at the video above for more on why Porter says this project is so personal and how Pittsburgh plays a roll.His performance is Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Heinz Hall. Tickets are still available online. Click here for more information.
He’s a Pittsburgh performing legend and this weekend, he’s returning home.
Emmy Grammy and Tony winner Billy Porter’s first R&B album dropped in the 1990s.
“The business was very homophobic at the time, so it didn’t work out so well for me at the time, but now it is,” the Pittsburgh native told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 anchor Shannon Perrine.
Porter says no matter where Pittsburghers are on the Billy train, his “Black Mona Lisa” tour will fill in any part of his career you may have missed.
Take a look at the video above for more on why Porter says this project is so personal and how Pittsburgh plays a roll.
His performance is Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Heinz Hall. Tickets are still available online. Click here for more information.