Mykal Kilgore
Mykal Kilgore | |
|---|---|
 R&B Singer, Mykal Kilgore | |
| Born | August 21, 1983 Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Website | mykalkilgore |
Mykal Kilgore (born August 21, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, A Man Born Black, was released on September 6, 2019.
Early life
[edit]Mykal Kilgore was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. He attended Florida State University.[1]
Career
[edit]Kilgore's theatre credits include Motown: The Musical, The Wiz Live!, and Hair.[2] He starred in the 2025 revival tour of The Wiz as the Cowardly Lion, but was fired three weeks after opening due to conflicts with the creative team. He was quietly replaced by his understudy with no official announcement from the production. [3]
Kilgore released his debut album A Man Born Black in 2019. The album debuted at #2 on the iTunes R&B charts and on five different Billboard charts.[4][5] In 2020, Kilgore received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist,[6] as well as a SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards nomination for New Artist of the Year.[7] The lead single from A Man Born Black, "Let Me Go", received a Best Traditional R&B Performance nomination for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021.[8] Kilgore was the first openly gay artist to be nominated in the category.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Kilgore identifies as queer.[10]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- A Man Born Black (2019)
Acting credits
[edit]Theatre
[edit]| Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Hair | 2009 | Tribe |
| The Book of Mormon | 2012 | Ensemble |
| Motown: The Musical | 2013 | Ensemble, u/s Marvin G. |
| The Wiz Live! | 2015 | Ensemble |
| Dear Evan Hansen | 2016 | Virtual Voice |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | 2017 | Judas & Annas |
| Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert | 2018 | Ensemble |
| Songs for a New World[11] | 2018 | |
| Into the Woods | 2019 | The Witch |
| The Life | 2022 | Young Jojo |
| The Wiz | 2025 | Cowardly Lion |
References
[edit]- ^ "MK". MK. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Broadway World. "Mykal Kilgore Broadway and Theatre Credits".
- ^ The Wiz. "Cast".
- ^ Hargrett, David. "Mykal Kilgore's Inaugural Album, A Man Born Black, Debuts On Five Billboard Charts".
- ^ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "51st NAACP Image Awards". The Nominees. NAACP.
- ^ "See the Nominees: 2020 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards". SoulTracks. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominees List". GRAMMY.com. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Pope, Ricky (16 November 2021). "BWW Interview: Mykal Kilgore Talks About His Meteoric Rise and His New Show at 54 Below". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Turning up the volume: how musician Mykal Kilgore boldly champions black-queer identity". The Guardian. 2020-02-20. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (2018-05-22). "Shoshana Bean, Mykal Kilgore, and Solea Pfeiffer to Star in Encores! Off-Center Songs for a New World". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
External links
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- Singer-songwriters from Florida
- 1983 births
- Musicians from Orlando, Florida
- Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
- NAACP Image Awards
- Living people
- African-American male singer-songwriters
- American male singer-songwriters
- American LGBTQ singers
- African-American LGBTQ people
- American queer men
- American queer musicians
- 21st-century African-American male singers
- 21st-century American male singers