Navigant Credit Union Sponsors KINKY BOOTS at PPAC

J.L. "Lynn" Singleton, President of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), is pleased to announce that Navigant Credit Union is the sponsor of the 2013 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, KINKY BOOTS. The "dazzling" (Daily News) musical returns to PPAC December 8 - 10, 2017. In Providence, KINKY BOOTS is part of the Encore Series. Cox Media is the media sponsor of PPAC's 2017/2018 Encore Series.

Based in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Navigant Credit Union is among the largest credit unions in the state and has been in operation for over 102 years. With more than $1.8 billion in assets, more than 81,000 members, and 15 branches, Navigant Credit Union supports its members through access to products and services, conservative financial management, and commitment to community service.

"Over the past seven years, Navigant Credit Union and the Providence Performing Arts Center have developed a strong community partnership, and we are happy to continue supporting this phenomenal arts organization during their 2017/2018 Season," said Gary E. Furtado, President and CEO of Navigant Credit Union. "We are also pleased to continue our support through our sponsorship of an entertaining musical like KINKY BOOTS!"

Tickets for KINKY BOOTS are on sale now at the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, online at www.ppacri.org and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Tickets are $81 - $39; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. Please visit PPAC's website for current pricing. The PPAC Box Office is open Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P; Saturday, 10A to 2P and two hours prior to curtain times on performance days.

Groups of 15 or more may contact Group Sales Representative Paul Hiatt at phiatt@ppacri.org or (401) 574-3162.

About KINKY BOOTS
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. KINKY BOOTS tells the uplifting and heartwarming tale of Charlie Price, a young man reluctantly taking over his family's struggling shoe factory and looking for a fresh idea. Charlie meets and finds inspiration in Lola and together, they discover that it takes a good friend to make a great pair.

KINKY BOOTS has won every major Best Musical Award and is represented around the world with the Tony Award-winning Broadway company now in its fifth year, an Olivier Award-winning production in London, an Australian production that opened in October 2016 and an upcoming production in Germany. Other previous productions include a National Tour that played more than 80 U.S. cities, an Award-winning, extended run in Toronto, two productions in Korea, and a Japanese language production. The Grammy Award-winning Original Broadway Cast Recording of KINKY BOOTS is available on Sony Masterworks Broadway.

The creative 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), Tony Award-winner John Shivers (Sound Design), Josh Marquette (Hair Design), Randy Houston Mercer (Make-up Design), Telsey + Company, Justin Huff, CSA (Casting), DB Bonds (Associate Director) and Rusty Mowery (Associate Choreographer). KINKY BOOTS features Musical Direction by Ryan Fielding Garrett, and Musical Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations by Tony and Grammy Award-winner Stephen Oremus.

KINKY BOOTS is produced on Broadway and on tour 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.

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