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Kinky Boots

Opening Date: Mar 3, 2013
Closing Date: Apr 7, 2019
Running Time: 02:20
Kinky Boots

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Playing @
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
302 West 45th Street, New York City, NY 10036
From Grammy® Award-winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper and four-time Tony Award® winner Harvey Fierstein comes the exhilarating new musical Kinky Boots, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell.

Charlie Price  has suddenly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola.. A fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie become the man he’s meant to be.

As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible… and discovers that when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world.
BroadwayMusical
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 13

Performance Schedule

TUESDAY & THURSDAY @  7 PM
WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY @ 8 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM

SUNDAY @ 3 PM


Music
  • Cyndi Lauper

Lyrics
  • Cyndi Lauper

Book
  • Harvey Fierstein

Director
  • Jerry Mitchell

Choreography
  • Jerry Mitchell

TDF Tickets Offers:

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Full-price tickets:

$55.00 - $199.00

Lottery & Rush

Online Daily Lottery: Entries will be accepted online at http://lottery.kinkybootsthemusical.com until 3 hours and 30 minutes prior to each performance. Three hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for a limited number of tickets priced at $37 each, and e-mail notifications will be sent out. Must be 16 years old to enter. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner - entries will be checked for duplicates. Winners must go to the Box Office and show valid photo ID matching the winning entry to purchase tickets by 30 minutes before the performance, otherwise tickets will be released to the public. Tickets may be purchased in cash or with a valid credit card. Subject to availability. Seats may be partial view.
Standing Room: $27 - Available at the box office only on the day of the performance (only sold when the performance is sold out.)

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Reviews

  • Unlike her more commercially savvy coeval Madonna, Ms. Lauper has held on to the same goofy image throughout her career, and, equally unlike Madonna, she has always seemed to sing from the heart. That sincerity comes through in "Kinky Boots"...The leading players here - notably Stark Sands, Billy Porter and Annaleigh Ashford - pick up on the trademark Lauper mix of sentimentality and eccentricity, but each makes it his or her own. Under Mr. Mitchell's precise and affectionate direction, they do what you want performers in musicals to do: they define specific characters by the way they sing and move.
  • The kicky crowd-pleaser Kinky Boots is the very model of a modern major musical. 

  • “THE THEATER VIBRATES LIKE A DANCE PARTY! CYNDI LAUPER knows how to SPREAD JOY! ANNALEIGH ASHFORD is SENSATIONAL! JERRY MITCHELL’s choreography is TERRIFIC. Audiences will love it to death!”

  • Unlike her more commercially savvy coeval Madonna, Ms. Lauper has held on to the same goofy image throughout her career, and, equally unlike Madonna, she has always seemed to sing from the heart. That sincerity comes through in "Kinky Boots"...The leading players here - notably Stark Sands, Billy Porter and Annaleigh Ashford - pick up on the trademark Lauper mix of sentimentality and eccentricity, but each makes it his or her own. Under Mr. Mitchell's precise and affectionate direction, they do what you want performers in musicals to do: they define specific characters by the way they sing and move.

Accessibility

  • Restroom

    There is a unisex, wheelchair accessible restroom located House Left, under the stair well. There is a men's restroom located on the Mezzanine level, up 20 steps. A ladies' restroom is located on the lower lounge, down 18 steps.
  • Seating

    This theatre seats 1302 people. Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. There are no steps to the designated wheelchair seating location. The Mezzanine is located on the second level; up 20 steps. Please Note: On the Mezzanine level, there are approximately 2 steps up/down per row. Entrance to the Mezzanine is behind row D with 28 additional steps to the remainder of the Mezzanine.
  • Entrance

    There are no steps into the theatre from the sidewalk. Please be advised that where there are steps either into or within the theatre we are unable to provide assistance.
  • Assisted Listening System

    I-Caption devices for the deaf, audio induction neck loops for those who have a "T" switch on their hearing aid or cochlear implant, and infrared headsets to enhance sound and dialogue. If an assistive device would help you enjoy the show, please visit the headset booth in the lobby corridor. There is no charge, but a valid photo ID is required as a deposit.
  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair seating available in orchestra only. There are no steps to the designated wheelchair seating locations. Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible. Six (6) wheelchair locations are available at every performance.
  • Elevator/Escalator

    There is no elevator or escalator available at this theatre.
  • Visual Assistance

    Low vision seating is regularly available in the 3rd row, center section.D-Scriptive devices for the blind. If an assistive device would help you enjoy the show, please visit the headset booth in the lobby corridor. There is no charge, but a valid photo ID is required as a deposit.
  • Folding Armrests

    Removable armrests are available on six (6) chairs in the theatre.
  • Telephone

    None on premises
  • Water Fountain

    Water fountains are located in the Mezzanine, the Ladies' Lounge, and the Rear Orchestra. There are no stairs to the water fountain in the rear orchestra.

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