Having appeared multiple times as a soloist at the Wildish Theater, The Jazz Station and the Hult Center, a graduate of the University of Georgia, Calvin Orlando Smith went on to be the first African-American accepted into Cambridge University's prestigious Department of History of Art and Architecture and receive a degree. As a performer, he has performed in three Broadway productions and appeared in seven national, international and or limited tours. Mr. Smith has worked regionally for 40 years as a member of the Actor's Equity Association and shared the stage with Morgan Fairchild, Cathy Rigby, Florence Henderson, Ben Vereen, JK Simmons, Isaac Hayes, the New Kids on the block and most recently, Garth Brooks. In June 2022, he made his Carnegie Hall debut in Brahms "Requiem".