Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots
kingslim
Swing Joined: 5/5/11
#1Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 10:32am
I was just curious to know If I was the only one who didnt enjoy this show. This was the first time I wanted to walk out during intermission. None of the songs were memorable except for maybe(Not my father's son and Wrong Guy). And Billy to me seemed to be sleep waking through this perfromance..Maybe it was a off night for him. The only highlight was Haven Burton, who I thought was great. It was a toss up between Something Rotten and this, should have gone with Something Rotten.
#2Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 10:48am
I didn't dislike the show, but I can't say that I loved it either. I saw the show in NYC shorty after it won the Tony, and then I saw the national tour. The national tour was far less enjoyable than the Broadway production because the energy and spark were just not there. At the end of the day I would call this a fun feel good show. That being said, I thought it was far from the best musical that season.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#3Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 11:35am
I didn't like it, either. It's pure fluff, and I can't remember a single song.
Hamilton22
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/15
#4Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 12:07pm
I had fun at Kinky Boots but I find the show very weak in general. The show only came to life when Billy was onstage and when he wasn't, the energy got sucked out of the room. Which incidentally uncovered the flaws within the show.
I didn't hate it but I can't see myself paying another ticket for it. Maybe if a friend got me in for free I would see it again. That is, if I couldn't get into Hamilton. 
Updated On: 7/25/15 at 12:07 PM
NotTheComfyChair
Stand-by Joined: 3/19/13
#5Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 1:50pm
I really didn't enjoy Kinky Boots. I found the show to be an efficient crowd-pleaser but I didn't get the whole "heart" thing that the marketing - and posters here - were promoting. I found the choreography weak, the score unmemorable, the accents atrocious - the worst of any professional show I've seen - and the performances weak.
One positive. It wasn't too loud, which is a complaint I have about some of the British imports, especially Matilda.
Some people around me left at halftime. I couldn't, as I knew people in the show, but wished I could join them.
Having said all that, the audience, for the most part, were having a great time. I didn't but, hey, it's still running so what do I know?
#6Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 1:57pm
I enjoyed Kinky Boots when it opened. However when I saw it a few weeks back it seemed like all of the life had been sucked out of it.
Isn't it time for Billy to move on? Has there been anyone in recent memory who has stayed in a part this long?
broadwaysfguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/14
#7Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 2:46pm
loved it when it came out
sorry to hear its fading
i think the score is fantastic!
songs are well crafted and memorable (not my fathers son, step one, the history of wrong guys, land of lola, soul of a man, raise you up) and was able to name those alone without even looking at the cd.
Still listen to songs from the obc of kinky boots and book of mormon more than anything else out in the last five years...
#8Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 2:51pm
Your opinion is basically worthless if you only saw half of the show.
ChiTheaterFan
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/15
#9Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 3:01pm
I saw it in Chicago before its pre-Broadway run and I thought it was OK. The last song is really catchy and the story is uplifting, but overall I was a little bored and most of the music didn't really do it for me personally. I liked the movie much better. It's entirely possible they made significant changes before the Broadway run, but it's not something I'm dying to see again. I can also see why some people might really enjoy it.
I definitely didn't dislike it enough to leave at "halftime". (LOL... Sorry.)
That season I actually enjoyed Bring it On more--which I almost didn't go to because I thought it was going to be unbelievably stupid, but my friend talked me into it when I asked if she wanted to buy my season tickets off of me. It was total mindless fluff but I thought it was a fun tongue-in-cheek show.
This just goes to show everyone has different opinions and preferences.
Hamilton22
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/15
#10Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 3:10pm
Isn't it time for Billy to move on?
He carries the whole show on his back and is really the only reason to see Kinky Boots. So, no.
wicked4l
Broadway Star Joined: 5/19/06
#11Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 6:27pm
Saw first preview, and many times over the past 3 years. I just saw it last week after 6 months of being away. It was still absolutely wonderful. With the exception of a few tired ensemble members and swings. Billy Porter is still on FIRE. Great energy and the audience was loving every second. And I need to add that Sean Patrick Doyle is MAGIC onstage. He is giving his LIFE every moment. WOW!
#12Kinky Boots
Posted: 7/25/15 at 6:34pm
"Isn't it time for Billy to move on?
He carries the whole show on his back and is really the only reason to see Kinky Boots. So, no. "
I meant for him - not for the show. Surely there is so much more there. I'd love to see him tell another story.
