The tour is set to open at the Swansea arena on the 18th October.
It has been confirmed that the Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner will take his new show The Black Mona Lisa on a UK tour starting this autumn, including a London date at the London Palladium on the 26th October.
With tickets on sale now, Billy Porter’s new show will take audiences on a musical journey through Billy’s life story — showcasing tracks from ‘Black Mona Lisa’, his latest pop album, while also celebrating his 90s R&B roots and award-winning turns on Broadway.
Talking about the new tour, he said: “I’m thrilled to be bringing my fifth and most personal album to tour my seconnd favourite home country. The UK has embraced my passion project with open arms, with me seeing two of my singles: Children & Baby Was A Dancer soar to the top of BBC Radio Radio 2 Pop Charts, with the latter reaching number one. I can’t wait to share my love for you all live and in person.”
Billy Porter is an award-winning actor, singer, director, producer, composer, and playwright. He won an Emmy Award for Lead Actor for his role in FX’s Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated drama Pose. He earned three Emmy nominations total for his role in the series. A Hollywood Walk of Fame inductee, Porter has numerous theatre credits, including the role of ‘Lola’ in the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, which he originated in 2013 and for which he won the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards, as well as the Grammy for best musical-theatre album. He won his second Tony Award in 2022 for “Best Musical” as a producer on A Strange Loop and his third was the Isabelle Stevenson Award for his outstanding contribution to advocacy, social service and charity. Recently, he starred in the film Our Son alongside Luke Evans, the Paramount comedy 80 For Brady alongside Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Lily Tomlin and Sally Field, and Prime Video’s Cinderella remake.
Following the performance at the Swansea arena, the show will visit: the King’s Theatre Glasgow, London Palladium, Manchester Palace Theatre, Bath Forum and Brighton Dome.
To book tickets for the tour visit: www.fw-live.com, www.aegpresents.co.uk and axs.com