"Kinky Boots" at Broadway at the Bass

KINKY BOOTS
play program

The Travelling Toe and 2 other friends, feeling a little kinky, went to the Broadway touring show of "Kinky Boots".  It was presented by Broadway at the Bass.  We saw the show at the Sunday matinee performance at Bass Hall and it was full of other kinky people too.  

Broadway At The Bass

This musical comedy is based on the 2005 movie of the same name, "Kinky Boots".  The stage show premiered in Chicago then made it's Broadway debut in 2013.  It went on to win 5 Tony Awards.  The touring company set out on the road in 2014. 

The music and lyrics for the show were written by Cyndi Lauder - yes that Cyndi! The book was written by by Harvey Fierstein.

CYNDI LAUPER

HARVEY FIERSTEIN

The story beings with a young boy Charlie, leaving his Dad in Southampton to run the family shoe factory alone. Charlie is on the way to trendy London to make his fortune.  Along for the journey is his girlfriend  who sees a bright future ahead for the 2 of them far away from Southampton.

But Charlie's Dad passes away and Charlie finds out the shoe company is in dire financial trouble.  When he contemplates that the factory will have to be closed and the workers will lose their jobs, he tries to think of something to do to save the business.  Then he happens to meet "Lola" a beautiful transvestite who is complaining about the shoes "she" is wearing.  When a man wears women's shoes they just don't stand up to the wear and tear of a heavier body. Charlie has his "ah ha" moment and he soon has Lola designing kinky boots. The fiancee does not want to leave London for Southampton and returns back to her life in the Big City.  Charlie and Lauren, who works at the factory, become very good friends as they are work long hours together to get the boots ready for the Milan shoe season preview..  

KYLE TAYLOR PARKER
Lola

STEVEN BOOTH
Charlie

So Dear Readers, do Charlie and Lola save the factory, the workers jobs and form a great working relationship?  Well, after all this is live theater and anything can happen!

Lola and Charlie
in their
Kinky Boots

It was great fun to see the men also wearing high heels.  This is a fun show to experience.  One of the songs that both boys sing is a lament to their Dad's was "Not My Father's Son", each from a very different perspective.  Later in the play Lola has a solo,  "Hold Me In Your Heart" that was amazing. Charlie was excellent during his solo of "Soul Of A Man".  Both leading men had fabulous voices.  

One last note:  The make-up, costumes and choreography were super.  And the touring orchestra members were excellent as well and never played over the singers.  

If this show comes you way go see it.  If it comes back to Fort Worth we will be there!

Kinky Boots
Lola and girls