Sirius XM Features KINKY BOOTS This Weekend

Kinky Boots, the new smash hit Broadway musical that brings together four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Music & Lyrics), will be taking over the airwaves on Sirius XM this Memorial Day Weekend, offering a preview of the show's Original Broadway Cast Recording (Masterworks Broadway), one of the most anticipated Broadway CDs in years.

Sirius XM listeners will be the first to hear the new Kinky Boots recording before its Tuesday, May 28 release, and they'll get the scoop on the 13-time Tony nominated musical with in-studio conversations from Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein, Jerry Mitchell and the show's stars, Billy Porter, Stark Sands, and Annaleigh Ashford. They'll take over Sirius XM's 'On Broadway' channel all weekend long to play songs from the new album and some of their own favorite showtune picks. The Kinky Boots takeover weekend will have its grand finale on Monday night on the 'Showtime' channel, which will offer listeners the chance to hear the entire show, complete and uninterrupted, for the very first time.

Directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell, Kinky Boots began performances on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre (302 West 45th Street), and opened on Thursday, April 4, 2013.

Kinky Boots has been nominated for thirteen 2013 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, making it the most Tony-nominated show of the season. Already, the Outer Critics Circle and Drama League have named it Best Musical, and it won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite New Musical, among many other accolades.

The schedule for Sirius XM's Kinky Boots Takeover is as follows, and be sure to check www.siriusxm.com/onbroadway for more information:

'On Broadway'

Friday, May 24: 8:00 - 11:00 PM

Saturday, May 25: 7:00 - 10:00 AM, 4:00 - 7:00 PM

Sunday, May 26: 9:00 - 11:00 AM, 2:00 - 5:00 PM, 7:00 - 10:00 PM

Monday, May 27: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:00 - 6:00 PM, 8:00 - 11:00 PM

Broadway Names with Julie James

Saturday, May 25 at 8:00 PM

Sunday, May 26 at 12:00 PM

Showtime

Monday, May 27, at 11:00 PM

Tony Award nominees Stark Sands and Billy Porter lead a cast of thirty-two that also includes Tony Award nominee Annaleigh Ashford, Celina Carvajal, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Marcus Neville, Paul Canaan, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Kyle Taylor Parker, Kyle Post, Charlie Sutton, Joey Taranto, Andy Kelso, Tory Ross, Jennifer Perry, Adinah Alexander, Eric Anderson, EuGene Barry-Hill, Stephen Berger, Caroline Bowman, Cole Bullock, Sandra DeNise, Jonah Halperin, Eric Leviton, Ellyn Marie Marsh, John Jeffrey Martin, Marquise Neal, Nathan Peck, Robert Pendilla, Lucia Spina, Sebastian Hedges Thomas and Timothy Ware.

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.

Inspired by a true story and based on the Miramax motion picture written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth, Kinky Boots features a warm and witty book by Mr. Fierstein and a richly diverse musical score from Ms. Lauper, in her stunning theatrical debut. Mr. Mitchell has crafted a production bound to move, inspire and set audience's feet dancing.

The design team for Kinky Boots includes Tony Award nominee David Rockwell (Scenic Design), Tony Award-winner Gregg Barnes(Costume Design), Tony Award-winner Kenneth Posner (Lighting Design), Drama Desk Award nominee John Shivers (Sound Design), Josh Marquette (Hair Design), Randy Houston Mercer (Make-up Design), Telsey + Company (Casting), with Musical Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations by Tony and Grammy Award-winner Stephen Oremus.

Kinky Boots is produced on Broadway by Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig, James L. Nederlander, Terry Allen Kramer, Independent Presenters Network, CJ E&M, Jayne Baron Sherman, Just for Laughs Theatricals/Judith Ann Abrams, Yasuhiro Kawana, Jane Bergere, Allan S. Gordon & Adam S. Gordon, Ken Davenport, 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 Jujamcyn Theaters.

Tickets for Kinky Boots ($57 - $137) are available for purchase in person at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre box office (Monday - Saturday, 10am - 8pm; Sunday, 12pm - 6 pm), online at www.telecharge.com, or by calling Telecharge at 800-432-7250 or 212-239-6200. For information on group sales, contact Group Sales Box Office/Broadway.com at groups@broadway.com or 1-800-BROADWAY, ext 2. General rush tickets are available at the box office when it opens (Tuesday - Saturday at 10am, Sunday at 12pm) on the day of the performance, no student ID required. Maximum two tickets per person. Price: $37.00 ($35 + $2 facility fee).

The performance schedule for Kinky Boots is as follows: Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday at 2pm and 8pm, Thursday at 7pm, Friday at 8pm,Saturday at 2pm and 8pm, and Sunday at 3pm.

Kinky Boots had its World Premiere at Chicago's Bank of America Theatre (18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL), where it opened on October 17, 2012 and quickly became an audience and critics' favorite.