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Photo Flash: Whoopi Goldberg Sports KINKY BOOTS on 'The View'

THE VIEW host Whoopi Goldberg surprised audience members yesterday when she appeared on her live morning talk show sporting a pairs of high red patent leather lace up thigh boots, straight out of the new Broadway musical KINKY BOOTS. Check out the fashionable footwear below! (more...)

Theater Talk Features KINKY BOOTS This Weekend

THEATER TALK welcomes Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper, creators of Broadway's hit Kinky Boots. The fun and revealing new interview premieres Friday, May 10, 2013 at 1 AM (Saturday morning) on Thirteen/PBS, and repeats in the New York metro area on CUNY TV* Saturday at 8:30 PM, Sunday at 12:30 PM, and Monday at 7:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 7:30 PM. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: KINKY BOOTS' Cyndi Lauper Talks Composing, the Tonys and More!

ABC went backstage with KINKY BOOTS' composer and '80s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, who might be the first woman to win a Tony Award for best original score. The musical just received 13 Tony nominations. Watch the interview below! (more...)

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Kicks Off Tonight at Lakewood Theatre

The critically acclaimed La Cage aux Folles by Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman opens at Lakewood Theatre Company tonight, May 3, 2013 with performances continuing through June 9, 2013. (more...)

VIDEO: Harvey Fierstein, Billy Porter Chat KINKY BOOTS on Wendy Williams

On today's 'The Wendy Williams Show', KINKY BOOTS creator Harvey Fierstein and star Billy Porter tell Wendy about their new Broadway musical, that just received 13 Tony nominations. Check out the clip below! (more...)

TRU Presents Writer-Director Communications Lab, 6/29

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the 2013 TRU Writer-Director Communications Lab on Saturday, June 29, 2013 from 11am-5pmat The Players Theatre's Steve & Marie Sgouros Theatre, 3rd floor, 115 MacDougal Street, NYC. Ten directors will be paired with ten playwrights in this unique lab that helps nurture one of the most essential - and sensitive - relationships in theater. Four spots remain open for directors, who may apply by emailing TRUnltd@aol.com; TRU is accepting applications from writers until Friday, June 21st. For a writer application, and more details about the workshop, visit http://www.truonline.org/DirectorLabJune13.htm. The cost to participate is $75 for writers and directors ($60 for TRU members). (more...)

KINKY BOOTS Eyeing the West End?

In light of KINKY BOOTS' 13 Tony nominations and the show's upcoming cast album release, it's only fitting that the musical's producers are looking beyond Broadway. According to the Daily Mail, Kinky Boots is eyeing the West End, though when the show will transfer across the pond is far from set. (more...)

Lakewood Theatre Company's LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Opening Today

The critically acclaimed La Cage aux Folles by Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman opens at Lakewood Theatre Company on May 3, 2013 with performances continuing through June 9, 2013. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: KINKY BOOTS Media Montage - Billy Porter, Cyndi Lauper and More!

The Tony nominated Kinky Boots put together a montage of the media craze since the announcement of its 12 nominations last month. Click below to watch interviews and clips featuring stars Stark Sands and Billy Porter, and the musical's creative team, including Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein and more! (more...)

KINKY BOOTS Tony Nominees Stark Sands, Billy Porter and Annaleigh Ashford Set for Barnes & Noble Album Signing, 5/31

Produced by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus, William Wittman and Sammy James, Jr., the KINKY BOOTS Original Broadway Cast Recording will be available on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013. The show will hold a cast album signing on May 31 at the Upper East Side Barnes & Noble. (more...)

2013 Tony Reactions: Stark Sands & Billy Porter Talk KINKY Noms

Stark Sands, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL for KINKY BOOTS and Billy Porter, BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL for KINKY BOOTS (more...)

KINKY BOOTS Cast Recording Set for 5/28 Release

Masterworks Broadway has just announced the release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Kinky Boots. Produced by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus, William Wittman and Sammy James, Jr., the album will be available on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013. (more...)

InDepth InterView: Alison Fraser Talks LOVE THERAPY, Plus FALSETTOS, SECRET GARDEN, GYPSY, Web Series, Upcoming Solo Shows & More

Today we are talking to a versatile stage and screen actress who has scored in a number of unique roles on Broadway and around the country in addition to making a recent mark with her work on the Broadway-themed web series IT COULD BE WORSE - the passionate and compelling Alison Fraser. Discussing her vast resume and some of her most fondly remembered performances to date, Fraser opens up about her remarkable career thus far - including her work originating parts in IN TROUSERS, MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS, THE SECRET GARDEN, ROMANCE/ROMANCE, GUNMETAL BLUES, THE DIVINE SISTER and more - and looks ahead to her most recent projects, current, upcoming and beyond. Most importantly, Fraser details the finer points of LOVE THERAPY, the new Wendy Beckett play she stars in Off-Broadway and outlines her continuing collaboration onstage with the playwright, having previously starred in CHARITY CASE, as well as what we can expect from the realistic new drama, opening April 29. Additionally, Fraser sheds some light on her recent work in the world premiere of the Tennessee Williams play IN MASKS OUTRAGEOUS AND AUSTERE and how that led to her new solo revue, THE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS SONGBOOK. Plus, memories of appearing in GYPSY on Broadway with Patti LuPone and working with Arthur Laurents on that as well as his own final play, cameoing on SMASH, reflections on her memorable musical partnerships with husband Rusty Magee and noted FALSETTOS songwriter William Finn, as well as thoughts on the contemporary theatre scene and her various theatre-related web projects, favorite recent shows and much, much more! (more...)

KINKY BOOTS Original Cast Album to Get 5/28 Release

MASTERWORKS BROADWAY has announced the release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Kinky Boots. Produced by Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus, William Wittman and Sammy James, Jr., the album will be available on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013. (more...)

Regional Theater of the Week: The Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, Ohio

BroadwayWorld.com, the largest theatre site on the Internet, is excited to announce a new feature to its comprehensive regional coverage - the Featured Regional Theater of the Week! Each week, BWW will introduce its readers to a regional theater located in one of our (over 130!) coverage cities. By exploring these different venues, their history and showcasing the production seasons, BWW continues its commitment to expand our presence in communities and cities across the United States. This Week's Featured Regional Theater: The Human Race Theatre Company in Dayton, Ohio (more...)

Sheffield Theatres to Present THE HISTORY BOYS, 5/16-6/8

Sheffield Theatres will stage Alan Bennett's award-winning modern comedy, The History Boys, for the first time on the Crucible stage from Thursday 16 May - Saturday 8 June, in a new production which sees the play staged in the city where it is set. (more...)

The Public Theatre Opens THE LAST ROMANCE, 5/3

Is it ever too late to find love? The answer is a resounding 'no' in The Last Romance, the heartwarming romantic comedy about the thrill and complications of love in the later years, now playing at The Public Theatre May 3 -12. (more...)

Stagecrafters Unveils 2013-14 Season

Stagecrafters at the Baldwin Theatre proudly announces its fifty-seventh season, which opens in July 2013 with the youth theatre production of Seussical Jr. The ambitious 10-production season features seven musicals and three plays. (more...)

Harvey Fierstein, Alan Menken to Re-Team on New Musical!

Harvey Fierstein, bookwriter for the new Broadway musical Kinky Boots, stopped by Tuesday night's 'Watch What Happens Live' on Bravo and revealed the exciting news that he is currently writing a new musical with 'Newsies' creative team members, Alan Menken and Jack Feldman. (more...)

Lakewood Theatre Company's LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, Opening 5/3

The critically acclaimed La Cage aux Folles by Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman opens at Lakewood Theatre Company on May 3, 2013 with performances continuing through June 9, 2013. (more...)

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