‘Not My Father’s Son’ from Kinky Boots with Billy Porter - Part 1
Queer The Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives
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Show Notes
Queer The Music this week celebrates the multi-award winning actor, singer and activist Billy Porter.
Billy is the first gay Black man to win an Emmy Award in any lead acting category and in 2020 Time magazine included him in their list of 100 most influential people in the world
He wowed Broadway with his lead performance as drag queen Lola in Kinky Boots, scooping a Tony Award and a Grammy for Best Musical Theater album. He joins Jake in this episode to talk about finding his voice, how he shaped the role in Kinky Boots, his love of musical theatre and of course that show-stealing ballad from the show, Not My Father's Son.
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