“Kinky Boots,” set designs by David Rockwell. (photo: ballogphoto.com)
Producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig are thrilled to announce that the hit musical Kinky Boots celebrates its three-year anniversary on Broadway today, April 4, and is now that the longest running show to ever play the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, a record previously held by the original production of The Man of La Mancha. The winner of six 2013 Tony® Awards, including Best Musical, Kinky Boots features a Tony Award-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, a book by Tony® Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, direction and choreography by Tony® Award-winner Jerry Mitchell, and opened to rave reviews on April 4, 2013.
Last night, the West End production of Kinky Boots won three Awards, including Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (Matt Henry), and Best Costume Design (Gregg Barnes).