Billy Porter Snuck Off to Chicago for an Audition When He Was 16

CLIP08/03/22

Billy Porter talks about directing the film Anything's Possible and curating the soundtrack with queer artists, sneaking off to Chicago to audition for Dreamgirls at 16 and choosing to attend Carnegie Mellon.

NRS9 E130 6 minTalk and Interview Late Night Highlight

Appearing:Seth Meyers

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