Mykal Kilgore

==Career==

==Career==

Kilgore's theater credits include ''[[Motown: The Musical]]'', ''[[The Wiz Live!]]'', and ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]''.{{cite web |last1=Broadway World|title=Mykal Kilgore Broadway and Theatre Credits|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Mykal-Kilgore/}} 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.{{cite web |last1=The Wiz|title=Cast|url= https://wizmusical.com/cast/}}

Kilgore's theater credits include ''[[Motown: The Musical]]'', ''[[The Wiz Live!]]'', and ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]''.{{cite web |last1=Broadway World|title=Mykal Kilgore Broadway and Theatre Credits|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Mykal-Kilgore/}} He made his Broadway Principal debut in Chicago as Mary Sunshine in February of 2026 {{cite web |last1= Chicago|url= https://playbill.com/article/mykal-kilgore-more-will-join-chicago-on-broadway}}

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.{{cite web |last1=Hargrett |first1=David |title=Mykal Kilgore's Inaugural Album, A Man Born Black, Debuts On Five Billboard Charts |url=https://affectivemusic.com/blog/2019/9/17/eyiglqw2q94nkw0ujliw4568hpfpgp}}{{cite magazine |title=Independent Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2019-09-20 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 6, 2020}} In 2020, Kilgore received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist,{{cite web |title=51st NAACP Image Awards |url=https://naacpimageawards.net/the-nominees/ |website=The Nominees |publisher=NAACP |access-date=2020-07-06 |archive-date=2020-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408101000/https://naacpimageawards.net/the-nominees/ |url-status=dead }} as well as a SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards nomination for New Artist of the Year.{{cite web | title=See the Nominees: 2020 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards | website=SoulTracks | date=October 23, 2020 | url=https://soultracks.com/2020-awards-nominees/ | ref={{sfnref | SoulTracks | 2020}} | access-date=July 22, 2024}} The lead single from ''A Man Born Black'', "Let Me Go", was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance|Best Traditional R&B Performance]] for the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2021.{{cite web | title=2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominees List | website=GRAMMY.com | date=March 14, 2021 | url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2021-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-list#6 | ref={{sfnref | GRAMMY.com | 2021}} | access-date=July 22, 2024}} Kilgore was the first openly gay artist to be nominated in the category.{{cite web | last=Pope | first=Ricky | title=BWW Interview: Mykal Kilgore Talks About His Meteoric Rise and His New Show at 54 Below | website=BroadwayWorld.com | date=November 16, 2021 | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Interview-Mykal-Kilgore-Talks-About-His-Meteoric-Rise-and-His-New-Show-at-54-Below-20211116 | access-date=July 22, 2024}} In October 2024, he appeared on [[Eisa Davis]] and [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]]'s musical concept album [[Warriors (Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis album)|''Warriors'']]. He sang the role of Elan.[https://playbill.com/article/joshua-henry-busta-rhymes-timothy-hughes-more-join-warriors-concept-album-cast Joshua Henry, Busta Rhymes, Timothy Hughes, More Join Warriors Concept Album Cast][https://playbill.com/article/lin-manuel-miranda-and-eisa-davis-say-warriors-had-to-be-an-album-first Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis Say Warriors Had to Be an Album First][https://playbill.com/article/critics-sound-off-on-lin-manuel-miranda-eisa-davis-musical-concept-album-warriors Critics Sound Off on Lin-Manuel Miranda, Eisa Davis Musical Concept Album Warriors]

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.{{cite web |last1=Hargrett |first1=David |title=Mykal Kilgore's Inaugural Album, A Man Born Black, Debuts On Five Billboard Charts |url=https://affectivemusic.com/blog/2019/9/17/eyiglqw2q94nkw0ujliw4568hpfpgp}}{{cite magazine |title=Independent Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2019-09-20 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 6, 2020}} In 2020, Kilgore received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist,{{cite web |title=51st NAACP Image Awards |url=https://naacpimageawards.net/the-nominees/ |website=The Nominees |publisher=NAACP |access-date=2020-07-06 |archive-date=2020-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408101000/https://naacpimageawards.net/the-nominees/ |url-status=dead }} as well as a SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards nomination for New Artist of the Year.{{cite web | title=See the Nominees: 2020 SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards | website=SoulTracks | date=October 23, 2020 | url=https://soultracks.com/2020-awards-nominees/ | ref={{sfnref | SoulTracks | 2020}} | access-date=July 22, 2024}} The lead single from ''A Man Born Black'', "Let Me Go", was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance|Best Traditional R&B Performance]] for the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2021.{{cite web | title=2021 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominees List | website=GRAMMY.com | date=March 14, 2021 | url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2021-grammys-complete-winners-nominees-list#6 | ref={{sfnref | GRAMMY.com | 2021}} | access-date=July 22, 2024}} Kilgore was the first openly gay artist to be nominated in the category.{{cite web | last=Pope | first=Ricky | title=BWW Interview: Mykal Kilgore Talks About His Meteoric Rise and His New Show at 54 Below | website=BroadwayWorld.com | date=November 16, 2021 | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/BWW-Interview-Mykal-Kilgore-Talks-About-His-Meteoric-Rise-and-His-New-Show-at-54-Below-20211116 | access-date=July 22, 2024}} In October 2024, he appeared on [[Eisa Davis]] and [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]]'s musical concept album [[Warriors (Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis album)|''Warriors'']]. He sang the role of Elan.[https://playbill.com/article/joshua-henry-busta-rhymes-timothy-hughes-more-join-warriors-concept-album-cast Joshua Henry, Busta Rhymes, Timothy Hughes, More Join Warriors Concept Album Cast][https://playbill.com/article/lin-manuel-miranda-and-eisa-davis-say-warriors-had-to-be-an-album-first Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis Say Warriors Had to Be an Album First][https://playbill.com/article/critics-sound-off-on-lin-manuel-miranda-eisa-davis-musical-concept-album-warriors Critics Sound Off on Lin-Manuel Miranda, Eisa Davis Musical Concept Album Warriors]