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Kinky Boots Tour 2014

Run Time:
2 hours and 20 minutes with 1 intermission
Ages: 14+
Opened: September 4, 2014
Closing: June 18, 2017

Kinky Boots - 2014 US Tour History , Info & More


Kentucky Center [Whitney Hall]
501 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202

Kinky Boots took home six 2013 Tony Awards, the most of any show in the season, including Best Musical, Best Score (Cyndi Lauper), Best Choreography (Jerry Mitchell), Best Actor (Billy Porter), Best Orchestrations (Stephen Oremus), and Best Sound Design (John Shivers). The show also received the Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, and Broadway.com Awards for Best Musical and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Album, along with many other accolades.

In Kinky Boots,Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father's shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father's legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola. A fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie become the man he's meant to be. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible... and discovers that when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world.


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COME FROM AWAY, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, HELLO DOLLY Receive Grammy Nominations for Best Musical Theater Album
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 28, 2017


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KINKY BOOTS, CINDERELLA, MOTOWN, PIPPIN and More Set for Broadway/San Diego's 2014-15 Season
by BWW News Desk - Sep 23, 2014


Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation is excited to announce the new 2014-2015 season chock-full of top award-winning productions including fifteen Tony Awards, and four Grammy Awards for Best Musical Theater Album -and six shows currently playing on Broadway! This year's powerful season lineup will be presented at the beautiful San Diego Civic Theatre and sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union.

Mirvish's 2014-15 Season to Feature Angela Lansbury in BLITHE SPIRIT, KINKY BOOTS, BUYER & CELLAR & More
by Alan Henry - Sep 16, 2014


David Mirvish has finalized all the details and shows for his 2014-15 line-up of shows. There will be seven shows in the Mainstage Subscription Series, three in the Off-Mirvish Subscription Series and nine bonus shows not on subscription. That brings the total to a record 19 shows for the 2014-15 season.

Tickets Now On Sale For KINKY BOOTS National Tour, Kicking Off 9/4
by Pat Cerasaro - Jul 3, 2014


2013 Best Musical Tony Award winner KINKY BOOTS is going out on the road in a new national tour and tickets are now available for all the stops along the way, kicking off in Las Vegas in September.

Natalie Joy Johnson Rocks Actual Kinky Boots At Gay Pride 2014
by Pat Cerasaro - Jun 30, 2014


Natalie Joy Johnson, one of the stars of currently running musical hit KINKY BOOTS, showed off her kinky pride at this year's Gay Pride 2014, wearing a pair of actual red sequined kinky boots while participating in the festivities and performing for the thousands of attendees.

ONCE, KINKY BOOTS, JOSEPH and More Set for TPAC's 2014-2015 Season
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2014


The Tennessee Performing Arts Center announced on Thursday the seven Broadway titles in its upcoming 2014-15 HCA/TriStar Health Broadway at TPAC series as well as several special engagements.

KINKY BOOTS, DANCING PROS: LIVE, Itzhak Perlman and More Set for Wharton Center's 2014-15 Season
by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2014


Wharton Center is proud to give a glimpse of our upcoming 2014- 2015 season. The entire season will be announced the last week of April, when Wharton Center subscribers will receive the season brochure and order form. Just like years past, subscriber orders are processed according to Wharton's priority system, which is based on years of subscription and/or donation level. The actual seating will begin late May.

WAKE UP with BroadwayWorld - Friday, April 4, 2014 - KINKY BOOTS' One-Year, Shakespeare with Julie Taymor, REALISTIC JONESES Opening and More!
by Jessica Showers - Apr 4, 2014


Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: KINKY BOOTS celebrates one year on Broadway today, THE REALISTIC JONESES opens on Sunday and more!

PIPPIN, KINKY BOOTS, MOTOWN & More Set for ASU Gammage's 2014-15 Broadway Season
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 20, 2014


ASU Gammage has announced its 2014/2015 Broadway Across America –Arizona season which marks the 50th Anniversary of ASU Gammage and in celebration ASU Gammage is bringing a season of the hottest shows on Broadway and the biggest blockbusters to ever grace our stage. Hot new Award-winning shows direct from Broadway include 2013 Tony Award for Best Musical winner KINKY BOOTS, PIPPIN, MOTOWN and Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA!

KINKY BOOTS, CINDERELLA & More Set for PPAC's 2014-15 Broadway Season
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 10, 2014


President of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) J.L. 'Lynn' Singleton has announce PPAC's 37th Broadway Season, featuring the Taco/The White Family Foundation Broadway Series and the Encore Series (formerly the Contemporary Classics Series).

KINKY BOOTS' Billy Porter to Host Live Out Loud's 2014 Young Trailblazers Gala, 4/28
by BWW News Desk - Mar 5, 2014


The emcee for Live Out Loud's 13th Annual Young Trailblazers Gala will be Tony and Grammy Award winner Billy Porter, star of Broadway's KINKY BOOTS.

PHANTOM, MOTOWN, KINKY BOOTS, ONCE & More Set for 2014-15 Orpheum Theatre Season!
by Robert Diamond - Mar 2, 2014


On Saturday, March 1st, The Orpheum Theatre formally announced its much-anticipated 2014-2015 Broadway Season. The scheduled lineup includes the first national tour of the 2013 Tony® Award Winner for Best Musical KINKY BOOTS, the 2012 Tony Award winner for Best Musical ONCE, 2013 Tony nominated musical A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL, and the record-breaking smash hit MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. The season also features the long-awaited return engagement of Disney's THE LION KING, and Cameron Mackintosh's spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

DIRTY DANCING, CINDERELLA, KINKY BOOTS, PIPPIN and More Set for SunTrust Broadway at DPAC's 2014-15 Season
by BWW News Desk - Mar 1, 2014


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PIPPIN, KINKY BOOTS, 'NICE WORK' & More Set for The Bushnell's 2014-15 Broadway Series Season
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 25, 2014


In a sure sign spring is near, The Bushnell announced today its 2014-2015 Broadway Series season. Beginning in September 2014, The Bushnell will bring seven popular Broadway titles to Hartford as part of the Series, along with an additional off-Series blockbuster to round out a strong season lineup. Series titles are Broadway classics EVITA, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, and CAMELOT, last year's Tony-winning Best Musical Revival, PIPPIN, Gershwin tuner NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, and back-to-back Tony Award-winning Best Musicals ONCE and KINKY BOOTS. The phenomenal crowd-pleaser WICKED was also announced to return to Hartford for three weeks in November as a special off-subscription offering.

STAGE TUBE: David Mirvish Announces 2014-15 Season - KINKY BOOTS, JERSEY BOYS & More!
by Christina Mancuso - Feb 24, 2014


In the 2014-15 season, David Mirvish will present 16 shows in Toronto, consisting of seven shows in the Mainstage Subscription Series, three in the Off-Mirvish Subscription Series and six shows off-subscription. Check out the video below!

5th Avenue Theatre Announces 2014-15 Season - KINKY BOOTS, SOMETHING ROTTEN World Premiere & More!
by Christina Mancuso - Feb 24, 2014


Standing before a packed house of subscribers, Executive Producer and Artistic Director David Armstrong revealed The 5th Avenue Theatre's 2014/15 season. "Every year we try to choose a season that embodies our mission: to celebrate our great indigenous art form, The Musical - past, present, and future," Armstrong said. "With an array of shows ranging from a hotly-anticipated Broadway tour to a hilarious world premiere, not to mention celebrated contemporary classics and one of the immortal musicals from the Golden Age of Broadway, we believe that this season truly represents the breadth and depth of what musical theater has to offer."

PIPPIN, KINKY BOOTS, NEWSIES & More Set for 2014-15 Broadway Las Vegas Series
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 19, 2014


The Smith Center for the Performing Arts announces the highly anticipated lineup of performances for the 2014-2015 Broadway Las Vegas Series. Running August 2014 to May 2015, the upcoming season sponsored by Southern Nevada Ford Stores will boast Broadway favorites, three first national tours and exciting Las Vegas premieres. As a testament to The Smith Center's commitment to bringing top-tier productions and first-run shows, the center is excited to launch its first-ever national tour with the previously announced, Tony Award-winning musical KINKY BOOTS.

Mirvish Announces 2014-2015 Season! KINKY BOOTS, JERSEY BOYS, VANYA & SONIA & MASHA & SPIKE and More!
by Alan Henry - Feb 19, 2014


In the 2014-15 season, David Mirvish will present 16 shows in Toronto, consisting of seven shows in the Mainstage Subscription Series, three in the Off-Mirvish Subscription Series and six shows off-subscription.

Photo Flash: 2014 Westminster 'Best In Show' Winner Makes Surprise Broadway Debut in KINKY BOOTS
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 14, 2014


Audience members at the smash hit musical Kinky Boots were in for a special treat last night, when Sky, the Wire Fox Terrier who was named 'Best in Show' at the Westminster Dog Show earlier this week, made a surprise appearance in the Tony Award-winning show. Check out a look back at her debut below!

KINKY BOOTS, PIPPIN & CINDERELLA Among Denver Center's 2014-15 Broadway Season
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 10, 2014


The Denver Center Attractions 2014/15 season features Tony Award-winning hits and family favorites straight from Broadway including the national tour launch of PIPPIN,FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: ALIVE & KICKING!,KINKY BOOTS, Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL and ANNIE. Subscriptions start as low as eight payments of $21.38 and are available online at denvercenter.org.

KINKY BOOTS, CINDERELLA, MOTOWN, PIPPIN and More Set for Broadway/San Diego's 2014-15 Season
by BWW News Desk - Feb 7, 2014


Broadway/San Diego ~ A Nederlander Presentation is excited to announce the new 2014-2015 season chock-full of top award-winning productions including fifteen Tony Awards, and four Grammy Awards for Best Musical Theater Album -and six shows currently playing on Broadway! This year's powerful season lineup will be presented at the beautiful San Diego Civic Theatre and sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union.

VIDEO: Watch Cyndi Lauper Accept KINKY BOOTS' 2014 GRAMMY Award for Best Musical Theater Album!
by BWW News Desk - Jan 27, 2014


KINKY BOOTS, featuring music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, was the winner of this year's Grammy Award for 'Best Musical Theater Album.' The honor was given out at the GRAMMY pre-show ceremony and accepted by Lauper. Watch the musical take home the award below!

Kinky Boots History

Other Productions of Kinky Boots

2013   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
2014   US Tour First National Tour
US Tour
2015   West End West End
West End
2017   US Tour Non-Equity National Tour
US Tour
2022   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Production
Off-Broadway

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