Accoerding To USAToday, the homegrown musical Kinky Boots,
with a book by Harvey Fierstein and a score by first-time Broadway composer
Cyndi Lauper, earned 13 nods, the most this year and one more than the
critically celebrated British import Matilda the Musical.
I'm crying and jumping up and down! I can't believe it so excited! @kinkybootsbway !! So proud to be part of this! Thank you Harvey!xxx
— Cyndi Lauper (@cyndilauper) April 30, 2013
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The plot is based on a small British film, of the same name, about Charlie (Stark Sands) who inherits his father’s failing shoe factory and teams with Lola (Billy Porter), a black drag queen, to design a line of flashy boots for cross-dressers. Together, they save the factory. Along the way, we get a lot of completely expected messages about being true to yourself, “overcoming prejudice and transcending stereotypes.”
The plot is based on a small British film, of the same name, about Charlie (Stark Sands) who inherits his father’s failing shoe factory and teams with Lola (Billy Porter), a black drag queen, to design a line of flashy boots for cross-dressers. Together, they save the factory. Along the way, we get a lot of completely expected messages about being true to yourself, “overcoming prejudice and transcending stereotypes.”
Reviewer James Cooper cites Cyndi Lauper’s extensive career
in hard-driving pop music (starting with “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” in 1983)
and her extensive performing in MTV videos and concerts has made her an
influential pop musician for more than 30 years. He writes it is her musical style that makes
“Kinky Boots” a hit.
Lauper’s first attempt as a Broadway composer has received
high praise for her hard-driving songs. The New York Times called her songs
“audience hugging,” and while Variety noted that her lyrics don’t always make a
lot of sense, she has written a number of musical showstoppers.
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