Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots Broadway - OHenry Productions

About The Show

Based on true events, Kinky Boots tells the heartwarming and humorous story of two people with nothing in common — or so they think! Charlie is a factory owner struggling to save his family business. Lola is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, this unexpected pair learns to embrace their differences and creates a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen! But in the end, their most sensational achievement is their friendship.

There’s never been a better time to see Kinky Boots. It’s a celebration of the best in all of us — the challenges that shape our journey, the joys that keep us going and the shoes that lift us up along the way!

What We Did

Kinky Boots was our first investment on Broadway. After looking at several highly anticipated productions in the same season, we decided to back this dark horse, a horse that ended up winning the Tony Award for Best Musical, and becoming a Broadway juggernaut.

Where & When

BROADWAY
March 03, 2013 – April 07, 2019
Al Hirschfeld Theatre

U.S. TOUR
Currently Running
Coming to a City Near You

LONDON
August 21, 2015 – January 12, 2019
West End’s Adelphi Theatre

U.K. Tour
Beginning September 19, 2018
at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton

AUSTRAILIA
October 12, 2016 – October 22, 2017
Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne and Others

TORONTO
June 28, 2015 – May 15, 2016
Royal Alexandra Theatre

SOUTH KOREA
December 2, 2014 – February 22, 2015
Chungmu Art Hall

Who’s in it

Music by Cyndi Lauper
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Directed & Choreographed by Jerry Mitchell

Billy Porter (Shuffle Along, Grease) [Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical]
Stark Sands (American Idiot, “Minority Report”) [Tony Award Nominee]
Wayne Brady (“Let’s Make a Deal,” “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”)
Todrick Hall (“American Idol”)
Brendon Urie (“Panic! At The Disco”)

Reviews

“THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT SHOW ON BROADWAY! So much FUN, YOU’LL DANCE OUT OF THE THEATRE. YOU’VE GOT TO SEE IT. CYNDI LAUPER delivers the BEST BROADWAY SCORE IN YEARS!”
ABC News
“THE VERY MODEL OF A MODERN MAJOR MUSICAL. It’s IRRESISTIBLE, with a HEART-STRONG cast. If you’ve been low, KINKY BOOTS may be just the thing to get you back on your feet!”
Time Out New York
“HARVEY FIERSTEIN kicks up MUSICAL COMEDY HEAVEN!”
Fox
“Leaves you BREATHLESS. A GREAT EVENING TO REMEMBER!”
WOR Radio
“SWEET and COLORFUL! A BIG OL’ LOVE STORY about sons, the families we make and red patent leather. HARVEY FIERSTEIN SPINS THEATRICAL MAGIC!”
Associated Press
“PERFECT for giving your out-of-town guests THE IDEAL BIG BROADWAY EXPERIENCE!”
The New York Observer
“SWEETLY, VIVACIOUSLY, IRRESISTIBLY GOOD! Boots off to director/choreographer JERRY MITCHELL!”
The Washington Post
“KINKY BOOTS STEPS UP and STANDS OUT! Proof that girls and boys everywhere DO JUST WANNA HAVE FUN!”

New York Magazine
“DAZZLING and JOYOUS! This show is a reminder that both musicals and shoes can LIFT YOU UP!”
Daily News
“THE THEATRE VIBRATES LIKE A DANCE PARTY! CYNDI LAUPER knows how to SPREAD JOY! Her score has DRIVING ENERGY and an UPLIFTING SPIRIT. JERRY MITCHELL’s choreography is TERRIFIC!”
Variety
“An IMPECCABLE, MUST-SEE HIT! YOU ARE IN FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL. An INCREDIBLE night in the theatre.”
examiner.com
“THE HOTTEST MUSICAL ON BROADWAY! INSPIRATIONAL AND HIGH-SPIRITED, KINKY BOOTS is an emotional button-pusher about finding your passion, overcoming prejudice and transcending stereotypes."

Ben Brantley The New York Times
“The Broadway show that EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT. KINKY BOOTS WILL HAVE YOU UP AND ASKING FOR MORE!”
Joe Causi CBS Radio
“It’s why the word FABULOUS was invented! BIG BROADWAY in the BEST WAY! A SPLASHY, BOUNCY, SMART show with a heart, beltable songs and hilarious numbers.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer
“THE HOTTEST THING GOING ON RIGHT NOW!”
100.7 WHUD
“You’d be a HEEL not to have fun at KINKY BOOTS! It’s CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION!"
Entertainment Weekly