Cyndi Lauper News

My Big Gay Italian Wedding will host a very special performance on Saturday, January 11th, 2014 when Michael Musto and "Frankie C" take to the stage to officiate the wedding of "Anthony Pinnunziato" and "Andrew Polinski"

As a response to some nasty tweets in reaction to the Kinky Boots Macy's Thanksgiving Parade performance, stars Billy Porter and Stark Sands went shopping in between shows in their Finale costumes at Macy's for Black Friday. Harvey Fierstein joined them, so they could all thank Macy's for bringing drag queens (and people who are different) to the U.S. Check out photos from their visit below!

Twitchy.com rounded up some of the many tweets about the performance, which BWW posted yesterday, including a massive outpouring of support and well-deserved kudos - as well as some nasty tweets from parade-watchers. But today, KINKY's Tony Award-winning book writer, Harvey Fierstein, has spoken up, standing behind the cast's performance.

The cast of KINKY BOOTS lit up the Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. Check out the wonderful performance here, led by Billy Porter, who won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of 'Lola' in Kinky Boots.

The nation's most beloved spectacle, the Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, returns for the 87th year of magic on Thursday, Nov. 28 (9 a.m.-noon) throughout the country on NBC. Check out the wonderful cast of KINKY BOOTS performing below!

Lizann Warner rings, swings and sings in the New Year here at Vicky's of Santa Fe (Highway 111 & Club Drive, Indian Wells) on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Reservations 760-345-9770.

Billy Porter stars in the hottest Broadway show 'Kinky Boot' as the electrifying Lola. 'CBS This Morning' correspondent Jamie Wax sat down with Porter to discuss his rocky path to his current success.

More than 375 women -- leaders of industry, media, government, and the arts -- attended the Citymeals-on-Wheels 27th Annual 'Power Lunch for Women' at The Plaza Hotel on November 22, 2013. This by- invitation-only benefit, emceed by Katie Couric, is raised enough to provide more than 171,000 meals for New York's frail homebound aged. BroadwayWorld was there for the special event and you can check out complete coverage below!

Rachael Sage returns to the renowned Cafe Carlyle - known for featuring top musical talents such as Woody Allen, Cyndi Lauper and Judy Collins - tonight, November 21st to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of her album 'Public Record'. Her most popular album to date, 'Public Record' contains many fan-favorites by the New York based singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who co-produced the album in 2003 with Grammy Winner Andy Zulla (Rod Stewart, Kelly Clarkson).

What kind of celebration would it be without the happiest show on Broadway? And that's why Kinky Boots, this year's Tony Award-winning Best Musical, has joined the line-up of performances at this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, it was announced today. The cast will perform Kinky Boots' glittering finale, 'Raise You Up' / 'Just Be' for the 87th Annual Parade, which will be broadcast live on NBC on Thursday, November 28 from 9 AM - noon EST (check local listings).

The Golden Girls: The Christmas Episodes 2013 returns to San Francisco for a limited engagement of 12 performances only!

Tonight, November 20, 2013, Silver Hill Hospital will hold its fourth annual fall gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. This year's Gala will honor longtime supporter and Board Director, Peter Busch Orthwein, and his wife, Beverly, and CNBC anchor, Lawrence Kudlow. In addition, there will be a special performance Cyndi Lauper.

Gap's global marketing campaign, 'Make Love' focuses on giving and spreading love, hope and joy this holiday season. The campaign continues to build upon the idea of getting back to what matters most, which Gap introduced earlier this fall with its 'Back to Blue' campaign.

Hotel Nikko San Francisco and Michael Feinstein are proud to announce the upcoming lineup at Feinstein's at the Nikko for January 2014. Artists include actor and singer Tom Wopat, star of stage and screen Cheyenne Jackson, Broadway and West End star Sierra Boggess, Emmy Award winning actor and comedian Leslie Jordan, and more! Tickets for all performances are on-sale now and available by calling 866.663.1063 or visiting www.ticketweb.com.

Birdland Jazz Club has announced their zesty line-up of impressive talent for the month of December 2013. Featuring: Michael Feinstein, Stacey Kent, Jazz Stories with Eddie Gomez, Kenny Barron, Al Foster, Wallace Roney, Cyndi Lauper's True Colors Cabaret, Cheyenne Jackson, Donna McKechnie, Frank Wildhorn & Friends with Jeremy Jordan, Laura Osnes, Jane Monheit and more, A Swinging Birdland Christmas, Native Soul, Victoria Shaw, Natalie Toro, Shoshana Bush, Jim Caruso's Cast Party, and more!

Iconic singer Cyndi Lauper returns to The Ridgefield Playhouse to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of She's So Unusual, performing the album in its entirety tonight, November 16, at 8 p.m. Recorded and released in 1983, this album made rock history as Cyndi's debut solo album, exposing the world to her unique and multifaceted talent through her most unusual well-known songs and perennial radio favorites 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun', 'Time After Time', 'She Bop', 'Money Changes Everything' and 'All Through the Night'. She's So Unusual made Lauper a household name and cemented her place in musical history as the first female artist to have four Top 10 singles on a debut album. The release went on to sell more than 16 million copies worldwide and earned Lauper a Grammy Award for 'Best New Artist'. Special guest is Hunter Valentine, an alternative all-girl rock band out of Toronto, Canada. This event is part of the XFinity Rock Series.

2013 Tony Award-winning Best Actor In A Musical Billy Porter talks all about his turn in the 2013 Tony-winning Best Musical KINKY BOOTS as part of a new backstage interview.

Kinky Boots producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig, along with the True Colors Fund, announced today that cast members from Kinky Boots, including stars Billy Porter, Stark Sands and Annaleigh Ashford, will join the show's Tony Award-winning composerCyndi Lauper for a special one-night-only True Colors Cabaret, on Monday, December 16th at 7:00 PM at Birdland (315 W 44th St). Lauper will join the cast of Kinky Boots to perform an eclectic array of standards, pop hits and other songs, with musical direction by the show's Tony Award-winning orchestrator Stephen Oremus. The evening will benefit the True Colors Fund, the organization Lauper co-founded to raise awareness about and bring an end to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth homelessness, and to inspire everyone, especially straight people, to become active participants in the advancement of equality for all.

As BroadwayWorld.com continues to celebrate the site's landmark 10th anniversary, with a variety of special features, today we're turning our spotlight on the wonderful photography of Linda Lenzi.