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Kinky Boots History

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In 2005 a motion picture by the title of “Kinky Boots” was released based on an actual London shoe factory in the 1980’s. The film had low reviews and was poorly received, on the contrary, the Broadway release transpired a different story. “Kinky Boots” is about a quality men’s shoe factory, Price and Sons. When Charlie Price Sr. passes away, leaving his son to run the factory. Charlie Jr. quickly figures out that his father kept production moving even though nothing was being sold as consumers wanted the cheaper, lower quality shoe. As Charlie starts dismissing his employees, he learns that other factories have found niche markets to cater to. Charlie finds a niche market in shoes for drag queens, these Men find the heel often breaks due to them often being heavier than the shoe was designed for. Charlie’s inspiration for the “kinky boots” is Lola the shimmering, flamboyant drag queen. “Kinky Boots” follows Charlie and Lola through the fabrication, production and marketing of the shoe. …show more content…

The first act is full of high vivacity singing and dancing. Cyndi Lauper, the composer, made the first act songs come alive for the audience. With Jerry Mitchell as director, the characters come to life. However, during the second act the show loses the energy it once had. Brantley says “Kinky Boots is far better at walking than talking”. The latter half of the show has more dialogue than lyrics. For Brantley, this forfeited much of his interest when the characters weren’t singing and dancing. Additionally, Brantley felt the show contained too many character

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