Mykal Kilgore

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Mykal Kilgore
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Kilgore in 2019
Born
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)Singer, Songwriter
Website mykalkilgore.com

Mykal Kilgore is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, A Man Born Black, was released on September 6, 2019.

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Personal life

Mykal Kilgore was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. He attended Florida State University. [1]

Kilgore is queer. [2]

Career

Kilgore's theater credits include Motown: The Musical , The Wiz Live! , and Hair . [3] 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. [4]

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. [5] [6] In 2020, Kilgore received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist, [7] as well as a SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards nomination for New Artist of the Year. [8] The lead single from A Man Born Black, "Let Me Go", was nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021. [9] Kilgore was the first openly gay artist to be nominated in the category. [10]

Discography

Studio albums

Acting credits

Theater

YearTitleRole
2009 Hair Tribe
2012 The Book of Mormon Ensemble
2013 Motown: The Musical Ensemble, u/s Marvin G.
2015 The Wiz Live! Ensemble
2016 Dear Evan Hansen Virtual Voice
2017 Jesus Christ Superstar Judas & Annas
2018 Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Ensemble
Songs for a New World [11] Man 1
2019 Into the Woods The Witch
2020 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Judah
2022 The Life Young Jojo
2025 The Wiz Cowardly Lion
Guys and Dolls Nicely-Nicely Johnson

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Mykal". MK. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Broadway World. "Mykal Kilgore Broadway and Theatre Credits".
  4. ↑ The Wiz. "Cast".
  5. ↑ Hargrett, David. "Mykal Kilgore's Inaugural Album, A Man Born Black, Debuts On Five Billboard Charts".
  6. ↑ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. ↑ "51st NAACP Image Awards". The Nominees. NAACP.
  8. ↑ "See the Nominees: 2020 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards". SoulTracks. October 23, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominees List". GRAMMY.com. March 14, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ Pope, Ricky (November 16, 2021). "BWW Interview: Mykal Kilgore Talks About His Meteoric Rise and His New Show at 54 Below". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  11. ↑ 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.
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