But whatever you do, you have until May 21 to absolutely make sure you get to KINKY BOOTS at Shea’s 710. This is a golden couple of weeks of musicals in Buffalo, although if you haven’t seen the excellent SIX on tour at Shea’s Buffalo (which closes this Sunday, May 7) or DISASTER! at MusicalFare in Amherst (which closes May 14) or KRAGTAR! at The Alleyway (extended through May 20) then you have some tough choices to make. THE PLAYERS, THE PLAY, AND THE PRODUCTION:Įvery once in a while there is a local production that is so well-crafted, so transcendent, that you feel as if you could be in a Broadway theater, and like THE PRODUCERS was for The Kavinoky or TOXIC AVENGER was for Second Generation, KINKY BOOTS is one that we’ll still be talking about years from now. It’s about finding one’s passion, overcoming challenges, and transcending stereotypes. But it’s also a high-energy story about two men, outwardly very different, one an indecisive man who has inherited a factory and the other a very flamboyant drag queen, each of whom wants to break away from their dad’s influence and embrace their true selves. THUMBNAIL SKETCH: This 2013 Tony Award Winning Musical (Best Musical, Best Original Score, etc.) is, on the surface, the story of a failing shoe factory that is saved by embracing a niche market and developing high-fashion but durable boots for drag queens.

RUNTIME: 2-1/2 hours with one intermission in the beautiful Shea’s 710 lobby and lounge THE BASICS: KINKY BOOTS, the musical with book by Harvey Fierstein and Music & Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, presented by MusicalFare Theatre at Shea’s 710 Theatre, directed and choreographed by Michael Oliver-Walline, starring Lorenzo Shawn Parnell as Lola/Simon, Steve Copps as Charlie, Bethany Burrows as Lauren along with an A-list cast including five fabulous guys as Lola’s drag Angels, runs May 4 – 21, Thursdays – Fridays at 7:30, Saturdays at 8, Sundays at 2.

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