Photo Coverage: KINKY BOOTS Performers Join Broadway Kids Coat Drive

On Tuesday, November 25th the kids from Kinky Boots met with Broadway Kids Care joining their efforts to Collect Coats for Warm Coats & Warm Hearts Drive to reach their goal of collecting 300 coats!

Also in attendance, Broadway Kids Care Coat Drive Spokesperson, Laurissa Romain (South Pacific & Chris Rock's Film "Top Five") and Xavier High School Senior, Mathew Ko.

Kinky Boots started their Coat Drive November 21st and will continue through November 30, 2014.

Broadway Kids Care (BKC), the organization of theater kids for kids (and others), has begun its annual coat drive on behalf of 'Warm Coats & Warm Hearts' Drive. The goal is to collect more than three hundred coats and the organization is well on its way and already has over 200 coats!

"I'm really excited to be able to help with the coat drive this year," said Matthew Ko, a student at Xavier High School in New York City. Matthew is directing the coat drive for BKC this year with the assistance of fellow students from the local NYC high school.

The BKC spokesperson for the Coat Drive,Laurissa Romain said "The Winter Holidays can be a fun time of year for most people, but then there are those who don't get to fully enjoy it for a few reasons. The least we can do is collect coats to help people stay warm. I'm so grateful that there is an organization like Broadway Kids Care that brings young performers together to do what they love while helping others and making the world a better place."

Laurissa and Matthew are particularly enthusiastic about the success for this year's event. During the first round of the coat drive, which began on Monday, October 27, 2014, they collected approximately 200 coats - and there are more expected as the coat drive continues through December 1st, 2014.

In the spirit of Broadway giving, Kinky Boots the Musical joins Matilda the Musical in the Broadway Kids Care effort.

Photos by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

Broadway Kids Care Coat Drive with the kids of Kinky Boots

Graham Montgomery and Laurissa Romain

Graham Montgomery and Laurissa Romain

Graham Montgomery

Laurissa Romain

Douglas Baldeo and Graham Montgomery

Douglas Baldeo and Graham Montgomery

Laurissa Romain, Matthew Ko, Douglas Baldeo and Graham Montgomery

Cameron Colley, Laurissa Romain, D'Andre Lee, Douglas Baldeo and Graham Montgomery

Cameron Colley, Laurissa Romain and D'Andre Lee

Cameron Colley, Laurissa Romain, D'Andre Lee, Douglas Baldeo and Graham Montgomery

Cameron Colley. D'Andre Lee, Cameron Colley and Graham Montgomery

Laurissa Romain

Graham Montgomery, D'Andre Lee, Douglas Baldeo and Cameron Colley