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KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month

KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month

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phantom39
#1KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 2:00pm

Not sure I saw this posted here?

KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month for worldwide release


"Movies will make you famous; television will make you rich; but theatre will make you good." - Terrence Mann.

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ACL2006
#2KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 2:41pm

Maybe they'll film it with one of the Charlie u/s? Not really thrilled with who's playing the role next.


A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

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seaweedjstubbs
#3KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 2:47pm

The West End cast will be filmed, not the Broadway cast.

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OKBroadwayFan
#4KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 2:54pm

Quote from first paragraph of the article:

Original West End cast members Killian Donnelly and Matt Henry will return to play the roles of Charlie and Lola respectively from Monday 26 - Wednesday 28 November 2018 whilst filming takes place

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OKBroadwayFan
#5KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 2:55pm

Question for the masses----I notice that more West End productions are filmed for theatrical release than Broadway productions.  Is this economical or union reasons?

BwayLB
#6KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 3:20pm

This actually surprises. I never seen Kinky Boots and was hoping it would be filming the show in New York with big star billing.

MannPhan24601
#7KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 3:25pm

I had a werid dream on KB getting filmed the other night but it being closing night of the bway production like with RENT. Saw it on Broadway for the 3rd time with Mark Ballas the other day and I'm going to miss that show so much when it closes! Wish they would have filmed it when David Cook was in the Broadway show. He was the real deal with J. Harrison Ghee (Mark was really good too though )

Updated On: 11/14/18 at 03:25 PM

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VotePeron
#8KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 3:26pm

I'm assuming this was done for economical reasons, but maybe also because the cast has more natural accents?

That being said, how I would've loved for Brendan Urie to be filmed (if they wanted like, a huge audience for this), or Stark and Billy to reprise their roles one final time, as that duo deserves to be immortalized. 

Oh well, nothing we can do now. Excited this show will be widely available to all sorts of audiences.

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#9KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 4:05pm

OKBroadwayFan said: "Question for the masses----I notice that more West End productions are filmed for theatrical release than Broadway productions. Is this economical or union reasons?"

Lots of factors, but the UK unions are less restrictive, making it easier (and more financially feasible) to film a stage production. I would guess that nearly every "hit" Broadway show goes through the motions of trying to get filmed, and it fizzles out for a variety of reasons (authors/rightsholders, actors, theatre owners, other unions, and of course funding). That's why some "Broadway" shows get filmed after Broadway: Paper Mill's Crazy For You, Cathy Rigby's Peter Pan, Leguizamo's most recent show, Lady Day, Newsies, etc.

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devonian.t
#10KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 4:18pm

Filming is still pretty expensive- no, very expensive- in the UK.  I wonder if this one is being filmed here due to the links with Sheffield?

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haterobics
#11KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 4:32pm

BwayLB said: "This actually surprises. I never seen Kinky Boots and was hoping it would be filming the show in New York with big star billing."

Well, technically, if you don't know the casts/show, it should be pretty much the exact same thing from your perspective...

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CATSNYrevival
#12KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 4:39pm

I wasn't impressed with the London cast album. Hopefully these guys are better on film?

BwayLB
#13KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/14/18 at 4:45pm

^^ True But it should be exciting to finally see the show in some form or fashion.

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#14KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 11/15/18 at 9:26am

SomethingPeculiar said: "OKBroadwayFan said: "Question for the masses----I notice that more West End productions are filmed for theatrical release than Broadway productions. Is this economical or union reasons?"

Lots of factors, but the UK unions are less restrictive, making it easier (and more financially feasible)to film a stage production. I would guessthat nearly every "hit" Broadwayshowgoes through the motions oftryingto get filmed, and it fizzles out for a variety of reasons (authors/rightsholders,actors, theatre owners, other unions, and of course funding). That's why some "Broadway" shows get filmed after Broadway:Paper Mill'sCrazy For You,Cathy Rigby'sPeter Pan,Leguizamo's most recent show,Lady Day, Newsies,etc.
"

Thank you for that insight.  

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DiscoCrows
#15KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 2/11/19 at 2:13am

The show closed nearly a month ago; has anyone heard of any updates as to where this film is going to end up?

I *really* hope it makes its way through theatres and onto streaming services. This had me so excited and I’m suprised there hasn’t been much talk of it at all.

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#16KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 2/11/19 at 4:51am

DiscoCrows said: "The show closed nearly a month ago; has anyone heard of any updates as to where this film is going to end up?

I *really* hope it makes its way through theatres and onto streaming services. This had me so excited and I’m suprised there hasn’t been much talk of it at all.
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No news so far - I think they might be waiting for both the Broadway production and the UK tour to close first


"Movies will make you famous; television will make you rich; but theatre will make you good." - Terrence Mann.

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DiscoCrows
#17KINKY BOOTS to be filmed this month
Posted: 2/11/19 at 4:18pm

Ah dang, yeah I suppose that makes sense.