Billy (Darius de Haas) is a Pittsburgh-area teenager dealing with the undeniable burdens of growing up black, gay and nerdy. Different from everyone he meets, he finds solace in listening to music and ...

Actor and singer Darius de Haas plays Billy Strayhorn in the new show. “I want something to live for / Someone to make my life an adventurous dream,” goes Billy Strayhorn’s “Something To Live For.” ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- He was a legendary jazz composer, a gay icon and an inspiration to many people in the Black community. Now there is a new show at Pittsburgh Public Theater telling the story and ...

Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's collaboration was not just about music—it was about storytelling through jazz. Together, they transformed the big band into a narrative instrument, where every ...

The cast features Broadway star and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” regular Darius de Haas as Billy Strayhorn, along with J.D. Mollison of Broadway’s Les Miserables as the incomparable Duke Ellington.

EXCLUSIVE: Billy Porter has joined the producing team of the Broadway-aimed Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For, a new musical about jazz great Strayhorn set to make its world debut next month at ...

"He took a backseat to Duke Ellington back in the day because he was queer," the Pose star said of Billy Strayhorn, the subject of a new musical he produced about the jazz artist's life. Porter went ...

Celebrate the enduring musical legacy that sprang from the 30-year collaboration of Duke Ellington and composer, pianist and arranger Billy Strayhorn, who helped shape the sound and spirit of American ...

The composer and arranger spent the bulk of his career in service to the Duke Ellington Orchestra. He wrote some of the most popular songs of the... 100 Years Of Billy Strayhorn, Emotional Architect ...

Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington shared one of jazz’s most legendary musical partnerships. Strayhorn, a brilliant composer ...