Fall head over heels this Spring! The multi-award-winning musical Kinky Boots is strutting its way to London in a joyous, brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Johannes Radebe and multi-platinum-selling recording artist Matt Cardle.
Winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Musical and based on an uplifting true story and much-loved movie, Kinky Boots features Tony and Grammy Award-winning music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, a hilarious book by Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and is directed by the award-winning Nikolai Foster (Grease and The Wizard of Oz).
When Charlie Price inherits his family’s failing shoe factory, saving the company – and his love life – feels like an impossibly tall order. Until, that is, he meets Lola, the sparkling, larger-than-life drag queen with the unlikeliest of answers. Can they work together to reboot the business and save the day? Perhaps they just need to help each other – and everyone around them – to stand a little taller…
Johannes Radebe said: “I left my township in Zamdela at the age of 21 to dance in the ensemble on a cruise ship. Every night we did ABBA. That was my dream come true. Never then, nor since then, was it in my wildest dreams that I would have the opportunity to star in a musical in London’s West End. And not just any musical – my favourite musical. Kinky Boots.”
Matt Cardle rose to fame performing with Rihanna in front of a televised audience of over 20 million as the winner of The X Factor’s highest ever rated series in 2010. Since then Matt has soared up the charts and achieved similar success on his own terms releasing four studio albums.
Matt said “I am absolutely over the moon to be joining the cast of Kinky Boots on London’s biggest stage. Theatre has been a huge part of my career so far, and leading a cast alongside Johannes Radebe at the London Coliseum is a huge honour. Kinky Boots is a show I’ve loved for years so to get the opportunity to step into the role of Charlie Price is a dream come true. Bringing this iconic role to life in the West End is an incredible privilege, and I cannot wait to share this production with audiences.”
Kinky Boots is directed by Nikolai Foster with choreography by Leah Hill, set design by Robert Jones, costume design by Robert Jones & Tom Rogers, musical supervision by George Dyer.
London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, London, WC2N 4ES from 17th March – 11th July.
Booking and full details: KinkyBootsLondon.com
