Phillip Boykin

Phillip Boykin (sometimes credited as Phillip Lamar Boykin) is an American bass-baritone, Broadway, opera, film and stage actor. In 2017 he was featured in the Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George and made Broadway history as the first African-American Boatman/Lee Randolph while reopening Broadways newest and oldest theater at the time The Hudson Theater New York City which played it last Broadway show in 1968. He was also featured in On the Town at the Lyric Theater. He was nominated for the Tony Award, as well as the Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Crown in the Broadway revival of (Porgy and Bess). He was awarded the Theater World Award for his Outstanding Broadway debut. One of ten children, Boykin grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. He started studies in Opera Performance at South Carolina State College before transferring to the North Carolina School of the Arts. He left NCSA in 1990 and moved to the Hartt School of the University of Hartford where he received his Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance in 1995. He later studied toward a Masters degree in Opera and Jazz Vocals from Howard University. He was seen on the big screen in Freedom starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Top Five starring Chris Rock and Easter Mysteries written by Tony Award Winning Broadway producer John O’Boyle.

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