Phillip Boykin
Phillip Boykin (sometimes credited as Phillip Lamar Boykin) (born November 2, 1968) is an American actor and
Early life
One of ten children, Boykin grew up in
He received the 2015 Hartt Alumni Award from The Hartt School.[6]
Career
Boykin was nominated for the
Boykin was also featured in
He is the founder and director of "The NYGospel Brothers", a gospel quartet that travels around the world spreading the good news.
He was seen in the films Freedom (2014) starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Top Five (2014) starring Chris Rock, and Easter Mysteries an oratorio-musical written by John O’Boyle.[11]
In 2019, he was inducted into the South Carolina Theatre Association Hall of Fame following a performance of the Once on this Island tour in his hometown of Greenville, South Carolina.[12]
In 2022, he was featured in the
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Tony Award
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Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Porgy and Bess | Nominated | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Nominated | |||
Theatre World Award | Won | ||||
2019 | Grammy Award
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Best Musical Theater Album | Once on This Island | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b Betty Who and Phillip Boykin to Join Hadestown on Broadway
- ^ " 'Porgy and Bess' Phillip Boykin on Finding Inspiration From Audra, Suzan-Lori and Mom | Tony Awards 2012". Broadway.com (2012-01-12). Retrieved on 2012-07-25.
- ^ UNCSA alumni receive Tony Award nominations JournalNow.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-25.
- ^ "Hartt Graduates Phillip Boykin, Christopher Jahnke and More Nominated for 2012 Tony Awards" broadwayworld.com, May 2, 2012. Retrieved on 2012-07-25.
- ^ "Biography".
- ^ "Student News, May 7, 2015" westhartfordnews.com, May 6, 2015
- ^ Porgy and Bess ibdb.com, retrieved December 19, 2017
- ^ On the Town ibdb.com, retrieved December 19, 2017
- ^ Gioia, Michael. "Complete Cast Announced for Broadway Revival of 'Sunday in the Park With George'" Playbill, January 23,
- ^ Lefkowitz, Andy. " 'Once on This Island' Revival Begins Performances on Broadway" Archived 2013-08-19 at the Wayback Machine broadway.com, November 9, 2017
- ^ Easter Mysteries christianfilmdatabase.com
- ^ Shurley, Neil. "Phillip Boykin Inducted Into South Carolina Theatre Association Hall of Fame". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "61st Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2019-02-10.