Twitter Erupts Over KINKY BOOTS Performance on NBC
By: Robert Diamond Nov. 28, 2013
The cast of KINKY BOOTS lit up the Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. Check out the wonderful performance here, led by Billy Porter, who won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of 'Lola' in Kinky Boots.
Twitchy.com, which reports on social trends, has rounded up some of the many tweets about the performance, which resulted in the show trending on Twitter. Along with tons and tons of well-deserved kudos, were also nasty tweets from some of the parade's less tolerant watchers.
Comments ranged from "Kinky Boots Musical! Drag Queens in The Macy's Day Thanksgiving Day Parade! Hells yes!" to the less accepting "Kinky Boots was a odd selection for the thanksgiving day parade. Maybe next year, we'll see Rocky Horror Picture Show on the parade route" and rude comments like "No more NBC for us today. Too much focus on performances. Kinky Boots? Really? Nice "family" programming...Not" and "Pretty sure I don't need @MacysDayParade lecturing my family about diversity via "Kinky Boots". Let the kids be kids."
For a full round-up of all things Kinky Boots on Twitter, from Twitchy, click here. We of course think that those less tolerant would be well-served by seeing the musical.
Kinky Boots, from four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (book), Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Music & Lyrics), Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell (Director & Choreographer), began preview performances on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street) on March 3, 2013 and opened April 4, 2013. In Kinky Boots, Charlie Price (Sands) has suddenly inherited his father's shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father's legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola (Porter). A fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie become the man he's meant to be. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible... and discovers that when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world.
Emotionally scarred from watching Kinky Boots on the Thanksgiving Day parade ??
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?Allie? (@alliediodato) November 28, 2013
Kinky Boots Musical!
Drag Queens in The Macy's Day Thanksgiving Day Parade!
Hells yes! http://t.co/NsPGcnR3sd-
desperatediva (@desperatediva13) November 28, 2013
Kinky Boots, the newest musical on Broadway... #macysdayparade http://t.co/gHFk6hTVWO-
Jake Jedlicka (@jajedlicka) November 28, 2013
#KinkyBoots is Trending on Twitter! @RuPaul @RuPaulsDragRace-
Tay (@IamTay) November 28, 2013
"Kinky Boots" is trending this fine Thanksgiving morning. Why and what is it? The official website describes "Kinky Boots" the Tony Award-winning musical as a "funny, heartwarming new musical about being true to yourself. Music by Cyndi Lauper. Book by Harvey Fierstein. Directed by Jerry Mitchell." The cast of singing drag queens performed during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade - leaving a lot of viewers scratching their heads, shaking their heads, and wondering what happened to the family-friendly floats and balloons.
Is "Kinky Boots" really TV-G, NBC? #MacysParade-
Dan Isett (@DanIsett) November 28, 2013
Kinky Boots was a odd selection for the thanksgiving day parade. Maybe next year, we'll see Rocky Horror Picture Show on the parade route-
Jon Brieck Juracko (@Uncle_Brieck) November 28, 2013
I guess the theme for #Macys day #parade is "be gay or die." Kinky boots is art? I'll take the I ♥ Lucy marathon. #tolerance-
Donna Watson (@my5fireflies) November 28, 2013
No more NBC for us today. Too much focus on performances. Kinky Boots? Really? Nice "family" programming... Not-
Doug (@deereman81) November 28, 2013
Not sure Kinky Boots is the best family friendly show at the @Macys Thanksgiving Parade. Moms a little shocked! #wtf #MacysParade-
Jay Wirth (@jaywirth) November 28, 2013
Pretty sure I don't need @MacysDayParade lecturing my family about diversity via "Kinky Boots". Let the kids be kids.-
?MacTheDave (@MacTheDave) November 28, 2013
I think my favourite part of the parade so far is watching America's bewildered reaction to Kinky Boots on Twitter.-
Chris Van Patten (@ChrisVanPatten) November 28, 2013
Watching the Kinky Boots number. On the sidewalk in front of Macy's parents explaining trannies to their kids! #wellsonitsachickwitha..-
Colin Quinn (@iamcolinquinn) November 28, 2013
@iamcolinquinn WTF was that? Sitting here with my 4 yr and 2 yr old.-
Willie T (@WillieT77) November 28, 2013
THANKS FOR RUINING THE HOLIDAYS FOR ME KINKY BOOTS WHAT THE HELL IS THIS-
broccoli rob (@hashbrownharry) November 28, 2013
Ok, parade was good until kinky boots came on. What is this???? #imdone #kidsdontwatch-
Jacob Burgei (@PJacobBurgei) November 28, 2013
I'm still questioning what I saw during that "kinky boots" performance smh-
Brandon (@_BrandonK) November 28, 2013
It's come to this.
"what did you do for thanksgiving" "watch transsexuals sing about kinky boots"-
regina (@chordei) November 28, 2013
Kinky Boots...just what a family Thanksgiving parade needs. Thanks @nbc. #morons #fail.-
(@sdma49) November 28, 2013
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