Porter returns after a leave of absence from the production that began Jan. 27. During that time the Tony Award winner toured his concert act, which was also broadcast on PBS. Kinky Boots national tour star stepped in for Porter during his absence from the Broadway production.
Porter, whose contract with Kinky Boots continues through January 2016, will also join the musical's national tour Aug. 4-9, when it stops in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA.
The cast of Kinky Boots also features , , , , , Nick Rashad Burroughs, , , , , , , , , , , , Jake Katzman, D鈥橝ndre Lee, , , , , , , Nathan Peck, , , Stephen Tewksbury, Jeremy T. Villas and Timothy Ware. .
Based on the 2005 film of the same title, the Northampton, U.K.-set musical has a new book by Tony winner (, , Newsies) and a score by Grammy and Tony Award-winning "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" hit-maker and "True Colors" songwriter .
Tony Award winner (2004's La Cage aux Folles, , ), who created the high-energy dances that sent audiences and cast members into a frenzy during , directs and choreographs Kinky Boots, which is bedazzled with a series of show-stopping numbers by Porter and a bevy of drag performers. Kinky Boots premiered on Broadway March 3, 2013, following an out-of-town engagement at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago last fall. It opened to acclaim April 4 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre.
In addition to taking Best Musical and Tony wins for Lauper (Best Score), Mitchell (Best Choreography) and Billy Porter (Best Actor), Kinky Boots also saw awards go to (Orchestrations) and John Shivers (Sound Design).
Designing the production are Tony nominee (scenic design), Tony Award winner (costume design), Tony Award winner (lighting design), John Shivers (sound design), (hair design) and Randy Houston Mercer (make-up design). Casting is by Telsey + Company, , CSA.
Kinky Boots is produced on Broadway by and , , Terry Allen Kramer, Independent Presenters Network, CJ E&M, , Just for Laughs Theatricals/Judith Ann Abrams, Yasuhiro Kawana, , Allan S. Gordon & Adam S. Gordon, , Hunter Arnold, Lucy and Phil Suarez, Bryan Bantry, Ron Fierstein and Dorsey Regal, Jim Kierstead/Gregory Rae, BB Group/Christina Papagjika, Michael DeSantis/Patrick Baugh, Brian Smith/Tom and Connie Walsh, Warren Trepp, and .
For tickets visit . The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is located at 302 West 45th Street.
Check out highlights from Kinky Boots:
