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When producer Daryl Roth sent director Jerry Mitchell the DVD of the film, Mitchell was enthusiastic about adapting it for the stage. His first wishes were to get Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein on board.<ref name=CLwotkiKB/> Lauper wrote the music and lyrics while Fierstein wrote the book. Fierstein said that there are some slight differences between the film "about the saving of a factory" and the musical, which includes "drag queens singing as they pass along the assembly line."<ref name=CLwotkiKB/> The main difference is 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."<ref name=CLwotkiKB/>
When producer Daryl Roth sent director Jerry Mitchell the DVD of the film, Mitchell was enthusiastic about adapting it for the stage. His first wishes were to get Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein on board.<ref name=CLwotkiKB/> Lauper wrote the music and lyrics while Fierstein wrote the book. Fierstein said that there are some slight differences between the film "about the saving of a factory" and the musical, which includes "drag queens singing as they pass along the assembly line."<ref name=CLwotkiKB/> The main difference is 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."<ref name=CLwotkiKB/>


==Principal roles==
==Principal roles and cast members==
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! scope="col" | Character
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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Original performer(s)
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! scope="row" |Charlie Price
! scope="row" |Charlie Price
|[[Stark Sands]]
| align="center" colspan="1"|[[Stark Sands]]
|-
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! scope="row" |Lola
! scope="row" |Lola
|[[Billy Porter (entertainer)|Billy Porter]]
| align="center" colspan="1"|[[Billy Porter (entertainer)|Billy Porter]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" |Lauren
! scope="row" |Lauren
|[[Annaleigh Ashford]]
| align="center" colspan="1"|[[Annaleigh Ashford]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" |Nicola
! scope="row" |Nicola
|Celina Carvajal
| align="center" colspan="1"|Celina Carvajal
|-
! scope="row" |Angels
| align="center" colspan="1"|Paul Canaan<br />Kevin Smith Kirkwood<br />Kyle Taylor Parker<br />Kyle Post<br />Charlie Sutton<br />Joey Taranto
|-
! scope="row" |Mr Price
| align="center" colspan="1"|Stephen Berger
|-
! scope="row" |Simon Senior
| align="center" colspan="1"|Eugene Barry-Hill
|-
|-
! scope="row" |Don
! scope="row" |Don
|Daniel Sherman
| align="center" colspan="1"|Daniel Sherman
|-
|-
! scope="row" |George
! scope="row" |George
|Marcus Neville
| align="center" colspan="1"|Marcus Neville
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! scope="row" |Pat
| align="center" colspan="1"|Tory Ross
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! scope="row" |Harry
| align="center" colspan="1"|Andy Kelso
|-
! scope="row" |Trish
| align="center" colspan="1"|Jennifer Perry
|-
! scope="row" |Richard Bailey
| align="center" colspan="1"|John Jeffrey Martin
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! scope="row" |Milan Stage Manager
| align="center" colspan="1"|Adinah Alexander
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! scope="row" |Young Charlie
| align="center" colspan="1"|Sebastian Hedges Thomas
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! scope="row" |Young Lola
| align="center" colspan="1"|Marquise Neal
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Revision as of 21:17, 1 June 2013

This article is about the musical. For the film it is based upon, see Kinky Boots (film).
Kinky Boots
Chicago preview promotional poster
MusicCyndi Lauper
LyricsCyndi Lauper
BookHarvey Fierstein
Basis2005 film Kinky Boots
Productions2012 Chicago
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 behind the 2005 film Kinky Boots,[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 made its Broadway debut at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on April 4, 2013 following previews that began on March 3, 2013.

Inception

Kinky Boots is based on the 2005 British film[7] of the same name which is about a struggling, family-owned English[8] shoe factory that avoids bankruptcy when its young boss, Charlie, develops a plan to produce custom fetish-type footwear for drag artists rather than the men's dress shoes that his firm is known for.[1] In order to save his workers from losing their source of income, Charlie partners with Lola, a drag queen, to save the business he inherited.[9]

When producer Daryl Roth sent director Jerry Mitchell the DVD of the film, Mitchell was enthusiastic about adapting it for the stage. His first wishes were to get Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein on board.[1] Lauper wrote the music and lyrics while Fierstein wrote the book. Fierstein said that there are some slight differences between the film "about the saving of a factory" and the musical, which includes "drag queens singing as they pass along the assembly line."[1] The main difference is 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."[1]

Principal roles and cast members

Character Original Broadway performer[10]
Charlie Price Stark Sands
Lola Billy Porter
Lauren Annaleigh Ashford
Nicola Celina Carvajal
Angels Paul Canaan
Kevin Smith Kirkwood
Kyle Taylor Parker
Kyle Post
Charlie Sutton
Joey Taranto
Mr Price Stephen Berger
Simon Senior Eugene Barry-Hill
Don Daniel Sherman
George Marcus Neville
Pat Tory Ross
Harry Andy Kelso
Trish Jennifer Perry
Richard Bailey John Jeffrey Martin
Milan Stage Manager Adinah Alexander
Young Charlie Sebastian Hedges Thomas
Young Lola Marquise Neal

Musical numbers

Production history

Kinky Boots at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre

The original production of the musical was rehearsed at the New 42nd Street Studios in New York September 2012 before beginning its pre-Broadway run at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, from October 2, 2012 until November 4, 2012.[1][3][11] The Broadway debut started previews on March 3, 2013 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, with the official opening starting on April 4, 2013.[12][13] The Broadway cast currently features Billy Porter, Stark Sands and Annaleigh Ashford, as in the Chicago production.[3][14]

The musical was directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell; scenic design was by David Rockwell, costumes by Gregg Barnes and lighting by Kenneth Posner. The creative team had all been critically acclaimed before this production: Mitchell is a Tony-winning choreographer; Fierstein is a Tony-winning actor and writer; Lauper is a Grammy-winning musician; both Roth and Luftig are Tony-winning producers;[2][3]and Rockwell, Barnes and Posner have multiple Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations and/or wins.

The New York Times noted that in the 2012–13 season most of the new Broadway musicals were "inspired by movies or books".[15]

Critical review

Upon its October 2012 Chicago opening, Chicago Tribune critic Charles Jones described the show as a "warm, likable, brassy, sentimental, big-hearted and modestly scaled" production.[16] However upon its Broadway debut it received mixed reviews with Los Angeles Times theater critic Charles McNulty critiquing Lauper's "novice mistakes" with a score that "never establishes a compositional through line" and saying that while "Fierstein's heart is in the right place, ... the show's earnestness sinks it", adding that "if [the show] weren't such a cheesy commercial mess, it might actually be fun".[17] Ben Brantley of The New York Times wrote that Lauper's "love- and heat-seeking score" wowed with her "trademark ... mix of sentimentality and eccentricity", and that the costumes and boots courtesy of Gregg Barnes made for "big red scene stealers". Brantley, however, did not extend his praise to Fierstein's script, writing that his "sticky, sermonizing side" comes through in the second half, where "all the clichés stand naked before you."[18] Joe Dziemianowicz of the New York Daily News wrote that while the "script has issues like a pair of shoes" that don't quite fit, "Mitchell's production moves lickety-split" and "Porter .. is a force of nature as Lola." But, he added, Lauper's "multicolored, surprising and fun" score outshines the fancy footwear and proves to be the "real star of this show".[19]

Awards and nominations

On April 23, the Off-Broadway and Original Broadway productions were jointly recognized with Drama League Award nominations for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical and with Distinguished Performance Award nominations for both Billy Porter and Stark Sands,[20] and they were awarded the Outstanding Musical Award.[21] On April 22, the production received nine Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, winning three on May 13.[22] The play earned two 58th Drama Desk Award nomination on April 29 with Billy Porter winning for Outstanding Actor in a Musical on May 19.[23] On April 30, the musical received a season-high 13 Tony Awards nominations for the 67th Tony Awards to be held on June 9.[24][25] On May 7, the musical received 3 nominations for the 31st Annual Fred & Adele Astaire Awards to be presented on June 3.[26]

2013 Joseph Jefferson Awards nominations are pending the conclusion of the August 1, 2012, and July 31, 2013 Chicago theatrical productions season.

Original Broadway production

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2013 Drama League Award Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical Won
Distinguished Performance Award Billy Porter Nominated
Stark Sands Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding New Broadway Musical Won
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) Nominated
Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) Won
Outstanding Director of a Musical Jerry Mitchell Nominated
Outstanding Choreographer Nominated
Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) Gregg Barnes Nominated
Outstanding Actor in a Musical Billy Porter Won
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Daniel Stewart Sherman Nominated
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Annaleigh Ashford Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Billy Porter Won
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Annaleigh Ashford Nominated
Fred & Adele Astaire Awards Outstanding Male Dancer in a Broadway Show Billy Porter Pending
Charlie Sutton Pending
Outstanding Choreographer of a Broadway Show Jerry Mitchell Pending
Tony Award Best Musical Pending
Best Book of a Musical Harvey Fierstein Pending
Best Original Score Cyndi Lauper Pending
Best Actor in a Musical Billy Porter Pending
Stark Sands Pending
Best Featured Actress in a Musical Annaleigh Ashford Pending
Best Scenic Design of a Musical David Rockwell Pending
Best Costume Design of a Musical Gregg Barnes Pending
Best Lighting Design of a Musical Kenneth Posner Pending
Best Sound Design of a Musical John Shivers Pending
Best Direction of a Musical Jerry Mitchell Pending
Best Choreography Pending
Best Orchestrations Stephen Oremus Pending

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Jones, Chris (2012-09-27). "Cyndi Lauper working out the kinks in 'Kinky Boots'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  2. ^ a b c 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 d "'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. ^ "Cyndi Lauper-Harvey Fierstein Musical Kinky Boots Opens in Chicago Oct. 17; Broadway Is Next". playbill.com. Playbill. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Delightful Kinky Boots Kicks Up Its Heels in Pre-Broadway Engagement". huffingtonpost.com. The Huffington Post. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  9. ^ Borcherts, Julia (2012-09-28). "Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein get 'Kinky Boots'". RedEye. Retrieved 2012-010-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "Inside the Playbill: Kinky Boots Opening Night at Al Hirschfeld Theatre". playbillvault.com. Playbill. p. 5. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  11. ^ Gordon, David (2012-09-12). "Harvey Fierstein, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Stark Sands Preview Kinky Boots". TheaterMania.com. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  12. ^ "Kinky Boots". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  13. ^ Isherwood, Charles (2013-02-21). "Hard Times Come Again, With Song". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  14. ^ Jones, Chris (2012-06-28). "'Kinky Boots' announces full cast". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  15. ^ Healy, Patrick (2012-08-15). "'Kinky Boots' Sets April 4 Broadway Opening". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  16. ^ Jones, Charles (2012-10-17). "'Kinky Boots' kicks up its colorful heels in pre-Broadway premiere". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  17. ^ McNulty, Charles (2013-04-04). "Review: 'Kinky Boots' is unsteady in its Broadway walk". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  18. ^ Brantley, Ben (2013-04-04). "High Spirits, Higher Heels: 'Kinky Boots,' the Harvey Fierstein-Cyndi Lauper Musical". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  19. ^ Dziemianowicz, Joe (2013-04-04). "'Kinky Boots': Theater review: Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein's musical about a struggling shoe factory is tuneful and joyful". Daily News. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
  20. ^ Gans, Andrew (2013-04-25). "Nominees Announced for 79th Annual Drama League Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  21. ^ Gans, Andrew (May 17, 2013). "'Kinky Boots', 'Pippin', 'Vanya and Sonia', 'Virginia 'Woolf? and More Win Drama League Awards". Playbill. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  22. ^ Gans, Andrew (May 13, 2013). Is Big Winner of 2012-13 Outer Critics Circle Awards "Pippin Is Big Winner of 2012-13 Outer Critics Circle Awards". Playbill. Retrieved May 13, 2013. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  23. ^ Hetrick, Adam (2013-05-19). "Billy Porter, Andrea Martin, Pippin, Matilda, Vanya and Sonia Win Drama Desk Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  24. ^ "Tony Awards 2013 nominees: Complete list". Los Angeles Times. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2103-04-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  25. ^ Gardner, Elysa (2013-04-30). "'Kinky Boots' nabs 13 Tony nominations: British import 'Matilda' scored 12 nominations". USA Today. Retrieved 2103-04-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  26. ^ Hetrick, Adam. "Billy Porter, Patina Miller, Rob McClure, Lesli Margherita and More Are Astaire Award Nominees". Playbill. Retrieved 2013-05-07.

External links

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