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Kinky Boots
File:Kinky Boots.jpg
Chicago preview promotional poster
MusicCyndi Lauper
LyricsCyndi Lauper
BookHarvey Fierstein
Productions2012 Chicago (previews)
2013 Broadway

Kinky Boots is a musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein.[1] Based on the true story of the film Kinky Boots (2005),,[2] the musical tells the story of a struggling shoemaker and his drag queen business partner.[3][4][5]

Following its conception in 2008,[6] the Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig-produced original production of Kinky Boots opened at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago in October 2012 with direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell.[2] It is due for a Broadway transfer in 2013.

Inception

Kinky Boots is based on the 2005 British film of the same name Kinky Boots which is about a struggling, family-owned shoe factory that is saved from going out of business after its young boss, Charlie, comes up with the idea of creating custom fetish-type footwear for drag artists. When producer Daryl Roth sent director Jerry Mitchell the DVD of the film, Mitchell was enthused to adapt the film for the stage. His first wishes were to get Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein on board, who indeed did: Lauper wrote the music and lyrics whilst Fierstein handled the book. Fierstein admitted that there are some slight differences between the film "about the saving of a factory" and the musical with "drag queens singing as they pass along the assembly line." The main one being that the musical is, at its core, about two young men who come from seemingly opposite worlds who figure out that they have a lot in common, beginning with the need to stand up to their dads.

Principal roles

Character Original performer(s)
Charlie Price Stark Sands
Lola Billy Porter
Lauren Annaleigh Ashford
Nicola Celina Carvajal
Don Daniel Sherman
George Marcus Neville

Production and cast history

The show rehearsed at the 42nd Street Studios, where many Broadway plays have been developed, in September 2012.[1][7] The musical began its pre-Broadway run at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago on October 2,[3][7] and will debut on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 4, following a Broadway preview starting on March 5.[7] As expected,[8] the cast includes Billy Porter, Stark Sands and Annaleigh Ashford.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Jones, Chris (2012-09-27). "Cyndi Lauper working out the kinks in 'Kinky Boots'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  2. ^ a b Hetrick, Adam (2012-07-11). "Cyndi Lauper Musical Kinky Boots May Stomp Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  3. ^ a b c "'Kinky Boots' Chicago Premiere: Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein Musical Begins Pre-Broadway Run". The Huffington Post. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  4. ^ "Hear Cyndi Lauper's new song from the upcoming 'Kinky Boots' musical". Miramax. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  5. ^ Snetiker, Marc (2012-06-21). "Hear the first song from Cyndi Lauper's new Broadway musical 'Kinky Boots' -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  6. ^ Jones, Kenneth (2008-07-08). "Kinky Boots, the Musical, Walking Toward Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  7. ^ a b c Gordon, David (2012-09-12). "Harvey Fierstein, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Stark Sands Preview Kinky Boots". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  8. ^ Jones, Chris (2012-06-28). "'Kinky Boots' announces full cast". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
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