Kinky Boots

Summary of the musical Kinky Boots:

After the death of his father, Charlie must save the family shoe factory.
Lola is the star of a drag club who performs with her troupe of drag dancers, "The Angels". This unexpected duo will learn to embrace their differences and together create a line of unique stiletto heels! But ultimately, their greatest creation will be their friendship.

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General information
  • Style : Comedy, Romance, Pop, Feel Good, Dance
  • Theme : Friendship, Love, England, Dragqueen, Humor, Dream, Hope
  • year of creation : 2012
Music
  • Composer : Cindy Lapper
  • Lyricist : Cindy Lapper
  • Librettist : Harvey Fierstein
  • famous songs : "The Most Beautiful Thing" "Land of Lola" "Step One" "Sex is in the Heel" "History of Wrong Guys" "Not My Father's Son" "Everybody Say Yeah" "Hold Me In Your Heart" "The Soul of a Man "Raise You Up/Just Be"
  • Famous performers : Annaleigh Ashford, Billy Porter, Lena Hall, Stark Sands, Killian Donnelly, Todrick Hall, Wayne Brady, Natalie McQueen, David Hunter, Taylor Louderman, Olivier Tompsett
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is based on the 2005 English film of the same name directed by Julian Jarrold.
  • Exists in film : The film on which the show is based is not musical. However, the musical was filmed and is sometimes available in theaters or online!
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : Nominated for 13 Tonys, it won 6. The musical won 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards and 3 Laurence Olivier Awards.
  • Number of years on display : 6
  • Number of performances : 2507
Currently on stage