The Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical, Kinky Boots the Musical, will visit Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 27 to Saturday 31 May 2025.
After inheriting his family’s failing shoe factory and with a relationship on the rocks, life is proving to be very challenging for Charlie Price. That is until he meets Lola, a drag queen whose sparkle and unsteady heels might just hold the answer to saving the struggling business.
Kinky Boots the Musical was a Broadway and West End phenomenon based on a true story and movie of the same name released in 2005. It features a score by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Kinky Boots will be directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster (The Wizard Of Oz, A Chorus Line, Billy Elliot).
Joining the previously announced Johannes Radebe (Strictly Come Dancing) as Lola, Dan Partridge (Grease) as Charlie Price, and Courtney Bowman (Legally Blonde) as Lauren will be Newtion Matthews (Once On This Island) playing Lola at certain performances and Simon Snr for all other performances, Kara Lily Hayworth (Cilla The Musical) as Nicola, Joe Caffrey (Billy Elliot) as Don, Kathryn Barnes (Guys & Dolls) as Pat, Lucy Williamson (FAME!) as Trish, Jonathan Dryden Taylor (Fiddler On The Roof) as Mr Price, Scott Paige (I Should Be So Lucky) as George and Liam Doyle (Heathers) as Harry.
The cast is completed by Kofi Dennis (HAMLET), Ru Fisher (Something Rotten! Live In Concert), Ben Middleton (Grease), Ashley-Jordon Packer (A Chorus Line), Cerys Burton (The Odyssey), Cole Dunn (THE WIZARD OF OZ), Kaya Farrugia (There’s No Place Like Home), Jordan Isaac (Evita), Deena Kapadia (Grease), Tori McDougall (Billy Elliot) and Liam McEvoy (Legally Blonde).
With choreography by Leah Hill, set and costume design by Robert Jones, musical supervision by George Dyer, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Adam Fisher, casting by Harry Blumenau CDG CDA, wigs, hair and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates with associate direction by Michaela Powell, associate choreography by Johnny Bishop, associate sound design by Harry Barker with production management by Setting Line.
Kinky Boots, produced by ROYO and Curve, is guaranteed to Raise You Up, and celebrate everybody’s individuality.
Tickets for Kinky Boots the Musical (Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 May) are on sale at mayflower.org.uk or 02380 711811.
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