Kinky Boots
Broadway Show Tickets: Show Closed No Longer Available
Kinky Boots on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed
Regular Price Tickets
ORCH $175
MEZZ $79
Secondary Market
$200
Kinky Boots Summary
- Show Status: Closed
- Genre: Musical
- Kinky Boots is 2.5 Hours long, including an intermission of 15 Minutes
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: March 5, 2013
- Show Opened : April 4, 2013
- Show Closed: April 7, 2019
The tale of a young straight-laced man who inherits his family’s struggling shoe factory, and ends up manufacturing “kinky” boots made for drag queens.
What's Kinky Boots Like?
Based off the 2005 British film of the same name, Kinky Boots is a flamboyantly fabulous musical with a book written by Harvey Fierstein (Newsies, La Cage aux Folles) and a score written by the singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper. With incredible choreography by Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots is an edge-of-your-seat, feel-good story about a man who learns to leave his comfort zone and embrace a whole new world of fabulous. Winner of the 2013 Tony Awards for Best Musical as well as Best Original Score, the production is a masterpiece of fun. The story may not be the most profound, but the experience of watching the show will leave a huge smile on your face and refresh your faith in humankind. In addition to the lead roles of Charlie and Lola, there is a fantastic comedic performance on the part of Lauren, a young woman who works in the factory and ends up falling in love with Charlie.
Is Kinky Boots Good for Kids?
According to the show’s producers, it is appropriate for children ages 10 and up. There are themes of sexuality and provocativeness that would be more suitable for older children. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre. This upbeat and entertaining musical leaves audiences feeling great. People have suggested that knowing the back story before you attend, will help defuse any confusion.
Kinky Boots on Broadway Background
The Kinky Boots movie (and the Broadway show) are based on the real life BBC documentary which followed Steve Pateman's struggle to keep his century old shoe factory alive. His company had been producing men's dress shoes for over fifty years in a small English village in Northampton, England. Like many other manufacturers in his county, his shoe sales were dwindling and staff redundancies beckoned. From a chance meeting, Divine Footwear was born. His decision to design "ladies" shoes that would hold a man's weight, kept the factory open and saved countless jobs. The factory adopted the moniker Kinky Boots and few years later Geoff Deane and Tim Firth wrote the movie script based on this story, but were able to keep much of the story intact.
For the adaptation of Kinky Boots for Broadway, the collaboration of Harvey Fierstein, a Tony winning theatre legend and Cyndi Lauper, a platinum selling Grammy winner, made the show an instant Broadway success.
Theatre Information
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
302 West 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
New York, NY 10036
Seats:
1,437
Entrance:
45th Street, between 8th and 9th Ave
Theatre
Information
Kinky Boots Marquee
Gallery
Cast Members
- Charlie Price
- Jake Shears
- Lola
- J. Harrison Ghee
- Lauren
- DeLaney Westfall
- George
- Marcus Neville
- Don
- Daniel Stewart Sherman
Past Cast Members
- Charlie Price
- Brendon Urie
- Charlie Price
- Andy Kelso
- Charlie Price
- Killian Donnelly
- Lola
- Billy Porter
- Lola
- Todrick Hall
- Lola
- Alan Mingo Jr.
- Lola
- Wayne Brady
Producers
Adam S Gordon
Allan S Gordon
BB Group
Brian Smith
Bryan Bantry
Christina Papagjika
CJ E&M
Connie Walsh
Daryl Roth
Dorsey Regal
Gregory Rae
Hal Luftig
Hunter Arnold
Independent Presenters Network
James L Nederlander
Jane Bergere
Jayne Baron Sherman
Jim Kierstead
Judith Ann Abrams
Jujamcyn Theaters
Just For Laughs Theatricals
Ken Davenport
Lucy Saurez
Michael DeSantis
Patrick Baugh
Phil Suarez
Ron Fierstein
Terry Allen Kramer
Tom Walsh
Warren Trepp
Yasuhiro Kawana
Production Credits
- Director/Choreographer
- Jerry Mitchell
- Scenic Designer
- David Rockwell
- Costume Designer
- Gregg Barnes
- Lighting Designer
- Kenneth Posner
- Sound Designer
- John Shivers
- Musical Supervisor + Orchestrations
- Stephen Oremus
- Musical Director
- Brian Usifer
- Lyrics and Music
- Cyndi Lauper
- Book
- Harvey Fierstein
Creative Team
- General Manager
- Foresight Theatrical LLC
- Company Manager
- Marc Borsak at Foresight Theatrical LLC
- Technical Supervisor
- Christopher Smith at Theatresmith Inc
- Casting Director
- Justin Huff at Telsey + Company
- Advertising Representative
- SpotCo
- Marketing
- Type A Marketing
- Press Agent
- DKC/O&M
- Production Stage Manager
- Rolt Smith