Who wrote the music and lyrics for Kinky Boots?

Who wrote the music and lyrics for Kinky Boots?

Cyndi Lauper
Kinky Boots/Lyricists

Did Cyndi Lauper wrote Kinky Boots?

Kinky Boots/Composers

Who originated the role of Lola in Kinky Boots?

Billy Porter
Principal roles and original casts

Character Original Broadway Cast Original Toronto Cast
Lola Billy Porter Alan Mingo Jr.
Lauren Annaleigh Ashford A.J. Bridel
Nicola Lena Hall Vanessa Sears
Don Daniel Sherman Dan Williston

What Broadway show did Cindy Lauper write?

Kinky Boots
As previously announced, Working Girl will feature music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, who won a 2013 Tony for best original score for her debut as a Broadway composer on Kinky Boots and was nominated again in 2018 for her contribution to the SpongeBob SquarePants score.

Who was in Kinky Boots?

Kinky Boots (film)

Kinky Boots
Starring Joel Edgerton Chiwetel Ejiofor Sarah-Jane Potts Jemima Rooper Linda Bassett Nick Frost Robert Pugh
Cinematography Eigil Bryld
Edited by Emma E. Hickox
Music by Adrian Johnston

What happened to the Kinky Boots Factory?

Those exciting footloose days were not to last and the factory sadly closed in 2000. The BBC documentary Trouble at the Top featured Steve’s tale and coined those now infamous words Kinky Boots.

When was Wayne Brady in Kinky Boots?

March 5
Everybody say yeah! Emmy winner and Grammy nominee Wayne Brady steps back into the heels of Lola in the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots beginning on March 5 for a strictly limited run through April 26. Brady first played the role of Lola following the exit of Tony-winning original cast member Billy Porter.

When was Billy Porter in Kinky Boots on Broadway?

2013
Known for performances in the likes of Broadway’s Shuffle Along and the FX series Pose, Porter’s most lauded role came with the 2013 Broadway musical Kinky Boots, in which he created the role of Lola.

When did Kinky Boots close on Broadway?

April 7
The hit musical by Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper opened in April 2013 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. Kinky Boots, the 2013 Tony winner for Best Musical, ends its run April 7 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.

Who is the black actor in Kinky Boots?

Chiwetel Ejiofor is known for his roles in Children Of Men, Dirty Pretty Things, Kinky Boots, The Martian and Doctor Strange. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and Oscar for his performance in 12 Years A Slave and nominated for an Emmy for his performance in Dancing On The Edge.

What is the true story behind Kinky Boots?

KINKY BOOTS is based on a true story about Steve Pateman and the attempt made to save his family owned shoe factory (W.J. Brooks Ltd. in Earls Barton in Northamptonshire, England). Previous to the musical, in 2005, this story became a feature film under the same name.

Who is the author of Kinky Boots the musical?

Kinky Boots is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein.

What are the musical numbers in Kinky Boots?

Musical numbers 1 “Entr’acte/Price & Son Theme (Reprise)” – Ensemble‡ 2 “What a Woman Wants” – Lola, Pat, Trish, Don, Women 3 “In This Corner” – Lola, Don, Pat, Trish, Ensemble 4 “Charlie’s Soliloquy (Reprise)” – Charlie 5 “The Soul of a Man” – Charlie 6 “Hold Me in Your Heart” – Lola 7 “The History of Wrong Guys (Reprise)” – Lauren‡

Is the movie Kinky Boots based on a true story?

Based on the 2005 British film Kinky Boots, written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth and inspired by true events, the musical tells the story of Charlie Price. Having inherited a shoe factory from his father, Charlie forms an unlikely partnership with cabaret performer and drag queen Lola to produce a line of high-heeled boots and save the business.

Who are the drag queens in Kinky Boots?

Having inherited a shoe factory from his father, Charlie forms an unlikely partnership with cabaret performer and drag queen Lola to produce a line of high-heeled boots and save the business. In the process, Charlie and Lola discover that they are not so different after all.