East Kowloon Cultural Centre | Kinky Boots

Description

1.    Production Overview & Impact
KINKY BOOTS stands as one of the 21st century's most commercially successful and culturally influential original musicals. The production premiered on April 4, 2013 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York, where it ran for an extraordinary 2,507 consecutive performances before closing in April 2019, setting an all-time box office record for the historic venue.
In terms of artistic achievement, KINKY BOOTS has claimed the highest honors across the theatrical world's most prestigious awards, a rare “grand slam” and “triple crown”:
•    Tony Awards (2013): 13 nominations, winning 6 including Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Choreography;
•    Grammy Awards (2014): Best Musical Theatre Album;
•    Laurence Olivier Awards (2017): 3 wins including Best New Musical.
Since its Broadway premiere, KINKY BOOTS has toured Australia, South Korea, Japan, Germany, Poland and beyond, with over 7,000 performances and 12 million audience members worldwide. Wherever the Kinky Boots goes, the house goes wild.

2.    Introduction
Inspired by true events, KINKY BOOTS takes you from a struggling gentlemen's shoe factory in Northampton to the glittering catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price never wanted to take over Price & Son — but when his father suddenly passes away, the factory's future falls squarely on his shoulders. Just when all seems lost, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in desperate need of some seriously sturdy stilettos. 
What starts as a desperate bid for survival becomes an electrifying partnership — and a daring plan to save the factory with a line of red boots the world has never seen.