Kilgore's theater credits include
Motown: The Musical,
The Wiz Live!, and
Hair. He made his Broadway Principal debut in Chicago as Mary Sunshine in February of 2026 Kilgore released his debut album
A Man Born Black in 2019. The album debuted at #2 on the iTunes R&B charts and on five different Billboard charts. In 2020, Kilgore received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist, as well as a SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards nomination for New Artist of the Year. The lead single from
A Man Born Black, "Let Me Go", was nominated for
Best Traditional R&B Performance for the
63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021. Kilgore was the first openly gay artist to be nominated in the category. In October 2024, he appeared on
Eisa Davis and
Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical concept album
Warriors. He sang the role of Elan. == Discography ==