BWW Flashback: KINKY BOOTS' Billy Porter Removes the Heels and Says Goodbye to Lola Tonight

By: Nov. 20, 2015
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It's a sad day in the land of Lola. Billy Porter, who has played over 800 performances in the role of 'Lola' and won both a Tony Award and a Grammy Award for his work in Broadway's Kinky Boots, takes the stage in his final historic performance tonight, November 20, 2015. Emmy Award-winner and Grammy Award nominee Wayne Brady will take over the coveted part at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street) tomorrow, November 21, 2015.

Porter's other Broadway credits include: Miss Saigon, Five Guys..., Grease, Smokey Joe's..., Dreamgirls. Off-Broadway/Regional: Angels In America, Merchant Of Venice, Radiant Baby, Birdie Blue, Songs For A New World. Ghetto Superstar (One-Man Show), Topdog/Underdog, King Lear, The Further Adventures Of Hedda Gabler. Film/TV: The Broken Hearts Club, Shake Rattle & Roll, Noel, "Law & Order," "The Big C." Recording: Untitled, At The Corner Of Broadway & Soul.

Below, we bid adieu to the Tony-winning original Lola with a video flashback of his time in the production!



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