The new Kinky Boots cast members have some big, fabulous shoes to fill.
Based on the 2005 movie about a drag queen saving a shoe factory on the verge of bankruptcy, the hit Broadway musical has promoted understudy and ensemble member Andy Kelso to the lead role of factory owner Charlie Price, previously played by Stark Sands.
Jeanna de Waal joins the cast as Lauren and Cortney Wolfson takes over as Nicola.
Out100 honoree Billy Porter, a Tony Award winnerfor his performance as drag heroine Lola, continues with the show, which celebrates its one-year anniversary at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in April.
The current Kinky Boots cast also includes Daniel Stewart Sherman, Marcus Neville, Paul Canaan, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Kyle Taylor Parker, Kyle Post, Charlie Sutton, Joey Taranto, Jake Odmark, Natalie Joy Johnson, Jennifer Perry, Douglas Baldeo, Sebastian Hedges Thomas, Adinah Alexander, Eugene Barry-Hill, Stephen Berger, Cameron Colley, Sandra DeNise, Anna Eilinsfeld, Jaden Jordan, Eric Leviton, Ellyn Marie Marsh, John Jeffrey Martin, Abby Mueller, Nathan Peck, Robert Pendilla, Stephen Tewksbury, and Timothy Ware.
Written by Harvey Fierstein with songs by Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots won a total of six Tonys, including Best Musical, Best Choreography for Jerry Mitchell, and Best Score for Lauper.
Check out the new Kinky Boots production photos below.
Andy Kelso and Billy Porter
Billy Porter and Andy Kelso
Billy Porter, Jeanna de Waal, Andy Kelso, Marcus Neville, and Natalie Joy Johnson
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Jeanna de Waal and Andy Kelso
Jeanna de Waal
Andy Kelso
Cortney Wolfson
For more information, visit KinkyBootsTheMusical.com.
