Kinky Boots (Musical)

• Charlie Price
• Lola / Simon
• Lauren
• Nicola
• George
• Don
• Choir
• Dancer

Kinky Boots is a musical in two acts by Harvey Fierstein ( musical libretto ) and Cyndi Lauper (music and lyrics ). The work was premiered on October 2, 2012 in Chicago. It is based on the film Kinky Boots - Man (n) is wearing boots from the 2005 film The turn is based on a true story. . The play is about Charlie Price, who inherits the setting shoe factory of his father and to get the company that surrounded the production of fetish footwear for male transvestites. He gets help from the drag queen Lola. At the Tony Awards in 2013, the piece was six awards, including "Best Musical ."

Background

Kinky Boots is based on the eponymous movie, which in turn was inspired by an episode of the documentary series Trouble at the Top on BBC Two. This, first time in 1999 sent documentation, presented the thrust manufacturer Steve Pateman from Northampton, who specialized in shoes for male transvestites in order to preserve the family from ruin, and to preserve the jobs of employees. Daryl Roth, a musical producer, saw the film in 2006 at the Sundance Film Festival, and immediately took to the story in which she saw potential for a Bühnenumarbeitung. From Roth regardless of producer Hal Luftig saw the film in London and also thinking about a makeover in a musical based on. Daryl Roth secured the rights and worked with Hal Luftig on the makeover of the film into a stage play. In mid-2008 dedicated Roth and Luftig Jerry Mitchell as director and librettist Harvey Fierstein. The singer Cyndi Lauper was completed by the production team in 2010. Lauper took over the songwriting, thus giving her debut in the musical field.

Action

Charlie Price grows as son of a shoe manufacturer in the Midlands, the business is run by his father in the third generation. Charlie's father hopes that his son continues the family business, but Charlie wants to move with his fiancée Nicola to London. Simon also grew up in the region, a child of a black family. Simon's father is worried about the preferences of his son, the dance and include the red high heels of the mother. When Charlie's father dies unexpectedly, Charlie travels to the funeral home. There he learns that the factory is as good as bankrupt. The market for high quality, but a little old-fashioned, Men Shoes disappears, and Charlie has no idea how he could save the company. He wants to close the factory, but at the same time save the jobs of employees. In London Charlie, who in an altercation gets accidentally on the street, on the drag queen Lola, the alter ego of Simon meets. Lola and her dance group, the "Angels", wear high heels that were made for women. Charlie realizes that the heels of the shoes are not designed to bear the weight of a man, but Lola tells him that these expensive and unreliable shoes now once at the basic equipment of a drag queen belong - of which there were more than Charlie suspect would. All of these drag queens would yearn for matching, robust high heels.

Back in the Midlands reported Lauren, an employee who has a weakness for Charlie, that other shoe manufacturers ensured their survival by specialized on small market niches. Charlie comes the idea that with the high heels for male transvestites to use a similar niche and invites Lola to the factory one. The drag queen is to explain to him how the shoes she wants, should be. Lola and the "Angels" to help Charlie in matters of style and Charlie asks the drag queen to stay for three weeks, until the prestigious show begins in Milan, on the Charlie wants to present his new designs. Lola is to help him, a new collection of " Kinky Boots " design. The drag queen agrees, while Charlie's fiancée Nicola is angry because Charlie wants the factory does not sell and go back to London to marry Nicola.

Many of the factory workers are available to the radical change in production compared to negative. Some of them, especially the furchterrgende Don, ensure that Lola does not feel welcome. Lola then closes with Don a trade off: you will do what Don excels when Don does something that makes it unique Lola. Don determined that Lola had to fight against him. Lola replies was Dons job is to accept a person as she is. It turns out in the sequel, that Lola / Simon as had in youth boxing lessons, even boxed professionally briefly. Lola suggests Don with ease, but Don can win in the end. After the boxing match, as Lola and Don are alone, Don asks her why she had done that. Lola replied that she was not cruel and I want to spare him the humiliation in front of all his friends. The production is lagging behind and now Charlie fears of not finishing before the show in Milan. Lola makes some decisions concerning production and preparation to hold without talking to Charlie. Charlie insulted then frustrated Lola and the workers. Lola leaves in a fury, the factory, the workers go home. Nicola leaves the dejected Charlie and it seems as if he must sell the factory yet. Lauren visited Charlie and encouraged him to come back to the factory. Don has brought back the workers and they are driven to work. Charlie asks if Don has redeemed his gambling debt at Lola by accepting Lola. Lauren explains the is not so. The person who is Don now accept, as it is, is Charlie.

During the final preparations for Milan torment Charlie guilt feelings towards Lola. He realizes that she met a lot of good decisions and that he has behaved like an idiot. He knows that it will be much harder without the boots Lola and the "Angels" in Milan for sale. Meanwhile, Lola has with her ​​father, who had never accepted, and died in a nursing home. Charlie and Lauren embark on a trip to Milan. Just Charlies show starts, Lola comes and saves the day. The entire staff is celebrating the success of " Kinky Boots ". Charlie and Lauren kiss for the first time.

Music

The music is designed for a twelve- piece orchestra consisting of two keyboards, drums, bass, two guitars, wind instruments (trumpet, trombone), two violins, viola and cello.

The following songs are heard in the musical:

• Price & Son Theme - Ensemble
• The Most Beautiful Thing - Ensemble
• Take What You Got - Harry, Charlie & Guests at Club
• The Land of Lola - Lola and the "Angels"
• ? What Else Can I do / Bad Girl - Lola and the "Angels"
• Step One - Charlie
• Sex is in the Heel - Lola, Pat, George, the "Angels", Lauren, Charlie & factory workers
• The History of Wrong Guys - Lauren
• I'm Not My Father's Son - Lola & Charlie
• Everybody Say Yeah - Charlie, Lola, the "Angels " & factory workers

• Price & Son Theme ( reprise) - Ensemble
• What a Woman Wants - Lola, Pat, Don, George & factory workers
• Charlie's Soliloquy (reprise) - Charlie
• In This Corner - Lola, Don, Pat, Trish, the "Angels " & factory workers
• The Soul of a Man - Charlie
• The History of Wrong Guys (reprise) - Lauren
• Hold Me in Your Heart - Lola
• Raise You Up / Just Be - Ensemble

Main Roles and original cast

Performance history

The musical was first made in Chicago in the Bank of America Theatre on the game board. The premiere celebrated Kinky Boots on October 2, 2012. Direction and choreography were in the hands of Jerry Mitchell, David Rockwell designed the sets, the costumes drew Gregg Barnes responsible for lighting technology Kenneth Posner. The sound was directed by John Shivers. On 4 April 2013, the musical premiered on Broadway. By the end of December 2013 it was played over 300 times.

Awards and nominations

• Award for Billy Porter in the category "Outstanding Actor in a Musical"
• Nomination for Annaleigh Ashford in the category "Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical"

At the Tony Awards Kinky Boots went with the most nominations (13 in 12 categories) as a favorite in the ceremony. Six awards were presented, thus Kinky Boots was the most awarded production of the year 2013.

• Award for " Best Musical "
• Award for Cyndi Lauper in the category " Best Original Score "
• Award for Billy Porter in the category " Best Actor in a Musical "
• Award for Jerry Mitchell in the category " Best Choreography "
• Award for John Shivers in the category "Best Sound Design "
• Award for Stephen Oremus in the category "Best Orchestration "
• Nominated for Harvey Fierstein in the category " Best Musical Libretto "
• Nomination for Stark Sands in the category " Best Actor in a Musical "
• Nomination for Annaleigh Ashford in the category " Best Supporting Actress in a Musical "
• Nomination for David Rockwell in the category "Best Stage "
• Nomination for Gregg Barnes in the category " Best Costume Design"
• Nomination for Kenneth Posner in the category "Best Lighting Design "
• Nomination for Jerry Mitchell in the category "Best Musical Director "

• Award in the category " Best Musical Theater Album "

Chart success

Accompanying the musical a musical album was released, on which are the songs of the show, sung by the original Broadway cast members to hear. The album was released on May 28, 2013, the production was taken over by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus and William Wittman. The album debuted at number 51 on the Billboard 200 on the Billboard Cast Album Charts # 1 was achieved.