Brandon Kinley | Photo provided by Brandon Kinley
For Wright State University (WSU) performing arts students, the ultimate goal is to move to a big city and perform in shows across the country. WSU alumni Brandon Kinley is doing just that.
Kinley graduated from WSU in 2017 with a major in Acting with a focus on Musical Theater. Although he loves what he does now, Kinley explained that he never imagined himself living this life.
Soccer was Kinley’s original plan for himself, but through high school show choir, the world of creative and performing arts was opened up to him. Once in the acting and musical theater program, Kinley continued to make progress and learned every day.
“I feel like I was never near a peak, I was just at the bottom of a mountain and constantly going up,” said Kinley.
Currently, Kinley lives in the Washington Heights neighborhood of NYC and acts in the touring show “Spamilton.” Kinley plays the swing for all four male characters and King George the third in the American parody and comedy spoof of the hit musical “Hamilton.” The show performs eight nights a week and Kinley has been touring with it since December of 2018.
“It [Spamilton] was really charming [and] funny,” said Kinley.
Kinley also prides himself as being a writer. From songs to manga comics, Kinley writes everything he can. Currently, Kinley is working on an album and a manga comic book that he hopes will be animated in the future.
Pertaining to his writing, Kinley’s friends describe him as eclectic and an “every man’s man.”
Kinley’s future goals for himself are to become an established singer/songwriter and to go back to school and get his graduate degree in Music Therapy and use his musical talent and passion to help others.
To keep up with the creative life of Brandon Kinley, students can follow his Instagram @and_itgoesonandon where he posts new music releases and updates on his numerous adventures on his musical and writing journeys.
