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Billy Porter's "Broadway and Soul" CD Now On Sale; Track List Announced

By Andrew Gans
12 Feb 2005

Billy Porter

Billy Porter, who recently began previews at Joe's Pub in his new one-man show, Ghetto Superstar, can be heard on a new solo CD.

The Sh-K-Boom Records release, entitled "At the Corner of Broadway and Soul — Live at Joe's Pub," features a mix of Broadway, gospel and original R&B songs. The single CD, priced at $20, is currently available by visiting the Sh-K-Boom website at www.sh-k-boom.com. Those attending Porter's Superstar evening can also purchase the disc at Joe's Pub.

The complete track listing for "At the Corner of Broadway and Soul — Live at Joe's Pub" follows:
Introduction (George C. Wolfe)
"Heaven" Ricky Ian Gordon/Langston Hughes
"Why We Sing" Kirk Franklin
"Let It Sing" Jeanine Tesori/Brian Crawley
"They Wrote It for Me"
"Awaiting You" Adam Guettel
"King of the World" Jason Robert Brown
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" Henry Krieger/Tom Eyen
"A Sondheim Holliday"
"Last Midnight" Stephen Sondheim
"Feel it to Heal it" Billy Porter/Gary Haase
"Use Me" Billy Porter/Brian Steckler
"Tomorrow's Another Day" Billy Porter/Gary Haase
"Hell of High Water" Billy Porter/ Rodney Lee
"I Know the Song, Ike"
"World's Gon Hav 2 Wait" Billy Porter/James Sampliner/Chris Pierce
"World's Gon Hav 2 Wait" (Reprise)
"Time" Billy Porter/Brian Steckler
"Love is on the Way" Peter Zizzo/Tina Shaffer/Denise Rich
"I Need You Now" Smokie Norful
"Sunday" Stephen Sondheim

Billy Porter was seen in the Public Theater's productions of Merchant of Venice and King Lear. His Broadway credits include Grease!, Miss Saigon, Five Guys Named Moe, Smokey Joe's Cafe and the Dreamgirls Actors' Fund benefit. Regionally, Porter has appeared in Angels in America and Going Native, and his screen credits include "Broken Hearts Club," "Shake Rattle & Roll" and "The Intern."




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