Kinky Boots, the smash-hit musical, opens in Jacksonville,
Florida, at the Times-Union Center with eight shows. The show, which is sponsored by the Vy Star
Credit Union, brings together four-time Tony® Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book),
and Grammy® Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Tony Award-winner for Best Musical
Score for Kinky Boots).
Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots takes
you from a gentlemen’s shoe factory in Northampton to the glamorous catwalks of
Milan. Charlie Price is struggling to
live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business of Price
& Son. With the factory’s future
hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of
Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos.
Directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Jerry
Mitchell, Kinky Boots has won every major Best Musical Award. It is represented around the world with the
Tony Award-winning Broadway company now in its fourth year. The show had a North American First National
Tour that launched in September 2014, a London production that opened in
September 2015 (where it won the 2016 Olivier Award for Best Musical), and an
Australian production that opened in October 2016. Previous productions include: an extended run
in Toronto, two Korean productions and a Japanese language production. The Grammy Award-winning Original Broadway
Cast Recording of Kinky Boots is available on Sony Masterworks Broadway.
Kinky Boots took home six 2013 Tony Awards, the most of
any show in the season, including: Best Choreography (Jerry Mitchell), Best
Orchestrations (Stephen Oremus) and Best Sound Design (John Shivers). The show also received the Drama League,
Outer Critics Circle and Broadway.com Awards for Best Musical and the Grammy Award
for Best Musical Album, along with many other accolades.
DATES: TIMES:
Tues., May 2, 2017 7:30 p.m.
Wed., May 3 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 4 7:30 p.m.
Fri., May 5 8 p.m.
Sat., May 6 2 & 8 p.m.
Sun., May 7 1:30 & 7p.m.
LOCATION: Times Union Center Performing Arts
Moran Theater
Jacksonville, FL 32202
SHOW TICKETS: start at $38.50, and may be purchased online
at FSCJ Artist Series (the official presenter of the Jacksonville show), or by
calling (904) 442-BWAY (2929) between 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday. Discounts are available for groups of 10+ by
calling (904) 442-2947 or emailing groupsales@fscj.edu.
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