Photo Coverage: Inside Tony Winner Billy Porter's Last KINKY BOOTS Curtain Call
By: Jessica Fallon Gordon Nov. 21, 2015
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Billy Porter, who has played over 800 performances in the role of 'Lola' and won both a Tony Award and a Grammy Award for his work in Broadway's KINKY BOOTS, took the stage in his final historic performance last night, November 20, 2015. Porter made a touching speech during his final curtain call and passed off the iconic red boots to his successor, Wayne Brady. Check out photos from the sweet event below!
"I promised myself at the beginning of this particular journey that I would be in the moment," Porter said. "Experience it fully, enjoy it, feel it without judgement or fear, without shame or apology. I've waited all my life for this moment." Check out the video here (and try not to cry!)!
Emmy Award-winner and Grammy Award nominee Wayne Brady will take over the coveted part at theAl Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street) tomorrow, November 21, 2015.
Now in its third smash year, Kinky Boots is also currently touring in the country on its First National Tour, and recently opened a production in Toronto in June. The show opened in the West End in September 2015 at London's Adelphi Theatre, and has also announced an Australian production set to open in October 2016.
KINKY BOOTS tells the uplifting and heartwarming tale of Charlie Price, a young man reluctantly taking over his family's struggling business. Charlie meets and finds inspiration in Lola and together, the 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.
The winner of six 2013 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Kinky Boots features a Tony Award-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, a book by Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, and direction and choreography by Tony Award- winner Jerry Mitchell. The Grammy Award-winning Original Broadway Cast Recording of Kinky Boots is available on Sony Masterworks Broadway.
Photo credit: Jessica Fallon Gordon
Billy Porter and Jerry Mitchell
Billy Porter, Jerry Mitchell and Wayne Brady
Jerry Mitchell and Billy Porter
Jerry Mitchell and Billy Porter
Jerry Mitchell and Billy Porter
Jerry Mitchell and Billy Porter
Billy Porter and the cast
Billy Porter and the cast
Billy Porter and the cast
Billy Porter and the cast
Billy Porter and the cast
Hal Luftig, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Porter, Jerry Mitchell and Daryl Roth
Jake Katzman, Cyndi Lauper, Devin Trey Campbell, Jeremy T. Villas and Graham Montgomery
Past and Present cast members with Billy Porter and the creative team
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