Grammy Nominee · Broadway’s Motown & Hair

Mykal Kilgore

Based in NYC

A Grammy- and NAACP Image Award–nominated singer whose voice slides effortlessly from Broadway showtune to gospel, jazz, and soul. The world-renowned vocals your event needs.

Performer
Accolades
Grammy AwardNominee · Best Traditional R&B Performance (2021)
ChicagoBroadway · Mary Sunshine
MotownBroadway
Signature Numbers

The songs your audience will recognize.

"The River Won't Flow"
from Songs for a New World · Encores! Off-Center 2018 · with Colin Donnell
4:30
Roles

Where you've already seen them.

Mary Sunshine in Chicago
Mary Sunshine
Chicago · Broadway, 2026
The Witch in Into the Woods
The Witch
Into the Woods · Barrington Stage, 2019
Grammy Nominee in A Man Born Black
Grammy Nominee
A Man Born Black · Album release concert
Grammy nomination

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Mykal Kilgore is an award-winning actor and a Grammy- and NAACP Image Award–nominated singer/songwriter. In 2021 he became the first openly gay artist nominated in the Grammy category for Best Traditional R&B Performance. His debut album "A Man Born Black" showcased his sound described as a gumbo of American roots music and modern feels that highlight his ability to go from Broadway Showtune Storytelling to Soul and Jazz scatting to Gospel. Theatre credits include Motown the Musical and Hair on Broadway, the Lion in The Wiz on its National Tour, and Book of Mormon (1st National Tour), as well as Jimmy Early in Dreamgirls at Goodspeed Musicals, The Witch in Into The Woods at Barrington Stage Company, The Who's Tommy at The Kennedy Center, and Songs For A New World at Encores! Off-Center. He has appeared in TV/film with roles in NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar and The Wiz Live and Collateral Beauty. He has graced stages from the O2 in the UK to the Met Gala. Mykal's viral videos have racked up 10M plus views. @mykalkilgore

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